Vlastimil Černý (born April 7, 1963) is a former

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

and freestyle

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

, who competed for Canada at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 12th position in the 100-metre butterfly, and in ninth place with the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team. In 1982, he, along with Miloslav Rolko, Tereza Vrtiskova and Josef Kuf (all swimmers), defected from Czechoslovakia following a meet in Sindelfingen, West Germany. Černý has been the coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons Swim team since 1993. In 2020, he was awarded the U SPORTS Fox 40 women's swimming Coach of the Year.

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1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Vyškov Canadian male butterfly swimmers Canadian male freestyle swimmers Canadian people of Czech descent Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

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