Frank Heckl

Personal information
Full name	Frank Heckl
National team	United States
Born	c. 1950
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle,butterfly
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Men's swimming Representingthe United States Pan American Games 1971 Cali 100 m freestyle 1971 Cali 200 m freestyle 1971 Cali 100 m butterfly 1971 Cali 4×100 m freestyle 1971 Cali 4×200 m freestyle 1971 Cali 4×100 m medley 1971 Cali 200 m medley Universiade 1970 Turin 100 m freestyle 1970 Turin 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Turin 4×200 m freestyle 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley

Frank Heckl (born c. 1950) is an American former competitionswimmer, seven-time Pan American Games medalist, and former world record-holder in two relay events.

At the1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, Heckl won a remarkable seven medals, six of them gold and one silver. His gold medal performances included three individual races: the 100- and 200-meter freestyle, and 100-meter butterfly (56.92); and three relay races: the 4x100-meter freestyle (3:32.15), 4x200-meter freestyle (7:45.82), and 4x100-meter medley (3:56.08). He also won a silver medal in the 200-meter medley (2:12.11).^[1][2]

Heckl attended theUniversity of Southern California (USC), where he swam for theUSC Trojans swimming and diving team from 1969 to 1972. As Trojan swimmer, he was a member of seven NCAA championship relay teams.^[3]

Heckl subsequently graduated from USC with his bachelor's and medical degrees, and has served as a team doctor for the U.S. national team, including the 1984 Olympics. As of 2015, he works in New Mexico as an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopy.^[4]

• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

• 1950 births
• Living people
• American male butterfly swimmers
• American male freestyle swimmers
• USC Trojans men's swimmers
• World record setters in swimming
• Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
• Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming
• Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
• FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
• Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
• 20th-century American sportsmen

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