Tripp Schwenk

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

Tripp Schwenk

Personal information
Full name	William Douglas Schwenk III
Nickname(s)	"Tripp"
National team	United States
Born	(1971-06-17) June 17, 1971 Sarasota, Florida
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Sarasota YMCA
College team	University of Tennessee
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley 1996 Atlanta 200 m backstroke World Championships (SC) 1993 Palma 100 m backstroke 1993 Palma 200 m backstroke 1993 Palma 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1995 Atlanta 200 m backstroke 1993 Kobe 200 m backstroke 1995 Atlanta 100 m backstroke Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m backstroke Universiade 1991 Sheffield 200 m backstroke 1991 Sheffield 4×100 m medley 1993 Buffalo 4×100 m medley 1991 Sheffield 100 m backstroke 1993 Buffalo 100 m backstroke 1993 Buffalo 200 m backstroke

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.[1]

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.[1]