Melvin Stewart

Melvin Stewart, American swimmer

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Born: November 16, 1968
Age in 2026: 58
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1968

About Melvin Stewart

Melvin Monroe Stewart Jr. is an American swimming promoter, former competition swimmer and world record-holder who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is the co-founder and publisher of the swimming news website, SwimSwam, and a producer-director of commercials through his company, Gold Medal Media. The 1988 Olympics were the first Olympic Games Stewart competed in, qualifying for the event when he was 20 years old. At the 1987, 1989, and 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Stewart won gold in the 200-meter butterfly. At the 1991 World Championships in Perth, Stewart won gold in the 200-meter butterfly, and set the world record with a time of 1:55.69. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Stewart won the 200-meter butterfly in an Olympic record time of 1:56.26.

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Melvin Stewart timeline

1987At the 1987, 1989, and 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Stewart won gold in the 200-meter butterfly.
1988The 1988 Olympics were the first Olympic Games Stewart competed in, qualifying for the event when he was 20 years old.
1991At the 1991 World Championships in Perth, Stewart won gold in the 200-meter butterfly, and set the world record with a time of 1:55.69.
1992At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Stewart won the 200-meter butterfly in an Olympic record time of 1:56.26.

The world when Melvin Stewart was born

Melvin Stewart was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

#1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
Defining fadTie-dye everything
Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Melvin Stewart's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1968	2026
Gas	$0.34	$3.45/gal
Average home	$15,600	$435,000
Average income	$10,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.31	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	200.7M	341 million

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