Frederick Weber Schmidt

Place: Evanston

Born: 1943

Biography:

Frederick Weber Schmidt, also known as Fred Schmidt, is an American former competition swimmer. He was born on October 23, 1943, in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Schmidt was Olympic champion in 4×100 m medley in 1964, and bronze medallist in 200 m butterfly. He is a former world record-holder in men's 100-meter butterfly, holding the record from August 20, 1961, to April 24, 1962. Schmidt later entered the U.S. Navy, became a SEAL, and participated in the recovery of several capsules in NASA's manned space flight program. In 1971, when Apollo 15 returned from the Moon, Schmidt welcomed mission commander David Scott, also a former competitive swimmer, back to Earth. Schmidt later moved to Guam, where he currently resides.