Swimmer Andrew Wilson Took A Unique Path To The Top, Then Ended His Career On His Own Terms
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
6'0"
Age
31
Hometown
Bethesda, MD
Education
Phillips Academy Emory College
Quick Facts
- First Division III athlete to swim on an Olympic Team
- ttended one of the nation’s finest boarding schools in Massachusetts where he swam and played water polo
- His mother was a gymnast at Yale and his sister swam at Northwestern
- He is a huge car fan and loves listening to Hoobastank
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men), 5th (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed), 6th (100m Breaststroke - Men), 17th (200m Breaststroke - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – (50m Breaststroke - Men), silver (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed), 6th (100m Breaststroke - Men, 200m Breaststroke - Men)
- Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke - Men 2019; 200m Breaststroke - Men 2019; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men 2019; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed 2019; 50m Breaststroke - Men 2019; 100m Breaststroke (SC) - Men 2018; 200m Breaststroke (SC) - Men 2018; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2018; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men 2018; 50m Breaststroke (SC) - Men 2018
- Medals: 4 (1 gold, 3 silver)
- Gold – 2018 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Men)
- Silver – 2019 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed); 2018 (4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Men)
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