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Career Highlights
Won a gold medal as part of the 4x100m medley relay at the 2011 FINA World Championships; also placed sixth in the 50m breast and eighth in the 100m breast ... Second place finisher at the 2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships in the 100m breast … 2009 National Champion in the 100m breast ... 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 400m medley relay (prelims); also placed eighth in the 100m breast ...
member of the American record-breaking 400m medley relay team at 2008 Short Course Worlds ... also won silver in the 50m breast ... member of the gold medal-winning 400m med-relay team at the 2007 Pan American Games ... also won silver in the 100m breast ... 2004 Olympic gold medalist in 400m med-relay(prelims) ... Pan Am Games record-holder in both 100m breast and 400m medley relay
Olympics History
2008: Gold, 400m MR (pr); 8, 100m BR ... 2004: Gold, 400m MR(pr); 4, 100m BR
Olympics History
2 time Olympian
Olympics History
2 time Olympian
World Champs History
2011: 6th 50 Br, Gold 4x100 MR ... 2009: Gold, 400m MR (pr); Bronze, 50m BR; 11, 100m BR ... 2005: Gold, 400m MR (pr); Silver, 50m BR; 9, 100m BR
Pan Ams History
2007: Gold, 400m MR; Silver, 100m BR ... 2003: Gold, 100m BR(GR) & 400m MR(GR) ... 1999: Bronze, 200m BR
SC Worlds History
2004: Gold, 400m MR(pr); 9, 50m BR
Olympic Trials History
2012: 5th, 100 Br... 2008: 2, 100m BR ... 2004: 2, 100m BR; 5, 200m BR
Short Course National Championships
2008: 2, 100y BR
2007 World Rankings
1st, 50m BR; 3rd, 100m BR; 87th, 200m BR
Fun Facts
High School
Firestone HS '00
College
Auburn '05
College Major
Criminology
Future Professional Aspirations
College swim coach
Job Outside of Swimming
Swim Clinician
Parents
Ken and Jennifer … father is a machinist, and mother is a receptionist at an oral surgeon’s office
Spouse
Ashley ... they were married in May 2007 ... Ashley was a diver at Auburn and participated in the 2005 WUGs with USA Diving ... the couple has one daughter who was born in 2009
Sibling(s)
Older sister (Corey) attended Akron University … younger sister (Cindy)
Started Swimming
Age 8
Sports Played Before Swimming
Soccer
Pet(s)
One dog (Daisy)
Hobbies Outside the Pool
Being a dad, golf, ping pong
Ultimate Way to Relax
Playing the video game “Halo”
Most Influential Person
Father … “He has always pushed me to be my best.” ... role model: "Coach John Wooden because he is a person I aspire to be like."
Charities
Champion2Champion
Training Stats
Swims 7,000-8,000 meters per day, 3-5 hours a day, 6 days a week
More
His dream car is his scooter, a TAZ 150 ... first job was as a paperboy
Favorites
U.S. city: Atlanta ... int'l destination: Rome ... summer activity: golf ... family tradition: playing cards (euchre) ... music: classic rock, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan ... movie: Caddy Shack ... tv: Dirty Jobs