Charlie Houchin

Charlie Houchin
Personal information
Full nameCharles Houchin
Nickname"Charlie"
National team United States
Born (1987-11-03) November 3, 1987 (age 37)
Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Home townRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubIX3[sports]
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 4×200 m freestyle

Charles Houchin (born November 3, 1987) is an American former competition swimmer who has had his greatest international success in freestyle relay events. He earned a gold medal as a member of the winning United States team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the CEO and founder of Swimmingly.[1][2]

  1. ^ Burkhart, Jessie (January 6, 2014). "Olympian Swimmer from Raleigh Tests Entrepreneurial Waters". American City Business Journals. Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Summer Swimming's, Simple Mobile App, HydroXphere / Meet Central™ Announces Rebrand to Swimmingly™". Swimmingly. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.