Michael Weiss (swimmer)
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| Full name | Michael Weiss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 23, 1991 Reno, Nevada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Wisconsin–Madison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Weiss (born May 23, 1991) is an American competition
Career
Weiss was born in Reno, Nevada, where he was a three-time Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association state champion while in high school, winning one championship event in each of his sophomore, junior and senior years.[1]
Weiss won the gold medal at the short course 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay,[2] having swum the anchor leg in the preliminary heats,[3] which teammate Matt McLean swam in the final.[2]
Weiss swam at the 2013 version of the made-for-television Duel in the Pool.[4] He was also a gold medalist and broke the University Record at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[4]
He again won gold at the short course 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the 4x200-meter relay,[5] having swum the third leg in the preliminary heats,[6] which teammate Matt McLean (as in 2012) swam in the final.[5] He also competed at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[7]
References
- ^ "Bio: Michael Weiss Bio". Wisconsin Badgers Men's Swimming. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ a b "11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | 2012 | Men's 4x200m Freestyle | Final" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "11th Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) | 2012 | Men's 4x200m Freestyle | Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ a b "Tom Shields, Michael Weiss To Replace Ryan Lochte on U.S. Duel in the Pool Roster". Swimming World. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ a b "12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | 2014 | Men's 4x200m Freestyle | Final" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "12th Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) | 2014 | Men's 4x200m Freestyle | Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "michael weiss". Swimswam.com. 1991-05-23. Retrieved 2015-08-10.