Nelson Diebel

Nelson W. Diebel (born November 9, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Nelson Diebel

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Diebel
National team	United States
Born	(1970-11-09) November 9, 1970 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
College team	Princeton University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m medley relay Pan Pacific Championships 1989 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke Pan American Games 1991 Havana 200 m breaststroke

Diebel won two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. First, he won the men's 100-meter breaststroke, setting a new Olympic record of 1:01.50 in the event final. Afterward, he swam the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with fellow Americans Jeff Rouse (backstroke), Pablo Morales (butterfly) and Jon Olsen (freestyle). In the event final, the four Americans matched the world record of 3:36.93 set by the U.S. team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Diebel attended the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. He enrolled in Princeton University, where he swam for the Princeton Tigers swim team under coach C. Rob Orr.

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Princeton University Olympians
• List of Princeton University people
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

External links

• Nelson Diebel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)