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Full name | Frederick Weber Schmidt | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Fred" | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Evanston, Illinois, U.S.[1] | October 23, 1943||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Indiana University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Weber Schmidt (born October 23, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer. He was Olympic champion in 4×100 m medley in 1964, and bronze medallist in 200 m butterfly. He is a former world record-holder in men's 100-meter butterfly, holding the record from 1961 to 1962.