Michael Klim

Michael Klim
OAM

Personal information
Full name	Michael George Klim
National team	Australia
Born	(1977-08-13) 13 August 1977 (age 47) Gdynia, Poland
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Melbourne Vicentre, Australian Institute of Sport
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Australia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 3 1 World Championships (LC) 7 2 2 World Championships (SC) 5 5 4 Pan Pacific Championships 5 6 0 Commonwealth Games 5 3 3 Total 24 19 10 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 200 m freestyle 1998 Perth 100 m butterfly 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley 1998 Perth 100 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Perth 50 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m medley 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley 1999 Hong Kong 100 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 200 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 100 m butterfly 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 100 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 100 m butterfly 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m freestyle Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane 100 m freestyle 2001 Brisbane 100 m butterfly 2001 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle 2001 Brisbane 50 m butterfly Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 100 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 100 m butterfly 1999 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 100 m butterfly 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley 1999 Sydney 200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley 1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 100 m butterfly 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m butterfly 2006 Melbourne 50 m butterfly

Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s. He is known as the creator of straight arm freestyle.