Michael Brinegar (born September 15, 1999) is an American swimmer specializing in distance freestyle and open water swimming.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-09-15) September 15, 1999 (age 23) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Open water swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Indiana University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Mission Viejo Nadadores Indiana University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He participated at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, winning a medal.[1]
Brinegar attends Indiana University Bloomington, where he competes for the Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team. After the close of his freshman year in the spring of 2019 he chose to redshirt the following year and elected to train in California with the Mission Viejo Nadadores. He returned to Bloomington for his sophomore year fall 2020.
At the NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships during his freshman year, he placed second at the NCAA Championship in the 1,650 yard freestyle (14:27.50).
In 2021, Brinegar placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials, qualifying him for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.[2]
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