Thomas Andrew Malchow (born August 18, 1976) is a retired American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
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Full name | Thomas Andrew Malchow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1976-08-18) August 18, 1976 (age 46) St. Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club Wolverine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malchow represented the United States in three consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 200-meter butterfly. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly. He also set a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly in 2000.
Malchow was also a captain of the U.S. Men's Swimming Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He attended high school in Minnesota at Saint Thomas Academy, graduated from the University of Michigan and was a member of the United States Swimming (USS) Team 'Star'.
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Preceded by | Men's 200-meter butterfly world record-holder (long course) June 17, 2000 – March 30, 2001 |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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1996 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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2000 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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2004 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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B1G Swimmer of the Year winners | |
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