Shawn Dingilius-Wallace

Shawn Erbelau Dingilius-Wallace (born 26 July 1994)[1] is a Palauan Olympic swimmer. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's 50 metre freestyle event where he ranked at #72 with a time of 26.78 seconds, a national record at the time. He did not advance to the semifinals. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 50 m freestyle.[2]

Shawn Dingilius-Wallace
Personal information
NationalityPalauan
Born (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994
Koror, Palau
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country Palau
SportSwimming

Early years

Born in Palau, Dingilius-Wallace grew up in Houston from the age of six and graduated from Alief Hastings High School before studying civil engineering at Missouri S&T.[3][4]

Career

Dingilius-Wallace previously held the Palauan national records in the men's 100 metre freestyle, 100 metre backstroke and both the 50 and 100 metre butterfly.

In 2019, he competed in two events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[5]

References
  1. "Shawn Dingilius-Wallace". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Swimming - DINGILIUS WALLACE Shawn". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. Stoltz, Mary Helen (7 September 2016). "In the swim of things: Engineering student competes in Olympics". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. Young, Matt (23 July 2021). "Olympic swimmer unveils Alief T-shirt at opening ceremony". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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