James Walsh | |
Honorific Suffix: | OLY |
Fullname: | James Bernard Remandaban Walsh |
Nicknames: | "J.B." |
Strokes: | Butterfly |
Club: | Tidewater Aquatic Club |
Collegeteam: | University of Florida (U.S.) |
Birth Date: | December 23, 1986 |
Birth Place: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
Height: | 5feet |
Weight: | 154lb |
James Bernard "J.B." Remandaban Walsh (born December 23, 1986) is an American-born competition swimmer who represented the Philippines in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Walsh accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2004 to 2008. Walsh graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 2008.
Walsh is the Filipino national record holder in the 200-meter butterfly.