Michael Andrew (swimmer)

Michael Andrew
Andrew in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMichael Charles Andrew[2][3]
NicknameLawrence
National teamUnited States
Born (1999-04-18) April 18, 1999 (age 25)[4]
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.[5]
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
CoachHerbie Behm[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships (LC) 1 4 2
World Championships (SC) 6 4 1
Pan Pacific Championships 1 0 1
World Junior Championships 4 3 3
Total 13 11 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 50 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windsor 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hangzhou 100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Indianapolis 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Indianapolis 100 m breaststroke
Junior Pan Pac Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Maui 100 m backstroke
NBC Sports: Andrew sets 100 m breaststroke American record, 2nd time in one day

Michael Charles Andrew (born April 18, 1999) is an American competitive swimmer and an Olympic gold medalist. He was the 2016 world champion in the 100 meter individual medley. At his first Olympic Games, the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal and set a world record as part of the 4x100 meter medley relay, placed fourth in the 100 meter breaststroke, fourth in the 50 meter freestyle, and fifth in the 200 meter individual medley.[6] Andrew's swims in 2021 at the 2020 Olympics made him the first swimmer to represent the United States at an Olympic Games in an individual breaststroke event as well as another individual event other than an individual medley in the then-125-year-history of swimming at the Summer Olympics.[7] He has won 78 medals at Swimming World Cup circuits.[8]

In 2017, Andrew became the first person to achieve three world junior records in one session at a World Junior Swimming Championships.[9] At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first male swimmer to final in all four strokes, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle, in the 50 meter events at a single World Aquatics Championships.[10] At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he won three medals in individual events, a silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle, a bronze medal in the 50 meter breaststroke, and a bronze medal in the 50 meter butterfly.[11]

Andrew is the world junior record holder in the 50 meter freestyle and a former holder of world junior records in the 50 meter backstroke, 50 meter butterfly, 100 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter individual medley in long course meters.[12][13][9] He is also a world record and Olympic record holder in the long course 4x100 meter medley relay, in which he swam breaststroke, along with Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Caeleb Dressel (butterfly), and Zach Apple (freestyle).[6] Over the course of his career, Andrew has also achieved multiple continental and national records in the 50 meter breaststroke and 100 meter breaststroke events.[14][15]

  1. ^ "Michael Andrew is on a mission". ESPN. April 27, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Andrew, Michael (October 13, 2018). "KAZAN, RUSSIA - World Cup 2018" (time stamp 3:54). YouTube. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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  4. ^ "Featured Bio Michael Andrew". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "5 GOLPRO SERIES". YouTube. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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