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

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.

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.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Tennessee people
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

References

External links

• Tripp Schwenk at the International Olympic Committee
• Tripp Schwenk at Olympics.com
• Tripp Schwenk at Olympedia
• Tripp Schwenk at databaseOlympics.com (archived)