olympians

Matthew H. Vogel, who attended UTK from 1975 to 1980 and 1984 to 1987, won the Olympic gold medal in 100-meter butterfly and the 400-meter medley relay.

Melvin Stewart attended UT in Knoxville from 1989 to 1991. He was a swimmer and earned 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal in the 1992 Olympics.

William D. “Tripp” Schwenk was an All-America swimmer who attended UT Knoxville during the 1990s. He won both gold and silver medals in the 1996 summer Olympics.

Patricia Ann “Trish” Roberts was an All-America basketball player at Tennessee and an Olympic silver medalist. She also played professionally and is a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of …

Tim Mack (1996, 1998) won a gold medal in the pole vault in the 2004 summer Olympics. He won the 1995 NCAA indoor pole vault title while a student at …

LaVonna Martin-Floreal (1988) was a Lady Vol All-America in track and an Olympic silver medalist.

Jeremy Linn was a UT All America swimmer. He won the NCAA 100-meter breaststroke three years (1996, 1997, 1998) and also won the NCAA 200-meter breaststroke in 1997. He won …

Kara Lawson (2003) plays for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA and is an Olympic gold medalist. During the off-season she is a commentator for ESPN.

Lea Henry (1984) won the gold medal as a member of the 1984 women’s Olympic basketball team.