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]
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Full name | Matthew Haynes Vogel | ||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Matt" | ||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
Born | (1957-06-03) June 3, 1957 (age 65) 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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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, and prior to that he head coached the Canoe City Swim Club in Old Town, Maine.
Vogel was inducted as an "honor swimmer" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1996.[3]
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