Dan Madwed
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Lawrence Madwed
National team United States
Born (1989-03-15) March 15, 1989
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 place2009 Rome4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara200 m butterfly
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2007 Bangkok4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2007 Bangkok4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2007 Bangkok200 m butterfly
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Israel100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2005 Israel200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2005 Israel4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2005 Israel4×200 m freestyle

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

Career

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

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

Long course
StrokeDistanceTimeDate
Freestyle100 m49.97July 2008
Freestyle200 m1:47.31July 2009
Freestyle400 m3:45.95July 2009
Butterfly100 m53.14July 2008
Butterfly200 m1:56.13July 2009
Medley200 m2:00.62July 2008

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 100 m butterfly finals" (PDF). August 19, 2006.
  4. ↑ "2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 200 m individual medley finals" (PDF). August 20, 2006.
  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.
  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.
  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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