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Matt Cetlinski Personal information Full name Matthew J. Cetlinski Nickname(s) "Matt" Nationality 
United StatesBorn October 4, 1964 Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 187 lb (85 kg) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Freestyle College team University of Florida Medal recordMen's swimming Competitor for United StatesOlympic Games Gold 1988 Seoul 4x200 m freestyle relay Pan American Games Silver 1983 Caracas 400 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1987 Brisbane 400 m freestyle Gold 1987 Brisbane 4x200 m freestyle Matthew J. "Matt" Cetlinski (born October 4, 1964) is a former American college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist.
Cetlinski attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida.[1] He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1983 to 1986. As Gator swimmer, he won the NCAA championship in the 500-yard freestyle event in 1986 and received eight All-American honors over the course of his collegiate career. Cetlinski graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in religion in 1987, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1997.[2][3]
Cetlinski won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Troy Dalbey, Doug Gjertsen and Matt Biondi who swam in the final, as well as Craig Oppel and Dan Jorgensen who swam in the qualifying heats of the event. Cetlinski was also 4th in the 400 meter and 1500 meter free style events in the 1988 Olympic games.
Cetlinksi now works as an acupuncturist in Gainesville, Florida.
See also
- Florida Gators
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
References
- ^ "Cetlinski Nominated for Amateur Award," The Palm Beach Post, p. D7 (January 12, 1984). Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ F Club, of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "Eight Join UF Hall of Fame," The Gainesville Sun, p. 2C (April 4, 1997). Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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1988 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Mike Barrowman • David Berkoff • Steve Bigelow • Matt Biondi • Matt Cetlinski • Troy Dalbey • Mark Dean • Doug Gjertsen • Chris Jacobs • Tom Jager • Shaun Jordan • Dan Jorgensen • Lars Jorgensen • Jeff Kostoff • Brett Lang • Jay Mortenson • Craig Oppel • Rich Schroeder • Kirk Stackle • Bill Stapleton • Melvin Stewart • Dan Veatch • Daniel Watters • Dave Wharton
Women's Team Beth Barr • Tami Bruce • Janet Evans • Leigh Ann Fetter • Erika Hansen • Andrea Hayes • Whitney Hedgepeth • Janel Jorgensen • Mitzi Kremer • Susan Lipscomb • Tracey McFarlane • Mary T. Meagher • Betsy Mitchell • Trina Radke • Susan Rapp • Jill Sterkel • Dara Torres • Laura Walker • Mary Wayte • Paige Zemina
Coaches Steve Bultman • Dick Hannula (manager) • Mitch Ivey • Frank Keefe • Skip Kenney • Richard Quick • Eddie Reese • Randy Reese • Mark Schubert
Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 400 m Freestyle 1985: Justin Lemberg (AUS) • 1987: Matt Cetlinski (USA) • 1989: Turlough O'Hare (CAN) • 1991: Kieren Perkins (AUS) • 1993: Kieren Perkins (AUS) • 1995: Daniel Kowalski (AUS) • 1997: Grant Hackett (AUS) • 1999: Ian Thorpe (AUS) • 2002: Ian Thorpe (AUS) • 2006: Park Tae-Hwan (KOR) • 2010: Park Tae-Hwan (KOR)
Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay 1985: USA (Heath, Biondi, Dillon, Oppel) • 1987: USA (Dalbey, Biondi, Cetlinski, Oppel) • 1989: USA (Stewart, Jorgensen, Olsen, Gjertsen) • 1991: USA (Dalbey, Jorgensen, Hudepohl, Olsen) • 1993: USA (Burgess, Eckerman, Taner, Davis) • 1995: AUS (Allen, Housman, Dunn, Kowalski) • 1997: USA (Carvin, Malchow, Taner, Davis) • 1999: AUS (Thorpe, Kirby, Hackett, Klim) • 2002: AUS (Hackett, Stevens, Cram, Thorpe) • 2006: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay, Keller) • 2010: USA (Phelps, Vanderkaay, Berens, Lochte)
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