Brent Lang

{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1968)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Brent Lang

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| fullname = Brent Dennis Lang

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| national_team = United States

| strokes = Freestyle

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| collegeteam = University of Michigan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|1|25|mf=y}}

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| height = {{convert|6|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|181|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | the United States }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1988 Seoul | 4x100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold | 1991 Perth | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1989 Tokyo | 100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 1989 Tokyo | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalGold | 1987 Zagreb | 4x200 m freestyle}}

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Brent Dennis Lang (born January 25, 1968) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Lang earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/brent-lang-1.html Brent Lang] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114143157/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/brent-lang-1.html |date=2012-11-14 }}. Retrieved November 8, 2012.

Lang was a member of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team while attending the University of Michigan.MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, [http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/052209aab.html Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630003526/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/052209aab.html |date=2017-06-30 }}. Retrieved February 18, 2013. In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition, he won four NCAA national championships as a Michigan swimmer—twice in the 50-yard freestyle (1989, 1990) and twice in the 100-yard freestyle (1988, 1990).HickokSports.com, Sports History, [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaamswim.shtml NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020223021412/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaamswim.shtml |date=2002-02-23 }}. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

In December 2014, Lang was announced as one of the six recipients of the 2015 Silver Anniversary Awards, presented annually by the NCAA to outstanding former student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the end of their college sports careers. The award is based on both athletic and professional success.{{cite press release|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2014-12-04/ncaa-honors-six-former-athletes-silver-anniversary-awards |title=NCAA honors six former athletes with Silver Anniversary Awards |publisher=NCAA |date=December 4, 2014 |access-date=December 20, 2014}}