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Carl Joseph Robie III (May 12, 1945 – November 29, 2011) was an American competitive swimmer, who swam for the University of Michigan and was first a silver medalist in the 1964 Olympics, and then a gold medalist in the 1968 Olympics. He was a three-time world record-holder in the 200-meter butterfly, continuing to lower his times from 1961-63. After graduating Dickinson Law School around 1970, he practiced civil law in Sarasota, Florida.
Living in Drexel Hill, he started his swimming career at nearby Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club, under Coach Betsey Schumacher and Hall of Fame Coach, Mary Freeman Kelly Spitzer.
As a High School underclassman through his Sophomore year, he attended Monsignor Bonner High School in Philadelphia, where he placed first and set a District and AAU record for the 400-yard freestyle in 4:13.3 in January 1961 at the Senior Open Invitational Swimming meet. Though he would later be known for his prowess in the butterfly, he was diverse in his mastery of strokes, and set a District and Resident AAU record in the 200-yard Individual Medley at the same Senior Open Meet. At Bonner High, he was managed by ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Frank Keefe, who had also coached him at the Suburban Swim Club.
Achieving global recognition early, while swimming for the Vesper Boat Club at the National Men's AAU Swimming Championships at 17, in one of his singularly greatest achievements in swimming, he broke his own 1961 world record in the 200-meter butterfly with a 2:10.8 in the event final in August 1962. He led Monsignor Bonner High to its second Catholic Interscholastic Swimming Championship in February 1962 with a 1:53.8 in the 200 freestyle and also won the 200-yard medley. He continued to break world records in the 200-meter butterfly from 1961-63.
By his Junior year in High School in 1962, Robie attended and competed in swimming for Peekskill Military Academy in Peekskill-on-the-Hudson, New York, where he set a record of 54 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly and swam in winning relays under Coach Christian Sparks. He would later graduate Peekskill Academy. An exceptional competitor by 17, Robie also held a record for the 200-meter breaststroke at 2:10.8. A highly competitive team, at Peekskill, Robie swam primarily against the Freshman teams of large Eastern Colleges, despite frequently being younger than their opponents. After his Junior year at Peekskill was completed, Robie trained with Hall of Famer George Breen, a 1960 Olympic bronze medalist in the 1500m, who had just been hired by Vespar Boat Club. In the summer after his Junior year, having enough credits, he made the decision to skip his Senior year at Peekskill. He and his Vespar Swim Club coach George Breen gave a call to Gus Stager, the University of Michigan Swim Coach, about attending and swimming for Michigan.
Robie won a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly in the 1963 Pan America games in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He swam in the 1965 Budapest and 1967 Tokyo Universiades, winning a gold and silver in the 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter medley in 1965. In 1967 at the Tokyo Universiade, he won a gold in the 4x200 meter relay, and a silver in both the 100 and 200-meter butterfly.
Skipping his Senior year in High School, Robie swam as a Freshman in 1963 for Coach Gus Stager at the University of Michigan, where he would eventually win two NCAA titles. Swimming for Michigan in 1965, his first NCAA championships was in the 400m individual medley and in 1967, his second was in the 200m butterfly.
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Carl Robie
Carl Joseph Robie III (May 12, 1945 – November 29, 2011) was an American competitive swimmer, who swam for the University of Michigan and was first a silver medalist in the 1964 Olympics, and then a gold medalist in the 1968 Olympics. He was a three-time world record-holder in the 200-meter butterfly, continuing to lower his times from 1961-63. After graduating Dickinson Law School around 1970, he practiced civil law in Sarasota, Florida.
Living in Drexel Hill, he started his swimming career at nearby Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club, under Coach Betsey Schumacher and Hall of Fame Coach, Mary Freeman Kelly Spitzer.
As a High School underclassman through his Sophomore year, he attended Monsignor Bonner High School in Philadelphia, where he placed first and set a District and AAU record for the 400-yard freestyle in 4:13.3 in January 1961 at the Senior Open Invitational Swimming meet. Though he would later be known for his prowess in the butterfly, he was diverse in his mastery of strokes, and set a District and Resident AAU record in the 200-yard Individual Medley at the same Senior Open Meet. At Bonner High, he was managed by ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Frank Keefe, who had also coached him at the Suburban Swim Club.
Achieving global recognition early, while swimming for the Vesper Boat Club at the National Men's AAU Swimming Championships at 17, in one of his singularly greatest achievements in swimming, he broke his own 1961 world record in the 200-meter butterfly with a 2:10.8 in the event final in August 1962. He led Monsignor Bonner High to its second Catholic Interscholastic Swimming Championship in February 1962 with a 1:53.8 in the 200 freestyle and also won the 200-yard medley. He continued to break world records in the 200-meter butterfly from 1961-63.
By his Junior year in High School in 1962, Robie attended and competed in swimming for Peekskill Military Academy in Peekskill-on-the-Hudson, New York, where he set a record of 54 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly and swam in winning relays under Coach Christian Sparks. He would later graduate Peekskill Academy. An exceptional competitor by 17, Robie also held a record for the 200-meter breaststroke at 2:10.8. A highly competitive team, at Peekskill, Robie swam primarily against the Freshman teams of large Eastern Colleges, despite frequently being younger than their opponents. After his Junior year at Peekskill was completed, Robie trained with Hall of Famer George Breen, a 1960 Olympic bronze medalist in the 1500m, who had just been hired by Vespar Boat Club. In the summer after his Junior year, having enough credits, he made the decision to skip his Senior year at Peekskill. He and his Vespar Swim Club coach George Breen gave a call to Gus Stager, the University of Michigan Swim Coach, about attending and swimming for Michigan.
Robie won a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly in the 1963 Pan America games in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He swam in the 1965 Budapest and 1967 Tokyo Universiades, winning a gold and silver in the 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter medley in 1965. In 1967 at the Tokyo Universiade, he won a gold in the 4x200 meter relay, and a silver in both the 100 and 200-meter butterfly.
Skipping his Senior year in High School, Robie swam as a Freshman in 1963 for Coach Gus Stager at the University of Michigan, where he would eventually win two NCAA titles. Swimming for Michigan in 1965, his first NCAA championships was in the 400m individual medley and in 1967, his second was in the 200m butterfly.
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