Matt Biondi

Matt Biondi is an American former competitive swimmer and water polo player from Moraga, California. He competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 and 1992 and won eleven medals in total, eight gold, two silver and one bronze. At the 1988 Games in Seoul he won five gold medals, setting world records in the 50 meter freestyle and in three relay events. Over his career he set three individual world records in the 50 meter freestyle and four in the 100 meter freestyle. He swam and played water polo at the University of California, Berkeley, and he is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.