Vlastimil Černý (born April 7, 1963) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] There he finished in 12th position in the 100-metre butterfly, and in ninth place with the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team.

Vlastimil Černý
Personal information
Full nameVlastimil Černý
National teamCanada
Born (1963-04-07) April 7, 1963 (age 61)
Vyškov, Czechoslovakia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Tokyo 200m butterfly

In 1982, he, along with Miloslav Rolko, Tereza Vrtiskova and Josef Kuf (all swimmers), defected from Czechoslovakia following a meet in Sindelfingen, West Germany.[2]

Černý has been the coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons Swim team since 1993.[3] In 2020, he was awarded the U SPORTS Fox 40 women's swimming Coach of the Year.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Vlastimil Cerny". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  2. ^ Czechoslovakias swimmers defect Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today, Published April 8, 1982; retrieved from Open Source Archive on May 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Vlastimil Cerny - Swimming Coach - University of Manitoba Athletics".
  4. ^ "Wog wins gold in 200m IM, 50m breaststroke at Day 3 of U SPORTS Championships".