Carl Robie
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Carl Robie was an American swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 and Olympic
Olympic Games
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 gold medal
Gold medal
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ist.

He won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested, ten for men and eight for women. There was a total of 405 participants from 42 countries competing...

 in Tokyo, Japan and one gold in 1968 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 medals.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

 in Mexico City, Mexico. He has broken the world record in men's 200 metre butterfly four times, twice in the same day in August 1962.

Robie practiced civil trial law in Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...

. He was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame
International Swimming Hall of Fame
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as an honoree in 1976.
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