Matthew Haynes Vogel (born June 3, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. He competed at the

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in Montreal where he received gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly, and the 4×100-meter medley relay."1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on May 2, 2008) Vogel set one world record during his career, in 4×100-meter medley relay. Vogel was formerly the head coach of Coastal Maine Aquatics in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Before coaching at CMA he was the head coach of Fort Wayne Aquatics, and prior to that he head coached the Canoe City Swim Club in

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. Vogel was inducted as an "honor swimmer" into the

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in 1996.

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* 1957 births Living people American male butterfly swimmers World record setters in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Fort Wayne, Indiana Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Tennessee Volunteers men's swimmers Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Indiana 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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