Philip Scholz
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| Nationality | American /German Dual Citizenship | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 12, 1988 (age 36) Munich, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Loyola University Maryland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | 400-meter freestyle 100-meter freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Three Village Swim Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Barry Roffer, Brian Loeffler[1] Paul Furbeck | ||||||||||||||
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Philip Scholz (born April 12, 1988) is an author and a former
Early life
Philip Scholz was born in
Swimming career
Philip's first swim team was the Three Village Swim Club (TVSC), coached by Barry Roffer, which he first joined in September 1998. Initially considered a sighted swimmer, he was easily able to fit right in on the team.
After losing his sight, Philip continued swimming and graduated from TVSC in 2007. He then went on to swim for the Loyola Greyhounds Swim Team at Loyola University Maryland under coach Brian Loeffler. While on the team he helped the Greyhounds to 3 straight Men's MAAC Swimming and Diving titles.[4]
Philip's first Paralympic meet was the Georgia Open in
After becoming an American citizen in November 2007, Philip went on the international stage at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he set several long-course American records in the 50 meter butterfly, the 800 meter freestyle, and the 1500 meter freestyle. Before that, he had also set eight short course American records in Loyola's H2Ounds Invitational swim meet, setting times in the 50 yard freestyle, the 100 yard freestyle, the 200 yard freestyle, the 500 yard freestyle, the 1000 yard freestyle, the 1650 yard freestyle, the 100 yard butterfly, and the 200 yard butterfly.
Philip Scholz represented the
Since the 2008 Paralympics, Philip has become the American record holder for all short course events (yards), and the American record holder in the 200 meter butterfly, 800 meter freestyle, the 1500 meter freestyle, the 50 meter butterfly, and the 50 meter backstroke. He has also briefly held the world record in the 200 meter butterfly.
In 2008 he was nominated for an
Writing
Philip has been published several times on 101words.org and in Flash Fiction Magazine. He has also self-published several novels and novellas.
Bibliography
Novels:
- PAR ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA: Through Trial to Triumph, ISBN 979-8734699256
- Slovo Ne Vorobey: A Word Is Not a Sparrow, ISBN 979-8776002489
Novellas:
- Red Bear, ISBN 979-8748559485
- Hardwick and Carter, ISBN 9798665715360
References
- ^ "Philip Scholz - Swimming". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
- ^ Philip Scholz profile at USParalympics
- ^ Kiebus, Matthew (January 25, 2008). "Scholz overcomes odds to set records at Loyola". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Swimming & Diving Wins Third Straight MAAC Title - Official Athletics Site of Loyola University Maryland". loyolagreyhounds.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03.
- ^ a b "Scholz Philip". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.