Melvin Stewart
American swimmer
Melvin Monroe Stewart Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American swimming promoter, former competition swimmer and world record-holder who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is the co-founder and publisher of the swimming news website, SwimSwam, and a producer-director of commercials through his company, Gold Medal Media.
Early life and education
Stewart was born in Gastonia, North Carolina and raised in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
He began swimming competitively at the Johnston Memorial YMCA in Charlotte, North Carolina.
He attended Fort Mill High School until partway through his junior year at the school. That year, he switched high schools to Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania after a sponsor paid Stewart's tuition expenses. At Mercersburg, he was coached by John Trembley.
Collegiately, he competed for the University of Tennessee, where he was again coached by John Trembley.
Career
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Stewart placed fifth in the men's 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:59.19.
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