Tripp Schwenk

Tripp Schwenk
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Douglas Schwenk III
Nickname
"Tripp"
National team United States
Born (1971-06-17) June 17, 1971
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSarasota YMCA
College teamUniversity of Tennessee
CoachJohn Trembley
University of Tennessee
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
1996 Atlanta 200 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
1993 Palma 100 m backstroke
1993 Palma 200 m backstroke
1993 Palma 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
1995 Atlanta 200 m backstroke
1993 Kobe 200 m backstroke
1995 Atlanta 100 m backstroke
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata 100 m backstroke
Universiade
1991 Sheffield 200 m backstroke
1991 Sheffield 4×100 m medley
1993 Buffalo 4×100 m medley
1991 Sheffield 100 m backstroke
1993 Buffalo 100 m backstroke
1993 Buffalo 200 m backstroke

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

Schwenk swam for the University of Tennessee where he was coached by Head Coach John Trembley. While swimming for Tennessee, he captured the NCAA 200 backstroke title in 1992 and won Southeastern Conference titles three times.