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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|9|26}}<ref name=usaswim>{{cite web |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&biosid=c0870b41-efec-4763-bdff-c7c15edf3b33 |title=National Junior Team Bios: Andrew Seliskar |publisher=[[USA Swimming]] |accessdate=August 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907124441/http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&biosid=c0870b41-efec-4763-bdff-c7c15edf3b33 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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'''Andrew Seliskar''' (born September 26, 1996) is a retired American competitive [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]].<ref name="Gibbs8Mar2022"/><ref name="Rieder8Mar2022"/> He won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the [[2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships]] in Dubai, breaking the [[FINA World Junior Swimming Championships#Championships records|Championships record]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reachforthewall.com/2013/08/31/andrew-seliskar-sets-championship-record-in-200-fly-at-junior-worlds/ |title=Andrew Seliskar sets championship record in 200 fly at junior worlds |publisher=Reach for the Wall -- [[The Washington Post]] |date=August 31, 2013 |accessdate=August 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321161440/http://reachforthewall.com/2013/08/31/andrew-seliskar-sets-championship-record-in-200-fly-at-junior-worlds/ |archive-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> |
'''Andrew Hammond Seliskar''' (born September 26, 1996) is a retired American competitive [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]].<ref name="Gibbs8Mar2022"/><ref name="Rieder8Mar2022"/> He won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the [[2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships]] in Dubai, breaking the [[FINA World Junior Swimming Championships#Championships records|Championships record]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reachforthewall.com/2013/08/31/andrew-seliskar-sets-championship-record-in-200-fly-at-junior-worlds/ |title=Andrew Seliskar sets championship record in 200 fly at junior worlds |publisher=Reach for the Wall -- [[The Washington Post]] |date=August 31, 2013 |accessdate=August 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321161440/http://reachforthewall.com/2013/08/31/andrew-seliskar-sets-championship-record-in-200-fly-at-junior-worlds/ |archive-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> |
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Seliskar swam in college for the [[California Golden Bears]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] and currently swims for California Aquatics. Previously he attended [[Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology]] in Virginia and swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/jefferson-swimmer-andrew-seliskar-tries-to-do-it-all/2014/02/19/04adfae4-98b9-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html |title=Jefferson swimmer Andrew Seliskar tries to do it all |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 19, 2014 |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/jefferson-swimmer-andrew-seliskar-tries-to-do-it-all/2014/02/19/04adfae4-98b9-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015 he was named male High School Swimmer of the Year.<ref name="SW2015cover">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/andrew-seliskar-and-katie-ledecky-crowned-male-and-female-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year-on-august-cover-of-swimming-world/ |title=Andrew Seliskar and Katie Ledecky Crowned High School Swimmers of the Year on August Cover of Swimming World |magazine=[[Swimming World Magazine]] |date=August 1, 2015 |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908091847/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/andrew-seliskar-and-katie-ledecky-crowned-male-and-female-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year-on-august-cover-of-swimming-world/ |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Seliskar swam in college for the [[California Golden Bears]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] and currently swims for California Aquatics. Previously he attended [[Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology]] in Virginia and swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/jefferson-swimmer-andrew-seliskar-tries-to-do-it-all/2014/02/19/04adfae4-98b9-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html |title=Jefferson swimmer Andrew Seliskar tries to do it all |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 19, 2014 |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/jefferson-swimmer-andrew-seliskar-tries-to-do-it-all/2014/02/19/04adfae4-98b9-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015 he was named male High School Swimmer of the Year.<ref name="SW2015cover">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/andrew-seliskar-and-katie-ledecky-crowned-male-and-female-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year-on-august-cover-of-swimming-world/ |title=Andrew Seliskar and Katie Ledecky Crowned High School Swimmers of the Year on August Cover of Swimming World |magazine=[[Swimming World Magazine]] |date=August 1, 2015 |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908091847/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/andrew-seliskar-and-katie-ledecky-crowned-male-and-female-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year-on-august-cover-of-swimming-world/ |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Born | [3] Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[3] | September 26, 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strokes | Breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | California Golden Bears[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Hammond Seliskar (born September 26, 1996) is a retired American competitive swimmer.[5][6] He won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, breaking the Championships record.[7]
Seliskar swam in college for the California Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley and currently swims for California Aquatics. Previously he attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia and swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club.[8] In 2015 he was named male High School Swimmer of the Year.[9]
Career
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2013
In December 2013, he won the gold medal in the 400 yard individual medley at the senior 2013 Winter National Championships. He also won silver medals in the 200 meter individual medley and the 200 meter butterfly.[3]
2014
Seliskar broke the junior world record in the 200 meter butterfly (long course) at the 2014 junior Pan Pacific Championships. He won three individual gold medals at that meet, in the 200 meter butterfly, 200 meter individual medley, and the 400 meter individual medley, as well as a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly.[3]
2015
In 2015, Seliskar competed at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and finished 8th in the 50-meter and 200-meter butterfly events.[3][10]
2021
2020 US Olympic Trials
In June 2021, Seliskar qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games by placing 4th with a 1:46.34 in the 200 meter freestyle at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.[11]
2020 Summer Olympics
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Seliskar competed in the prelims of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay along with Blake Pieroni, Patrick Callan, and Drew Kibler.[12] Together they finished in fifth place and advanced the relay to the final.[12][13] In the final, the relay finished fourth overall, not winning an Olympic medal.[12][14]
2022
In March 2022, Seliskar announced his retirement from competitive swimming.[5][6]
Awards
- SwimSwam Swammy Award, NCAA Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019[15]
- Swimming World, High School Swimmer of the Year (male): 2015[9]
- SwimSwam Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 17—18 (male): 2014[16]
- SwimSwam Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 15—16 (male): 2013[17]
- SwimSwam Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#49)[18]
References
- ^ "No. 2 Ranked Andrew Seliskar Picks California (Photo Gallery)". Swimming World Magazine. October 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2018: Total Ranking". Seiko. August 12, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "National Junior Team Bios: Andrew Seliskar". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "Andrew Seliskar Player Profile". California Golden Bears. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Robert (March 8, 2022). "US Olympian Andrew Seliskar Announces Retirement". SwimSwam. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Rieder, David (March 8, 2022). "Andrew Seliskar Announces Retirement After Competing in Tokyo Olympics". Swimming World. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Andrew Seliskar sets championship record in 200 fly at junior worlds". Reach for the Wall -- The Washington Post. August 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Jefferson swimmer Andrew Seliskar tries to do it all". The Washington Post. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Andrew Seliskar and Katie Ledecky Crowned High School Swimmers of the Year on August Cover of Swimming World". Swimming World Magazine. August 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "2015 World University Games: Andrew Seliskar fades late but U.S continues gold rush". Reach for the Wall -- The Washington Post. July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c "IU graduates come up short in swimming events at Tokyo Olympics". WTHR. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Curtis, Jake (July 27, 2021). "Cal at the Olympics: Rosemary Popa Wins Gold in Rowing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Gibbs, Robert (December 23, 2019). "2019 Swammy Awards: NCAA Male Swimmer Of The Year — Andrew Seliskar". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Lepesant, Anne (January 2, 2015). "2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year — 17 - 18". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Lepesant, Anne (January 7, 2014). "2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year - 15 To 16". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (January 29, 2021). "SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #50 — #41". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
External links
- Andrew Seliskar at USA Swimming (archived)
- Andrew Seliskar at World Aquatics
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American male breaststroke swimmers
- American male butterfly swimmers
- American male medley swimmers
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alumni
- California Golden Bears men's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- Universiade gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade