Andrew Hammond Seliskar (born September 26, 1996) is a retired American competitive

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. He won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the

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in Dubai, breaking the Championships record. Seliskar swam in college for the

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at the

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and currently swims for California Aquatics. Previously, he attended

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (also known as TJHSST, TJ, or Jefferson) is a Virginia state-chartered magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. The school occupies the buil ...

in Virginia and swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club. In 2015 he was named male High School Swimmer of the Year.

University of California, Berkeley

Seliskar trained under Dave Durden at the University of California, Berkeley.

2015-2016

Seliskar won victories in the 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard and 400-yard individual medley, 400-yard and 800-yard freestyle relays, and 400-yard medley relay. Additionally, he was honored as the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year. At the NCAA Championships 2016, he won the bronze medal in the 200-yard butterfly men and reached the final round in 200 and 400 individual medley men events, ranked 7th and 5th respectively.

2016-2017

During his second year at the NCAA Championships 2017, Seliskar won a silver medal in the 400-yard medley. He finished 6th in the 200-yard butterfly and individual medley.

2017-2018

Seliskar led UC Berkley's 800-yard freestyle relay, securing a 6th place finish while setting a new school record of 1:31.28. He achieved a 3th finish in the 400-yard individual medley, and a 5th finish in the 200-yard individual medley. Seliskar came in 2nd in the 200-yard breaststroke. Seliskar contributed to a 3rd place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

2018-2019

In his final year, Seliskar achieved his 11th Pac-12 title on the last night of the 2019 PAC-12 Championships. This achievement broke both Cal's school record and the Pac-12 Conference record for the highest number of individual conference titles by a male swimmer since the championship's inception in 1961. Seliskar set new Conference Championship records in the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard breaststroke, while also securing a victory in the 200-yard individual medley His performance contributed to the Cal Golden Bears' tally of 15 wins throughout the meet, including a clean sweep of the event titles on the final day of competition. At the NCAA Championships 2019, Seliskar won all of his individual events. This achievement marked his first individual NCAA title, and also earned him a total of three titles, solidifying his status as the Swimmer of the Meet. He won the 200-yard individual medley, the 200-yard freestyle, and the 200-yard breaststroke.

International career

2013

In August 2013, he won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships, and the Championship category's Record. 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.

2014

Seliskar broke the junior world record in the 200 meter butterfly (

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) at the 2014 junior Pan Pacific Championships. He won three individual gold medals at that meet, in the 200 meter butterfly (1:55.92), 200 meter individual medley (2:00.81), and the 400 meter individual medley (4:16.05), as well as a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly (53.14). He also won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, contributing a split time of 1:52.05 to the final time of 7:21.36.Hy-Tek (August 31, 2014)
"Meet Results: 2014 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships"
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2015

In 2015, Seliskar competed at the

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, and finished 8th in the 50-meter and 200-meter butterfly events.

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

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2020 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Seliskar competed in the prelims of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay along with

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, and

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''. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021. Together they finished in fifth place and advanced the relay to the final.Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021)
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2022: Retirement

In March 2022, ''

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'' conferred on Seliskar a permanent retirement from competitive swimming, with no perceptible return to competitions in the future.Gibbs, Robert (March 8, 2022)
"US Olympian Andrew Seliskar Announces Retirement"
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Post-professional swimming

Following his departure from competitive swimming, Seliskar became a business analyst at McKinsey & Company in April 2022.

Awards

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'' Swammy Award, NCAA Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019Gibbs, Robert (December 23, 2019)
"2019 Swammy Awards: NCAA Male Swimmer Of The Year — Andrew Seliskar"
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''. Retrieved October 5, 2021. * ''

'', High School Swimmer of the Year (male): 2015 * ''

'' Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 17—18 (male): 2014Lepesant, Anne (January 2, 2015)
"2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year — 17 - 18"
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''. Retrieved October 5, 2021. * ''

'' Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 15—16 (male): 2013Lepesant, Anne (January 7, 2014)
"2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year - 15 To 16"
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''. Retrieved October 5, 2021. * ''

'' Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#49)Anderson, Jared (January 29, 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #50 — #41"
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''. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seliskar, Andrew 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 FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade