Matt Vogel (swimmer)
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| Full name | Matthew Haynes Vogel | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Matt" | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 3, 1957 Fort Wayne, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Haynes Vogel (born June 3, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where he received gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly, and the 4×100-meter medley relay.[1]
Vogel set one world record during his career, in 4×100-meter medley relay.
Vogel was formerly the head coach of Coastal Maine Aquatics in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.[2] Before coaching at CMA he was the head coach of Fort Wayne Aquatics.
Vogel was inducted as an "honor swimmer" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1996.[3]
See also[edit]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Tennessee people
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References[edit]
- ^ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
- ^ "Coach Vogel's Philosophy on Swimming". ftwayneaquatics.org. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Matt Vogel (USA). Retrieved October 5, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Matt Vogel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Matt Vogel at the International Olympic Committee
- Matt Vogel (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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( NCAA Champion 100yd Butterfly 1976 ( SEC Champion 100yd Butterfly, 400yd Medley Relay 1976
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