Matt Biondi
Awards And Accomplishments
1983 | Member of NCAA Champion water polo team |
1984 | All-American in swimming and water polo; member of NCAA Champion water polo team |
1984 | Gold medal (4×100 meter freestyle relay), Olympic Games, Los Angeles |
1985 | NCAA Swimmer of the Year; American Swimmer of the Year; All-American in swimming and water polo |
1985 | NCAA champion in 100 yard freestyle, 200 yard freestyle, 4×100 yard freestyle relay, 4×200 yard freestyle relay |
1986 | U.S. Olympic Committee Male Athlete of the Year; NCAA Swimmer of the Year; All-American in swimming and water polo |
1986 | NCAA champion in 50 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle, 200 yard freestyle, 4×100 yard freestyle relay, 4×200 yard freestyle relay |
1986 | Three gold medals (100 meter freestyle, 4×100 meter freestyle relay, 4×100 meter medley relay), one silver medal (100 meter butterfly); and three bronze medals (50 meter freestyle, 200 meter freestyle, 4×200 meter freestyle relay), World Championships, Madrid, Spain |
1987 | NCAA Swimmer of the Year; All-American in swimming and water polo; member of NCAA Champion water polo team |
1987 | NCAA champion in 50 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle, 200 yard freestyle, 4×100 yard freestyle relay |
1988 | U.S. Olympic Committee Male Athlete of the Year |
1988 | Five gold medals (50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, 4×100 meter freestyle relay, 4×200 freestyle relay, 4×100 medley relay), one silver medal (100 meter butterfly), and one bronze medal (200 meter freestyle), Olympic Games, Seoul, South Korea |
1990 | Four gold medals (50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, 4×100 meter freestyle relay, 4×100 meter medley relay) and one silver (100 meter butterfly), Goodwill Games, Seattle |
1991 | Three gold medals (100 meter freestyle, 4×100 meter freestyle relay, 4×100 meter medley relay) and one silver medal (50 meter freestyle), World Championships, Perth, Australia |
1992 | Two gold medals (4×100 meter freestyle relay, 4×100 meter medley relay) and one silver medal (50 meter freestyle), Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain |
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