Michael Weiss (swimmer)

Michael Weiss
Personal information
Full name Michael Weiss
National team  United States
Born (1991-05-23) May 23, 1991
Reno, Nevada
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Wisconsin–Madison

Michael Weiss (born May 23, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who has represented the United States in international championships including the FINA world championships, Pan American Games, and World University Games.

Career

Weiss was a three-time Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association champion and an NCAA runner-up.[1][2]

Weiss won the gold medal at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[3]

Weiss swam at the 2013 Duel in the Pool.[2] He was also a gold medalist at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[2]

He again won gold at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the 4x200-meter relay.[4][5] He also competed at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Weiss Bio - UWBadgers.com - The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". UWBadgers.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tom Shields, Michael Weiss To Replace Ryan Lochte on U.S. Duel in the Pool Roster - Swimming World News". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141209135153/http://www.goldentechnique.com/services.html. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "12th Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) : 2014 : Men's 4x200m Freestyle". Omegatioming.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  5. ↑ "12th Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) : 2014 : Men's 4x200m Freestyle". Omegatioming.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  6. ↑ "michael weiss". Swimswam.com. 1991-05-23. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
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