Melvin Stewart

Melvin Stewart

Stewart in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Melvin Monroe Stewart, Jr.
Nickname(s)	"Mel"
National team	United States
Born	(1968-11-16) November 16, 1968 Gastonia, North Carolina
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
College team	University of Tennessee
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 200 m butterfly 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 1992 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 200 m butterfly 1991 Perth 4×200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Brisbane 200 m butterfly 1989 Tokyo 200 m butterfly 1989 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 200 m butterfly Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow 200 m butterfly 1990 Seattle 200 m butterfly 1994 St. Petersburg 200 m butterfly

Melvin Monroe Stewart, Jr. (born November 16, 1968) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Career

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Stewart placed fifth in the men's 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:59.19.^[1] Following Seoul, Stewart began dominating the event. At the 1987, 1989, and 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Stewart won gold in the 200-meter butterfly. At the 1991 World Championships in Perth, Stewart won gold in the 200-meter butterfly, and set the world record with a time of 1:55.69.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Stewart won the 200-meter butterfly in an Olympic record time of 1:56.26.^[2] Stewart also won gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay by swimming in the prelims, and a bronze in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.^[3][4]

Stewart is the co-founder and publisher of the swimming news website, SwimSwam.com, and a producer-director of commercials through his company, Gold Medal Media, LLC. In addition, he is currently an ambassador to the United States Swimming Foundation. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Tiffany, and their daughter Bayley.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Tennessee people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres butterfly

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melvin Stewart.

• Mel Stewart – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
• Melvin Stewart (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

1988 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's Team	Mike Barrowman David Berkoff Steve Bigelow Matt Biondi Matt Cetlinski Troy Dalbey Mark Dean Doug Gjertsen Chris Jacobs Tom Jager Shaun Jordan Dan Jorgensen Lars Jorgensen Jeff Kostoff Brent Lang Jay Mortenson Craig Oppel Rich Schroeder Kirk Stackle Bill Stapleton Melvin Stewart Dan Veatch Daniel Watters Dave Wharton
Women's Team	Beth Barr Tami Bruce Janet Evans Leigh Ann Fetter Erika Hansen Andrea Hayes Whitney Hedgepeth Janel Jorgensen Mitzi Kremer Susan Johnson Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Trina Radke Susan Rapp Jill Sterkel Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina
Coaches	Steve Bultman Dick Hannula (manager) Mitch Ivey Frank Keefe Skip Kenney Richard Quick Eddie Reese Randy Reese Mark Schubert

1992 USA Olympic swimming team
Qualification	1992 United States Olympic Trials
Men's Team	Mike Barrowman David Berkoff Matt Biondi Greg Burgess Hans Dersch Nelson Diebel Lawrence Frostad Doug Gjertsen Joe Hudepohl Scott Jaffe Tom Jager Shaun Jordan Dan Jorgensen Ron Karnaugh Sean Killion Pablo Morales Eric Namesnik Jon Olsen Jeff Rouse Roque Santos Tripp Schwenk Royce Sharp Melvin Stewart Joel Thomas Dave Wharton
Women's Team	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton Janet Evans Nicole Haislett Erika Hansen Jill Johnson Megan Kleine Lea Loveless Angel Martino Anita Nall Summer Sanders Ashley Tappin Jenny Thompson Dara Torres Janie Wagstaff Angie Wester-Krieg
Coaches	Mike Hastings Richard Quick Eddie Reese Mark Schubert Richard Shoulberg Nort Thornton Jon Urbanchek