Daniel Madwed

Dan Madwed
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Lawrence Madwed
National team United States
Born (1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 (age 35)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubClub Wolverine
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 200 m butterfly
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok 200 m butterfly
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Israel 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Israel 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Israel 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Israel 4×200 m freestyle

Daniel Lawrence Madwed (born March 15, 1989) is an American swimmer.

Career

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Madwed was born in Stamford, Connecticut.

He swam in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel. He won a gold medal and set a new Maccabiah Games record in the men's 200-meter butterfly.[1]

He competed at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, and was the youngest American male swimmer at the event. He placed 10th in the 200 m butterfly,[2] 15th in the 100 m butterfly,[3] and 15th in the 200 m individual medley.[4]

In 2007, Madwed competed at the World University Games in Bangkok, where he won a gold medal as a part of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, a silver as a part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay, and a bronze in the 200 m butterfly.

At the 2008 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Madwed placed 5th in the 200 m butterfly[5] and 6th in the 200 m individual medley.[6] Madwed also entered the 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, and the 100 m butterfly. He did not advance past the preliminaries in those events.

At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Madwed placed second to Peter Vanderkaay in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:47.24,[7] earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. At Nationals, Madwed also placed third in the 200 m butterfly final[8] and 7th in the 200 m freestyle preliminaries.[9] At the World Championships, Madwed placed ninth in the 400 m freestyle in 3:45.95, barely missing a place in the final.[10] Madwed also competed in the preliminaries of the 4 × 200 m freestyle, where he swam the second leg in 1:45.63.[11] The US won the gold medal in the final.

Personal

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Madwed is an Industrial and Operations engineering Masters student at the University of Michigan and trains with Club Wolverine. Prior to attending Michigan, he swam with the North Baltimore Aquatic Club for two years.

Personal bests

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Long course
Stroke Distance Time Date
Freestyle 100 m 49.97 July 2008
Freestyle 200 m 1:47.31 July 2009
Freestyle 400 m 3:45.95 July 2009
Butterfly 100 m 53.14 July 2008
Butterfly 200 m 1:56.13 July 2009
Medley 200 m 2:00.62 July 2008

References

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  1. ^ "The USA's Dan Madwed Blasts a 1:58.15 200m Fly to Highlight Day One of Maccabiah Games". July 11, 2005.
  2. ^ "2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 200 m butterfly finals" (PDF). August 17, 2006.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 100 m butterfly finals" (PDF). August 19, 2006.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 200 m individual medley finals" (PDF). August 20, 2006.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2008 US Olympic Trials results: Men's 200 m butterfly final" (PDF). July 2, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2008.
  6. ^ "2008 US Olympic Trials results: Men's 200 m individual medley final" (PDF). July 4, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 400 m freestyle final" (PDF). July 7, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 200 m butterfly final" (PDF). July 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  9. ^ "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 200 m freestyle preliminaries" (PDF). July 8, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "2009 World Championships results: Men's 400 m freestyle preliminaries" (PDF). July 26, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
  11. ^ "2009 World Championships results: Men's 4x200 m freestyle preliminaries" (PDF). July 31, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
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