About Vlastimil Cerny
Born 1963. Vlastimil Cerny is a Czech and Canadian swimmer and swimming coach.
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. There he finished in 12th position in the 100-metre butterfly, and in ninth place with the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team.
In 1982, he, along with Miloslav Rolko, Tereza Vrtiskova and Josef Kuf (all swimmers), defected from Czechoslovakia following a meet in Sindelfingen, West Germany.
Černý has been the coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons Swim team since 1993. In 2020, he was awarded the U SPORTS Fox 40 women's swimming Coach of the Year.
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Who is Vlastimil Cerny?
Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete
When was Vlastimil Cerny born?
Vlastimil Cerny was born on 7 April 1963 in Vyškov.
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Vlastimil Cerny is a swimmer and swimming coach.
What nationality is Vlastimil Cerny?
Vlastimil Cerny is Czech and Canadian.
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