{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1988)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | birth_name = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|08|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lodi, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 0 in | weight = | country = {{flagu|United States}} | sport = Swimming | event = Breaststroke | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2011 Guadalajara|200 m breaststroke}} }} '''Sean Mahoney''' (born August 12, 1988) is an American former breaststroke swimmer.
== Early life == A native of Rio Vista, California, Mahoney was a collegiate swimmer for West Virginia University and UC Berkeley.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keith |first1=Braden |title=Sean Mahoney to Swim Entire World Cup Schedule |url=https://swimswam.com/sean-mahoney-to-swim-entire-world-cup-schedule/ |website=SwimSwam |date=September 30, 2012}}</ref>
== Career == In 2009, Mahoney competed in the Duel in the Pool and came third in the 200 m breaststroke. He placed fifth in the 200 m breaststroke at that year's World University Games, having earlier broken the games record in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=World University Games, Swimming: Third Day Features More Quick Times |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/world-university-games-swimming-third-day-features-more-quick-times/ |website=Swimming World |date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
She was given a six-month suspension in 2010 after testing positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine.<ref>{{cite news |title=US swimmer Mahoney banned for six months |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/us-swimmer-mahoney-banned-for-six-months-20101002-161so.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=October 2, 2010 |language=en}}</ref> At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mahoney won a gold medal for the United States in the 200 m breaststroke, setting a games record in the process. The previous record was set by Kyle Salyards in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keith |first1=Braden |title=Three Pan Ams Records Go Down on Day 4 in Guadalajara |url=https://swimswam.com/three-pan-ams-records-go-down-on-day-4-in-guadalajara/ |website=SwimSwam |date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> Mahoney won four 200 m breaststroke meets in the 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=SWC 2012, Singapore day 1: Hosszu (HUN) and To (AUS) confirm leading positions |url=https://www.fina.org/news/1913050/swc-2012-singapore-day-1-hosszu-hun-and-to-aus-confirm-leading-positions |website=World Aquatics |language=en |date=November 10, 2012}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FINA|1004333}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 200 m Breaststroke Men}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahoney, Sean}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:American male breaststroke swimmers Category:Sportspeople from Solano County, California Category:Swimmers from California Category:California Golden Bears men's swimmers Category:American sportspeople in doping cases Category:Doping cases in swimming Category:Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming Category:Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade Category:21st-century American sportsmen