Full name Thomas Andrew Malchow Strokes Butterfly Height 1.98 m Nickname(s) "Tom" Club Club Wolverine Weight 86 kg | National team United States Name Tom Malchow Education University of Michigan Sport Swimming Role Swimmer | |
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Born August 18, 1976 (age 47) ( 1976-08-18 ) St. Paul, Minnesota College team Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving Olympic medals Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly Similar People Justin Norris, Denis Pankratov, Denys Sylantyev | ||
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Thomas Andrew Malchow (born January 30, 1977) is a retired American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
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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'.
