Tripp Schwenk

Tripp Schwenk
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Douglas Schwenk III
Nickname"Tripp"
National team United States
Born (1971-06-17) June 17, 1971 (age 53)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSarasota YMCA
College teamUniversity of Tennessee
CoachJohn Trembley
University of Tennessee
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 200 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kobe 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta 100 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m backstroke
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sheffield 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Buffalo 200 m backstroke

William Douglas "Tripp" Schwenk III (born June 17, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Schwenk swam for the University of Tennessee where he was coached by Head Coach John Trembley.[1] While swimming for Tennessee, he captured the NCAA 200 backstroke title in 1992 and won Southeastern Conference titles three times.[2]

Schwenk represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he competed in the men's 200-meter backstroke and finished fifth in the event final in a time of 1:59.73.[3]

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he received a gold medal for swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley. Individually, Schwenk also received the silver medal for recording a 1:58.99 second-place finish in the men's 200-meter backstroke. He also competed in the men's 100-meter backstroke, finishing in fifth place in the final with a time of 55.30 seconds.[3]

In international competition, Schwenk was a competitor at both the 1991 and 1993 Universiade, where he took three gold medals and five medals in all. He won a gold medal in the 200 backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships in 1995.[2]

Schwenk later served as a K-9 Unit police officer in Sarasota, Florida, where he lived with his wife, one son and a daughter.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gribble, Andrew, "Trembley", The Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 15 January 2012, p. 30
  2. ^ a b c "Trip Schwenk, Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tripp Schwenk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
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