Brent Lang

American swimmer
Brent Lang
Personal information
Full nameBrent Dennis Lang
National teamUnited States
Born (1968-01-25) January 25, 1968 (age 56)
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 4x200 m freestyle

Brent Dennis Lang (born January 25, 1968) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Lang earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[1]

Lang was a member of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team while attending the University of Michigan.[2] In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition, he won four NCAA national championships as a Michigan swimmer—twice in the 50-yard freestyle (1989, 1990) and twice in the 100-yard freestyle (1988, 1990).[2][3]

In December 2014, Lang was announced as one of the six recipients of the 2015 Silver Anniversary Awards, presented annually by the NCAA to outstanding former student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the end of their college sports careers. The award is based on both athletic and professional success.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Brent Lang Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  2. ^ a b MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions Archived 2017-06-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  3. ^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived 2002-02-23 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "NCAA honors six former athletes with Silver Anniversary Awards" (Press release). NCAA. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

External links

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brent Lang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14.
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World long-course champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay
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B1G Swimmer of the Year winners
Male
Female
  • 1984: Martha Jahn (NU)
  • 1985: Janelle Bosse (OSU)
  • 1986: Diane Wallner (MINN)
  • 1987: Gwen DeMaat (MICH)
  • 1988: Janelle Bosse (OSU)
  • 1989: Lori Holmes (NU)
  • 1990: Susan Gottlieb (OSU)
  • 1991: Susan Gottlieb (OSU)
  • 1992: Mindy Gehrs (MICH)
  • 1993: Alecia Humphrey (MICH)
  • 1994: Alecia Humphrey (MICH)/Kim Paton (NU)
  • 1995: Jocelyn Jay (OSU)
  • 1996: Tanya Schuh (MINN)
  • 1997: Shannon Shakespeare (MICH)/Gretchen Hegener (MINN)
  • 1998: Gina Panighetti (WIS)
  • 2001: Ellen Stonebraker (WIS)
  • 2002: Susan Woessner (IND)
  • 2003: Carly Piper (WIS)
  • 2004: Bethany Pendelton (WIS)
  • 2005: Carly Piper (WIS)
  • 2006: Kaitlyn Brady (MICH)
  • 2007: Siow Yi Ting (WIS)
  • 2008: Emily Brunemann (MICH)
  • 2009: Kate Fesenko (IND)
  • 2010: Kate Fesenko (IND)
  • 2011: Maggie Meyer (WIS)
  • 2012: Allysa Vavra (IND)
  • 2013: Lindsay Vrooman (IND)
  • 2014: Brooklynn Snodgrass (IND)
  • 2015: Kierra Smith (MINN)
  • 2016: Lilly King (IND)
  • 2017: Lilly King (IND)
  • 2018: Lilly King (IND)
  • 2019: Beata Nelson (WIS)
  • 2020: Maggie Mac Neil (MICH)
  • 2021: Maggie Mac Neil (MICH)
  • 2022: Maggie Mac Neil (MICH)


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