Tom Malchow

Thomas Andrew Malchow (born August 18, 1976) is a retired American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.

Tom Malchow

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Andrew Malchow
National team	United States
Born	(1976-08-18) August 18, 1976 St. Paul, Minnesota
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Club Wolverine
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 200 m butterfly 1996 Atlanta 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly 1998 Perth 200 m butterfly 2003 Barcelona 200 m butterfly Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 200 m butterfly 2002 Yokohama 200 m butterfly 1997 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly 1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m butterfly Universiade 1995 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly

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'.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Michigan alumni
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres butterfly

References

• Tom Malchow at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

External links

• Tom Malchow at the U.S Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-15)
• Tom Malchow at the International Olympic Committee
• Tom Malchow at the Olympic Channel

Records
Preceded by Denis Pankratov	Men's 200-meter butterfly world record-holder (long course) June 17, 2000 – March 30, 2001	Succeeded by Michael Phelps