| Craig Oppel | |
| Fullname: | Richard Craig Oppel |
| National Team: | United States |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Collegeteam: | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Birth Date: | September 26, 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Keflavik, Iceland |
| Height: | 6feet |
| Weight: | 190lb |
Richard Craig Oppel (born August 10, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Oppel earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1]
Oppel enrolled in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.