Tom Malchow

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

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 Olympics.com