Melvin Stewart

Melvin Stewart

Stewart in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Melvin Monroe Stewart, Jr.
Nickname(s)	"Mel"
National team	United States
Born	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 Competitor for 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

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Butterfly Final Standings. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Butterfly Final Standings. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games, Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay Final Standings. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
4. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games, Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay Final Standings. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

External links

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