-Eric Shanteau is from Liburn, Georgia and is 24 years old
-Shanteau qualified in the 200 Breast stroke
-He swam for Auburn University and now trains at Longhorn Aquatics in Austin Texas.
-He was at the World University games when he won the 200 and 400 meter individual medley. However he has never made a big scene in a large scale meet. No Olympics or medals from World Championship
-Shanteau was 11th at the 04 Olympic trials in this event. He did not even final.
-Shanteau and another swimmer, Scott Spann, won the top two spots taking Brendon Hanson who held the world record for four years out of this event
-Shanteau, the week before the Olympic trials in Omaha (where trials were held) was diagnosed with testicular cancer. His doctor cleared him for the meet.
-Shanteau is putting off the surgery until the Olympic is over unless there is a sign of it spreading. He told the doctor who was advising the surgery now that he does not want to disrupt his lifelong goal.
-Shanteau is also known as the first male swimmer to maintain a 4.0 and become a national champion at Auburn.
-Sounds like a great athlete. He is finally at his dream stage. I hope he gets it, with all his heart.
After that he needs to make an appointment with Lance Armstrong. Lance beat testicular cancer and then won his 7 Tour de France meets.
Guest Blogger - Micah Belew
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