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University of Tennessee.
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William Schwenk
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Career
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. He also competed in the men"s 100-meter backstroke, finishing in fifth place in the final with a time of 55.30 seconds.
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he received a gold medal for swimming for the winning United States. 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.
