Carl Joseph Robie (born May 12, 1945) is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. There he won the silver medal in the men's 200m butterfly, followed by the gold four years later in Mexico City, Mexico. During the early 1960s he broke the world record in that event four times. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested. ... At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The butterfly, (fly for short) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with the arms moving synchronously. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Nicknamed The Philadelphia Flyer, Robie also won national titles in freestyle and individual medley in a long career of national and international swimming; he won his first nationals in 1961 and his last in 1968. When he finished second to Australia's Kevin Berry in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the silver medal to him was a symbol of failure rather than success. Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ... Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. ... Kevin John Berry (born April 10, 1945 in Sydney) was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. ...

When Robie graduated from the University of Michigan in 1967, he was expected to retire. But Robie kept on. During his freshman year in law school, he worked out by himself at a YMCA without a coach and came back to make the 1968 Olympic Team as "the old man of swimming" at age 23. His gold medal was considered to be the most popular come back victory of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM or U of M) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ... The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ...

Robie has a civil trial practice in Sarasota, Florida and is admitted to nine bars in six states. His interest in swimming continued as his children (Mandy and C.J.) pursued their own swimming goals at the national and international level. In 1976 he was inducted as a honoree in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Cà dZan - a 1925 Sarasota residence that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places Sarasota is a city in the central west coast of Florida, USA. Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands facing the Gulf of Mexico are within its city limits. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The International Swimming Hall of Fame, located on the Atlantic Ocean beachfront in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, is a Hall of Fame dedicated to promoting the sport of swimming and immortalising the achievements and contributions of those who have distinguished themselves in the following four branches of aquatic sports: competitive...

See also

• World record progression 200m butterfly

External link

• ISHOF