Frank Heckl (born c. 1950) is an American former competition

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, seven-time Pan American Games medalist, and former world record-holder in two relay events. At the

1971 Pan American Games * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Jan ...

in Cali, Colombia, Heckl won a remarkable seven medals, six of them gold and one silver. His gold medal performances included three individual races: the 100- and 200-meter freestyle, and 100-meter butterfly (56.92); and three relay races: the 4x100-meter freestyle (3:32.15), 4x200-meter freestyle (7:45.82), and 4x100-meter medley (3:56.08). He also won a silver medal in the 200-meter medley (2:12.11).Steven Olderr,
The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951–1999
', McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, pp. 237–245 (2009). Retrieved August 20, 2015. Heckl attended the

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(USC), where he swam for the

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swimming and diving team from 1969 to 1972. As Trojan swimmer, he was a member of seven NCAA championship relay teams. Heckl subsequently graduated from USC with his bachelor's and medical degrees, and has served as a team doctor for the U.S. national team, including the 1984 Olympics. As of 2015, he works in New Mexico as an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopy.

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