David Ashley Fox (born February 25, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.

He was also a four-time gold medalist at the World University Games, also known as the Summer Universiade.

[1] Fox attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

[2] As an undergraduate at NCSU, he was mentored by North Carolina State swimming Coach Don Easterling who led the team from 1971 to 1995.

In international competition, Fox captured gold medals in the 4x100 free at Pan Pacific Championships in both 1993 and 1995.