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] 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Brent Lang . Retrieved November 8, 2012. ^ a b MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions . Retrieved February 18, 2013. ^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions . Retrieved February 18, 2013. ^ "NCAA honors six former athletes with Silver Anniversary Awards" (Press release). NCAA. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014 .
External links [ edit ]
Brent Lang – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
Men's Team
Women's Team
Coaches
1973 : USA (Nash , Bottom , Montgomery , Murphy )1975: USA (Furniss , Montgomery , Coan , Murphy )
1978: USA (Babashoff , Gaines , Montgomery , McCagg )
1982: USA (Cavanaugh , Leamy , McCagg , Gaines )
1986: USA (Jager , Heath , Wallace , Biondi )
1991: USA (Jager , Lang , Gjertsen , Biondi )
1994: USA (Olsen , Davis , Taner , Hall, Jr. )
1998: USA (Tucker , Olsen , Walker , Hall, Jr. )
2001: Australia (Klim , Callus , Pearson , Thorpe )
2003: Russia (Kapralov , Usov , Pimankov , Popov )
2005: USA (Phelps , Walker , Dusing , Lezak )
2007: USA (Phelps , Walker , Jones , Lezak )
2009: USA (Phelps , Lochte , Grevers , Adrian )
2011 : Australia (Magnussen , Targett , Abood , Sullivan )2013 : France (Agnel , Manaudou , Gilot , Stravius )2015 : France (Metella , Manaudou , Gilot , Stravius )
1985: USA McCadam , Heath , Wallace , Biondi )
1987: USA Jacobs , Oppel , Dalbey , Biondi )
1989: USA Lang , Olsen , Gjertsen , Jager )
1991: USA Jordan , Jager , Olsen , Biondi )
1993: USA Hudepohl , Pepper , Fox , Olsen )
1995: USA Fox , Hudepohl , Olsen , Hall )
1997: USA Tucker , Schumacher , Olsen , Walker )
1999: AUS Klim , English , Fydler , Thorpe )
2002: AUS Callus , Pearson , Hackett , Thorpe )
2006: USA Phelps , Walker , Jones , Lezak )
2010: USA Phelps , Lochte , Lezak , Adrian )
2014: AUS D'Orsogna , Magnussen , Abood , McEvoy )
1959: Italy Unknown
1961: Not held
1963: Not held
1965: USA Roth , Saari , Roth , Ilman )
1967: USA Charlton , Nelson , Hickcox , Robie )
1970: USA Strenk , O'Mallay , McConica , Heckl )
1973: Soviet Union Unknown
1977: USA Weston , Curington , Ebuna , Hannula )
1979: USA Sharpe , Dickson , O'Brien , Hillencamp )
1981: Soviet Union Unknown
1983: Soviet Union Unknown
1985: USA Oppel , Siroky , Dillon , Biondi )
1987: USA Parker , Lang , Hodge , Olsen )
1991: Soviet Union Unknown
1993: USA Keppeler , Phillips , Van Tassell , Berube )
1995: USA Davis , Kanner , Rumley , Schumacher )
1997: USA Eckerman , Goldblatt , Rauch , Schryver )
1999: USA Godsman , Hartzel , Leonard , Warkentin )
2001: Italy Beccari , Selleri , Pelliciari , Cappellazzo )
2003: Russia Kapralov , Kuznetsov , Chernyshov , Prilukov )
2005: Italy Frovi , Calvi , Pasteris , Cassio )
2007: USA McGinnis , Ritter , Van Wie , Klueh )
2009: Japan Uchida , Hihara , Kuzuhara , Mononobe )
2011: USA Klueh , Hill , Bartlett , McLean )
2013: Russia Izotov , Lobintsev , Lobuzov , Sukhorukov )
2015: USA Youngquist , Malone , Wynalda , Whitaker )
United States
