David Berkoff's Birth Card: The 3 of Hearts

In the record

David "Dave" Charles Berkoff (born November 30, 1966) is an American former competition Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. The birth-card coordinate for November 30 is the 3 of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of David Berkoff's 4 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming.

Summer Olympic gold record

Wikidata records 4 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming for United States across 1988 and 1992. Only Summer Games gold medals count here. Winter-only careers and single-gold athletes are out of this pack. The medal list is a public award record for David Berkoff (Q1173739), not a reading of character. 1988 1988 Summer Olympics: gold in 1988 Summer Olympics in Q38108. 1988: gold in swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay in competitive swimming. 1992 1992 Summer Olympics: gold in 1992 Summer Olympics in Q212434. 1992: gold in swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay in competitive swimming.

• 1988 1988 Summer Olympics — 1988 Summer Olympics (Q38108)
• 1988 swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay (competitive swimming)
• 1992 1992 Summer Olympics — 1992 Summer Olympics (Q212434)
• 1992 swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay (competitive swimming)

The 3 of Hearts coordinate

David Berkoff was born November 30 (1966-11-30). Month 11 and day 30 give solar value 3, which is the 3 of Hearts (The Creative Heart). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1966 is unused. The 3 of Hearts does not predict Olympic results and is not a verdict on David Berkoff for United States. Quoted system copy for the 3 of Hearts, not a biography of David Berkoff: You let love have range without using newness as an exit from the one that is already here. You feel in color and express it—your inner life is rich, varied, and creative. You explore connection the way an artist explores a medium, drawn to emotional range and new expression. Love, for you, is a creative act.

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David Berkoff in the public record

Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four medals during his career at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992. He is best known for breaking the world record for the 100-meter backstroke three times, beginning at the 1988 Olympic trial preliminaries, becoming the first swimmer to go under 55 seconds for the event. He is also remembered for his powerful underwater backstroke start, the eponymous "Berkoff Blastoff" which after a strong push-off from the side of the pool used a horizontal body position with locked arms outstretched overhead and an undulating or wavelike aerodynamic dolphin kick to provide thrust and build speed. Remaining consistent with his swim training, Berkoff swam for a number of clubs in the greater Philadelphia area from a young age. He began swimming with Dick Shoulberg's Germantown Academy Aquatics Club in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania outside Philadelphia when he was only eight years old around 1974. He eventually swam for the prestigious Foxcatcher Swim Club which Coach Jack Simon, who also coached Berkoff, moved to West Chester, Southwest of Fort Washington, in the early 1980s, when Berkoff was in his high school years. Jack Simon continued to coach Foxcatcher through around 1985. Dick Shoulberg coached the Germantown Academy Aquatics Club from 1969 to 1985, but the club changed its name to the Foxcatcher Swim Club from 1985 to 2000 when it merged with Foxcatcher.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article David Berkoff (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the Ace of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about David Berkoff, and not a forecast of a gold medal.

You start real connection on purpose: you say what you feel and leave room for the other person to answer. You're wired to open the door to connection first, to reach for intimacy before anyone else dares. Feeling is your native language, and you lead with your heart. You're the one who says it first, who risks the vulnerable opening move.

The lengthy underwater start and turn would become controversial with officials, but lead Berkoff to faster times until the rules changed in 1988.

Paired on shared wording: lead, start.

Also on the record

1. Berkoff attended and swam for the William Penn Charter School and around the age of 15 broke the swimming team's pool record for the 100-yard backstroke in a 1982 meet against St.
2. Joseph's Prep with a time of 1:02.10.
3. His time showed great promise, but not a national record.
4. With hard work and attention to technique, Berkoff would greatly improve on his backstroke times.

Other multi-gold Summer Olympians with this card

• Adam Peaty — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming

FAQ

What is David Berkoff's birth card?

The 3 of Hearts. November 30 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. David Berkoff's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict Olympic medals?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast races, medals, character, or fate.

Where do David Berkoff's dates and medals come from?

Birth date 1966-11-30 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for David Berkoff, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Medal count (4 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming) comes from Wikidata P1344 event claims with P166 Olympic gold, limited to Summer Games. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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