Career
His gold medal performances included three individual races: the 100- and 200-meter freestyle, and 100-meter butterfly (5692). And three relay races: the 4x100-meter freestyle (3:3215), 4x200-meter freestyle (7:4582), and 4x100-meter medley (3:5608). Heckl attended the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California), where he swam for the University of Southern California Trojans swimming and diving team from 1969 to 1972.
Heckl subsequently graduated from University of Southern California with his bachelor"s and medical degrees, and has served as a team doctor for the United States. national team, including the 1984 Olympics.
As of 2015, he works in New Mexico as an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopy.