Matt Gribble

Who was Matt Gribble?

Matthew Owen Gribble was an American competition swimmer, world champion, and world record-holder.

Born in Houston, Texas, Gribble at one time held the world record in the 100-meter butterfly. He won two National Collegiate Athletic Association titles at the University of Miami, two gold medals in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Ecuador, and three gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic teams in 1980 and 1984.

On March 21, 2004, at age 41, Gribble died in a head-on automobile accident in Miami, Florida. He is buried at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Miami.