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	Matt Biondi - MSN Encarta
		Matt Biondi, born in 1965, American swimmer, who won a total of 11 medals at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games.
		Matthew Nicholas Biondi was born in Moraga, California.
		At the 1985 U.S. outdoor national championships in Mission Viejo, California, Biondi broke the world record in the 100-meter freestyle race, becoming the first swimmer to finish that distance in less than 49 seconds.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580517/Matt_Biondi.html (337 words)

	Matt Biondi - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Michael Gross of West Germany (6 feet 7½ inches) and Matt Biondi of Moraga, Calif. (6 feet 6 inches) were two of the tallest world-class swimmers of 1985.
		Matthew (Matt) Nicholas Biondi (born October 8, 1965 in Palo Alto).
		Matt Biondi is one of only two swimmers (Mark Spitz being the other) who have won seven medals in...
	encarta.msn.com /Matt_Biondi.html (240 words)

	WHERE ARE THEY NOW / Matt Biondi / Biondi cashes out on swimming fame / Olympian finds peace teaching school in Hawaii
		Biondi, who grew up in Moraga and burst onto the swimming scene at Cal, moved to Hawaii in part because his wife, Kirsten, is a native of the islands.
		Biondi completed his medal haul by winning two golds and one silver at Barcelona in '92, but by then he was already hip-deep in the business of being Matt Biondi.
		Biondi was swimming with his son Nate, in the deep end of a pool in Hawaii.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/30/SP126979.DTL&type=printable (757 words)

	The All-Star Agency - Matt Biondi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Matt participated in the 1984 Olympics as a virtual unknown, swimming a leg on the 4 x 100 freestyle relay team.
		Matt is currently enjoying a career as a high school math teacher.
		Matt maintains strong ties to his Italian roots; in 1994 he donated all of his Olympic medals to be displayed permanently at the National Italian-American Sports Hall.
	www.allstaragency.com /cgi-bin/speaker2001.asp?ID=394 (267 words)

	L&C Chronicle - Matt Biondi’s next challenge: teaching
		"Matt Biondi is one of the all-time greatest Olympians, not just one of the greatest swimmers," Charlie Snyder, communications director for U.S. Swimming, commented last year.
		Biondi also praises the graduate school’s cohort program, where he and 18 other interns took the majority of their education classes together from June 1999 to August 2000.
		She worked with Biondi on an independent study course on the theories of moral development and ethics in education.
	www.lclark.edu /dept/public/chrn_mattbiondi.html (927 words)

	Matt Biondi Capitol City Speakers Bureau
		Matt Biondi is recognized as one of the fastest human beings in the water and, with eleven Olympic medals, is tied with Mark Spitz as the most decorated US Olympian in history.
		Matt started his aquatics career as a swimmer and water polo player in his hometown of Moraga, California.
		Matt received his B.A. from UC Berkeley in 1988 and his M.A.T. from Lewis and Clark in 2000.
	www.capcityspeakers.com /speakers/Biondi.htm (444 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		Matt Biondi is one of only two swimmers (Mark Spitz being the other) who have won seven medals in one Olympics and eleven career medals.
		Biondi began modestly in 1984, earning his first gold medal as a member of the US 4x100m freestyle relay team.
		Four years later in Seoul, Biondi picked up a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle and then entered the 100m butterfly, in which he was the favorite.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=37496 (229 words)

	Matt Biondi
		Matt Biondi’s freestyle swimming brilliance in three Olympics, spaced over eight years (1984-88-92), brought him and the United States 11 medals - eight gold, two silver, one bronze.
		The University of California graduate set 12 world records, nine individual NCAA records along with a pair of NCAA relay records.
		Biondi was a four-time All-American and three-time NCAA champion in water polo at Cal. Enshrined in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
	www.bashof.org /inducteebios/mbiondi.htm (91 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Matthew Biondi
		Biondi won his first medal, a gold, as a little-known 18-year-old member of the 4 by 100-meter relay team in 1984.
		At 6-foot-6 and 200 pounds, Biondi was unusually big for a swimmer, but he had a flawless stroke that powered him through the water with seemingly little effort.
		Biondi was one of the biggest stars of the Seoul Games in September of 1988, winning seven medals, including five gold.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/biondima.shtml (261 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Matt Biondi
		Biondi, Matt, born in 1965, American swimmer, who won a total of 11 medals at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games.
		The United States remained the world's strongest swimming nation in 1992, with Americans winning the most gold medals and total medals in the Barcelona Olympics and breaking the most world records during the year.
		Michael Gross of West Germany (6 feet 7½ inches) and Matt Biondi of Moraga, Calif. (6 feet 6 inches) were two of the tallest world-class swimmers of 1985.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Matt_Biondi.html (145 words)

	MATT BIONDI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Figlio di un allenatore di nuoto e pallanuoto, Matt Biondi iniziò a nuotare a cinque anni.
		Matt Biondi riuscì a qualificarsi per la staffetta 4 x 100 m stile libero.
		Nel 1985 Matt Biondi partecipò alle Universiadi a Kobe, in Giappone, e vinse quattro medaglie d'oro.
	www.info-surgelati.com /Matt_Biondi (683 words)

	Matt Biondi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Matthew "Matt" Nicholas Biondi (born October 8, 1965 in Palo Alto) is an Olympic swimmer.
		He swam in the 1984, 1988 Summer Olympicsand 1992 and won seven medals in the 1988 Summer Olympics alone (5 were gold medals) and won bronze medal in the same games losing to Anthony Nesty, the eventual winner of 100 m butterfly event, for which he was the pre games favourite.
		This biographical article related to swimming is a stub.
	www.encyclopedia.paderewa-team.com /art_Matt_Biondi (147 words)

	Swim-City.com - Swimming Metropolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Another method is the one Biondi used in Seoul on the medley relay, where he again took 21 strokes in the final 50, but nailed the finish.
		What Biondi did was to extend the distance of his submarine by slowing the tempo of his submarine kicks.
		Matt's finish in Seoul may be the most second- guessed fly finish in the history of swimming.
	www.bonus.com /contour/SwimCity/http@@/www.swim-city.com/library.php3?id=42 (951 words)

	California Golden Bears - Official Athletic Site
		Matt Biondi won a total of 11 Olympic medals.
		Biondi won an Olympic bronze medal on the U.S. 400-meter free relay team while a freshman at Cal, and he came back to capture four gold medals, a silver and a bronze in Seoul in 1988.
		Biondi again returned to the Olympics in 1992 and won the silver medal in the 50 free and gold in the 400 free relay for the United States.
	calbears.collegesports.com /genrel/cal-genreleases11.html (213 words)

	Print Matt Biondi Biography -- AEI Speakers Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Matt Biondi is the winner of eleven Olympic medals (including eight gold) and set twelve world records before retiring from competitive swimming in 1992.
		In 1989 Matt Biondi co founded the Delphys Foundation (with which he continues to be active), a nonprofit organization that supports marine mammal research and education and studies interactions between proficient human swimmers and free swimming wild dolphins.
		Matt Biondi graduated from UC Berkeley with emphasis on conservation of natural resources.
	www.aeispeakers.com /print.php?SpeakerID=99 (186 words)

	ultimate frisbee pictures and news--Skills&Drills, Creativity
		In the 1984 Olympic Trials, swimmer Matt Biondi wasn’t just a dark horse, he was virtually unknown - later he admitted that he was excited just to get the free swim bag, goggles, and shampoo, since this was his first national meet.
		The relay team struck gold that year, and Biondi went on to win 7 medals (including 5 gold) in the Seoul games in ’88 and three more in Barcelona in ’92, giving him the third most medals in Olympic history.
		Biondi is still revered as one of the fastest swimmers of the 20th Century.
	www.chasingplastic.com /archives/issue-pages/v2-i1/creativity.htm (929 words)

	USMS Discussion Forums - Hypothetical Matt Biondi Comeback
		Matt teaches at a small private school in town where he also coaches the swim team.
		It would be far easier for Matt Biondi to get close to his best times - he was a 50 and 100 metre specialist - than it would be for a 200m swimmer, such as Nick Gillingham.
		Matt was an awesome 200 swimmer because he trained mid distance.
	www.usms.org /forums/showthread.php?s=65afd6b3500510f0c73ebc632facda15&threadid=5241 (2089 words)

	Matt Biondi -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		U.S. swimmer Matt Biondi won a total of 11 medals in his three Olympic appearances.
		Biondi was born on Oct. 8, 1965, in Moraga, Calif. He began swimming recreationally at age 5 and started competing in high school.
		U.S. cartoonist Matt Groening became famous as the creator of the comic strip “Life in Hell” and the television cartoon family the Simpsons.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9310225 (616 words)

	Matt Biondi Capitol City Speakers Bureau Sports Speaker
		His illustrious career began at the University of California at Berkley where he shattered records in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle events, as well as winning NCAA championships with his water polo team.
		Now retired from swimming, the dedication and devotion that Matt has shown while competing, has become apparent in his love for marine mammals.
		He is the co-founder of the Delphys Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting the protection of marine mammals worldwide and he also works with the Hawaii Whale Research Foundation in underwater videography.
	www.speakingofsports.com /speakers/Biondi.htm (149 words)

	M-Kaufman
		Some sportswriters were claiming Biondi had a good chance to match Mark Spitz’s 1972 seven gold medals.
		Despite the downbeat feedback,when Biondi was asked to rest and try again, his performance - actually already verygood - was even better.
		Biondi’s confident attitude made the difference between a good swimmer and a champion.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/ebc/m-kaufman.htm (955 words)

	ISHOF - Matt Biondi (USA) - 1997 Honor Swimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Matt Biondi was to mark his place in history.
		Matt Biondi overcame the pressures of winning and performed to his maximum when his big chance came.
		Matt has grown attached to dolphins and has gotten involved in swimming underwater research in the Bahamas and Key West.
	www.ishof.org /97mbiondi.html (970 words)

	EliteSwimCamp
		Matt Biondi, for instance, while holding the five fastest times in the world in the 100m freestyle, had 10% less power output in his arms (as measured on a bio-kinetic bench), but 70% more power in his hips than other sprinters on his team.
		Somax analyzed Matt Biondi in June of 1988 at the request of his coach.
		Matt had lost several 100m freestyle races that spring, despite holding the five fastest times in the world.
	www.somaxsports.com /eliteswim.htm (1936 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Matt Biondi
		Redshirt freshman Matt Biondi is a backup at left tackle, where he continues to battle another freshman, Chris Acevedo, for a reserve role behind sophomore Doug Free.
		Thompson, a 31-year-old in her fourth Olympics, is tied with swimmers Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi and shooter Carl Osburn for most career medals among Americans.
		It happened to Matt Biondi in 1988, when he entered seven events in Seoul and came away with five golds, one silver and one bronze.
	sports.surfwax.com /files/Matt_Biondi.html (2401 words)

	Matt Biondi Inducted Into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame :: Former Cal Swimmer A Member of First Hall of Fame Class ...
		Biondi was one of 10 new inductees into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, the first new class to be added since 1992.
		As an Olympian, Biondi won 11 career medals, tied for the most medals ever won by an American.
		Biondi is joined by swimmer Janet Evans, speedskaters Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen, track & field athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, late track & field star Florence Griffith Joyner and the 1996 Women's Soccer Team in the latest U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame class.
	calbears.collegesports.com /sports/m-swim/spec-rel/051704aaa.html (380 words)

	SI.com - Dolan: Phelps takes his place among Olympic greats - Saturday August 21, 2004 6:26PM
		Michael Phelps can be mentioned in the same breath as Matt Biondi and Mark Spitz.
		Matt Biondi changed our sport forever with what he did in 1988, whether our guys who are around right now realize that or not.
		The bottom line is this: Michael Phelps is the is the most dominating swimmer in the world right now and the most dominating swimmer we've seen for a long time.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/olympics/2004/swimming/08/21/dolan.finale (904 words)

	No. 3 Cal Takes On Former Golden Bears :: Alums Biondi, De Biase expected to compete
		Biondi won 12 NCAA titles and 14 Pac-10 titles at Cal. While the complete slate of former Golden Bears who will compete this Friday is not yet set, T.A. De Biase, Biondi's teammate from the 1984-87 teams, will also be on hand.
		Biondi anchored and De Biase swam third on the winning 400 freestyle relay team at the 1987 NCAA Championships.
		Olympian Matt Biondi is expected to compete at the Alumni Meet this Friday.
	www.cstv.com /sports/c-swim/stories/111604aau.html (1634 words)

	ESPN.com - Evans, Biondi also dive in
		Swimmer Matt Biondi, late track and field standout Florence Griffith Joyner and speedskaters Dan Jansen and Bonnie Blair also were selected.
		Biondi won 11 medals, eight gold, and is tied with Spitz and shooter Carl Osburn for the most Olympic medals ever won by an American, while Blair is the most decorated American Winter Olympian with five golds.
		Griffith Joyner, who died in 1998 of an apparent heart seizure, won five medals in her career and still holds world records in the 100 and 200.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1802926&type=story (371 words)

	ESPN Classic - A Spitzing image: Biondi wins fifth gold medal
		Sixteen years later, the torch is passed to Matt Biondi, the butterflyer/freestyler who becomes the most decorated athlete of the Seoul Games by winning seven medals, including five gold.
		The fifth gold comes tonight when he swims the second-fastest butterfly leg in history as the U.S. destroys the world record in winning the 4x100-meter medley relay.
		Biondi's other gold medals had come in the 4x200 free relay, 100 free, 4x100 free and 50 free.
	espn.go.com /classic/s/moment010925-biondi-sevenmedals.html (168 words)

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