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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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