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Michael is a swimmer from the United States, a distance freestyler and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 10 seasons, 11 years, 3 countries and 41 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2014, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 100 freestyle in 46.63, raced in 2015 Indiana High School Boys State Finals.
His signature event is the 1500 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 41 meets and 78 recorded swims.
His fastest 1500 freestyle stands at 14:59.54, set in long course (50 m) at TYR Pro Championships 2023.
He has raced at the Olympic Games level, in 2021 (Olympic Games Tokyo 2020). A representative mark at that level is 15:04.67 in the 1500 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in world, national and collegiate championships.
After a 2-year break between 2021 and 2023, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2023. 2019 is the busiest season on record, with 17 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (the United States, Japan and UNK), including 3 of 41 meets outside the United States.
Those meets span 24 different venues (Indianapolis, Omaha, Austin and Irvine…).
Latest competition: 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, on June 17, 2024, with 1 swim: 8:00.15 in the 800 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 28 current event personal bests and 34 all-time PB improvements, across 83 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics, USA Swimming and NCAA.