Charlie Houchin
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Full name | Charles Houchin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Charlie" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. | November 3, 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | IX3[sports] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Early years
Houchin graduated from
Professional career
Houchin used the money he earned from his gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics to found Swimmingly and create Meet Central.[3]
Swimming career
At the
At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, Houchin competed in one event, the 400-meter freestyle. Houchin posted a time of 3:48.80 in the heats and did not advance to the final, finishing fourteenth overall.[5]
At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Houchin won two gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
At the
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Houchin combined with Conor Dwyer, Ryan Lochte, and Ricky Berens in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, with the team finishing in first place for the gold medal. Swimming the third leg, Houchin recorded a split of 1:45.59, and the team finished with a final time of 7:01.72.
Personal life
Houchin is a Christian. Houchin has spoken about his faith saying, "I like to think I carry a quiet confidence into the water because of my relationship with Christ.[7]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Michigan alumni
- Michigan Wolverines
References
- ^ Burkhart, Jessie (January 6, 2014). "Olympian Swimmer from Raleigh Tests Entrepreneurial Waters". American City Business Journals. Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Summer Swimming's, Simple Mobile App, HydroXphere / Meet Central™ Announces Rebrand to Swimmingly™". Swimmingly. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Jones, Colleen Michele (January 16, 2014). "feature[23] helps Olympian 'jump into deep end' with app". American City Business Journals. Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved December 24, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400-metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ OmegaTiming.com, 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle (final) Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ "Charlie Houchin".
- Commings, Jeff. "Charlie Houchin Announces Retirement From Swimming, Will Focus Energy on New Company". Swimming World. Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
External links
- Charlie Houchin at World Aquatics
- Charlie Houchin at Olympics.com
- Charlie Houchin at Olympic.org (archived)
- Charlie Houchin at Olympedia
- Charlie Houchin at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
- Charlie Houchin at Team USA (archive July 11, 2022)
- Charlie Houchin – University of Michigan athlete profile at the Wayback Machine (archived June 22, 2017)