] Michael Charles Andrew (born April 18, 1999) is an American competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer and an

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ist. He was the 2016 world champion in the 100 meter individual medley. At his first Olympic Games, the

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, he won a gold medal and set a world record as part of the 4x100 meter medley relay, placed fourth in the 100 meter breaststroke, fourth in the 50 meter freestyle, and fifth in the 200 meter individual medley. Andrew's swims in 2021 at the 2020 Olympics made him the first swimmer to represent the United States at an

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in an individual breaststroke event as well as another individual event other than an individual medley in the then-125-year-history of

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. He has won 76 medals at Swimming World Cup circuits. In 2017, Andrew became the first person to achieve three world junior records in one session at a World Junior Swimming Championships. At the

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, he became the first male swimmer to final in all four strokes, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle, in the 50 meter events at a single

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. At the

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, he won three medals in individual events, a silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle, a bronze medal in the 50 meter breaststroke, and a bronze medal in the 50 meter butterfly. Andrew is the world junior record holder in the 50 meter freestyle and a former holder of world junior records in the 50 meter

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, 50 meter

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, 100 meter

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, and 200 meter

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meters. He is also a

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and

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holder in the long course 4x100 meter medley relay, in which he swam breaststroke, along with Ryan Murphy (backstroke),

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(butterfly), and

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(freestyle). Over the course of his career, Andrew has also achieved multiple

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and

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records in the 50 meter breaststroke and 100 meter breaststroke events.

Early life

Andrew's parents,

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and Tina, are

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n natives who moved to America in 1997. His father served in the

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as a diver. His mother appeared in the British and South African versions of ''Gladiators'', as Laser and Sheena respectively, and his younger sister used to swim. His family lived in

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, from 1997 to 2011, where Andrew started swimming at age 7 and competed for the Aberdeen Swim Club. Soon after, Andrew's father decided he wanted to coach Andrew himself so his parents bought and converted a nightclub in Aberdeen into a four-lane pool so Andrew could train with Peter as coach, then purchased the building next door and made it into their home.Zeigler, Mark (July 24, 2021)
"Encinitas Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew goes against the flow"
''

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''. Retrieved September 15, 2021. The family moved to

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, in 2011. As the house in Lawrence did not come with a pool, they built a shed and a two-lane training pool in the backyard where Andrew was coached by his father. In 2013, Andrew turned professional at the age of 14 and became the youngest American swimmer to do so. As a junior swimmer he broke more than 100 National Age Group records ( long course meters and short course yards combined), more than any other American swimmer. Part of Andrew's coaching by his father during his youth included training in a non-traditional way, using a method called Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT), he has continued to train with this approach into adulthood. Andrew was

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as part of an online program through

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for part of his teenage years after he turned pro in swimming.Menard, Drew (August 15, 2013)
"Youngest U.S. pro swimmer enrolls in Liberty Online Academy"
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''. Retrieved July 21, 2021.Allen, Ted (May 31, 2016)
"Olympic hopeful balances time spent in pool and school"
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''. Retrieved July 21, 2021. Taking a home-schooling pathway for education, he chose not to compete in high school nor collegiate swimming. When the University opened a pool in 2018, Andrew participated in the first event held at the pool, the 2018 TYR Junior National Cup, to be part of its grand opening.Anderson, Jared (March 21, 2018)
"Michael Andrew Swims to #2 17-18 100 Breast All-Time with 51.18"
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''. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

2014–2017: International career beginnings

2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

At the

2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held from 27 to 31 August 2014 in Maui, Hawaii, United States.

, in August in

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, Andrew won the silver medal in the 100 meter backstroke with a time of 55.81 seconds, placed ninth in the 100 meter butterfly and the 50 meter freestyle, 20th in the 200 meter individual medley, 22nd in the 100 meter freestyle and the 100 meter breaststroke, and swam exhibition in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay and the 4×100 meter medley relay.Hy-Tek (August 31, 2014)
"2014 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Results"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

2015: International debut

2015 World Junior Championships

In August 2015, Andrew made his international debut when he was 16 years old at the

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. He competed in ten events, eight individual and two relays, reached the semifinals or final in all ten events, competed in the final in nine events, and won medals in five events. He won the gold medal in the 50 meter backstroke, breaking the Championships record in both the heats and the final. He also won the silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle and the 50 meter butterfly, placed 4th in the 100 meter backstroke, 4th in the 100 meter breaststroke, 7th in the 200 meter individual medley, 8th in the 50 meter breaststroke, and 9th in the 100 meter butterfly."5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2015: Complete Results Book"
''

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''. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2021. For his two relay events, Andrew won a silver medal as part of the men's 4×100 meter medley relay where he swam backstroke in the prelims and butterfly in the final and a bronze medal on the mixed 4×100 meter medley relay where he swam the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final.

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named him male swimmer of the meet.

2016: First world title

2016 US Olympic Trials

Andrew competed in his first Olympic Trials at the 2016 USA Swimming Olympic Trials in

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when he was 17 years old.Shively, Lindsay (June 24, 2016)
"Kansas City area swimmers head to 2016 Olympic trials in Nebraska"
''

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''. Retrieved June 12, 2021. He swam in five individual events: 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, 100 meter breaststroke, 100 meter butterfly, and 200 meter individual medley.Keith, Braden (June 15, 2016)
"Michael Andrew Will Swim 5 Races at the 2016 Olympic Trials"
''

''. Retrieved June 12, 2021.Echlin, Greg (August 3, 2016)
"Lawrence Swimmer Focuses On 2020 Olympics After Not Qualifying This Year"
''

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''. Retrieved June 12, 2021. While he did not make the USA Olympic Team for the

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, Andrew was closest to making the team in the 100 meter breaststroke where he finished in fourth place."U.S. Olympic Trials - Swimming: Complete Results Book"
''

''. July 3, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2021. With his swim of 59.96 seconds in the prelims heats of the 100 meter breaststroke, Andrew became the youngest American to swim the event in less than one minute, set a National Age Group record in the event, and broke the world junior record of 1:00.12 in the event set by

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of Russia."2016 Trials: Michael Andrew breaks breaststroke junior WR"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021.Pruden, Cathleen (June 26, 2016)
"Michael Andrew Breaks 1 Minute for 100 Breast NAG and World Junior Records"
''

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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021.Keith, Braden (June 26, 2016)
"Michael Andrew Becomes Youngest Sub-Minute American Breaststroker Ever"
''

''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. Andrew lowered his National Age Group and world junior records in the final of the 100 meter breaststroke by swimming the race in 59.82 seconds.Rieder, David (August 26, 2017)
"With Junior Career Winding Down, Michael Andrew Looks Towards Future"
''

''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. His time of 1:59.44 in the 200 meter individual medley semifinals tied the world junior record in the event set in 2013 by

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.Hecht, Hannah (July 1, 2016)
"Michael Andrew Ties the Junior World Record in the 200 IM"
''

''. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

2016 World Short Course Championships

At the 2016 World Swimming Championships held in

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in December 2016 and conducted in short course meters, Andrew won the gold medal and his first individual world title at a world championships meet open to all ages in the 100 meter individual medley with a time of 51.84.

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(December 9, 2016)
"17-Year-Old Swimmer Michael Andrew Wins First World Title"
'' TeamUSA.org''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. He finished 17 hundredths of a second ahead of 2016

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ist

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of Japan who finished second."Andrew, Puts spring surprises at short-course event"
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''. December 11, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2021. In the 50 meter breaststroke he finished ninth in the semifinals and did not advance to the final. Likewise, Andrew placed 23rd in the 200 meter individual medley prelims with a time of 1:57.87 and split a 21.44 on the mixed 4×50 meter freestyle relay that placed 11th in the prelims, he did not advance to the next stage of competition in either event."13th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Complete Results Book"
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''. December 11, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2021. He also contributed to the heats in the 4×50 meter freestyle relay and the 4×50 meter medley relay, winning silver medals in both. He swam a 21.51 for his 50 meters in the 4×50 meter freestyle relay and a 26.62 for his 50 meters of breaststroke in the 4×50 meter medley relay.

2017: Breaking long course world junior records

On March 4, 2017, Andrew broke the world junior record in the 200 meter individual medley at the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis with his time of 1:59.12 in the final.Gibbs, Robert (March 4, 2017)
"Michael Andrew Sets New 200 IM World Junior Record with a 1:59.12"
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''. Retrieved September 14, 2021."2017 Arena Pro Swim Series - Indianapolis, IN: Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. March 4, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

2017 World Junior Championships

At the

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in August 2017, Andrew won three gold medals and two bronze medals.

(August 28, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Complete Results Book"
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''. Retrieved August 9, 2021. In the prelims of the 50 meter freestyle, Andrew broke the world junior record of 22.00, set in the event by

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in 2014, with his time of 21.75.

(August 25, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved August 9, 2021. In the final of the 50 meter freestyle, Andrew swam a 21.75 again, tied his world junior record, and won the gold medal in the event.

(August 26, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved August 9, 2021. For the 50 meter backstroke, Andrew broke the world junior record set by

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at 24.94 in 2016 with a time of 24.63 in the prelims.

(August 25, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved August 9, 2021. Andrew tied his world junior record of 24.63 in the final of the 50 meter backstroke and won the gold medal.

(August 26, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved August 9, 2021. In the 50 meter butterfly semifinals, Andrew swam a 23.27 and broke the world junior record of 23.39 set by

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in 2015.

(August 26, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved August 9, 2021. In the final, Andrew lowered the world junior record he set in the semifinal to a 23.22 and won the gold medal.

(August 27, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved August 9, 2021. In the final of the 50 meter breaststroke he swam a 27.39 and won the bronze medal, and in the 100 meter breaststroke final he won the bronze medal with a time of 1:00.37. Andrew's swims in the evening of August 26, 2017, setting world junior records in the 50 meter backstroke, 50 meter butterfly, and 50 meter freestyle, made him the first swimmer in the world to achieve three world junior records in one session at a

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meet.Eggert, Gregory (August 26, 2017)
"Indianapolis, Day 4 - World Junior Record trifecta achieved by USA's Michael Andrew"
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''. Retrieved September 14, 2021. The time span for Andrew achieving these three records was less than one hour. In addition to the five events he medalled in, Andrew placed 8th in the 200 meter individual medley and 4th in the 4×100 freestyle relay for his prelims relay contributions.

2017 Swimming World Cup

At the

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stop of the 2017 Swimming World Cup in November 2017, Andrew set a world junior record in the short course 100 meter individual medley with his time of 51.86 seconds and finished second overall.

(November 11, 2017)
"FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017 Beijing: Men's 100m Individual Medley Final Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved September 19, 2021.Tillotson, Jason (November 11, 2017)
"Michael Andrew Sets WJR in 100 SCM Individual Medley"
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''. Retrieved September 19, 2021. The following week at the World Cup stop in Singapore, Andrew lowered the world junior record to 51.65 seconds.

(November 18, 2017)
"FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017 Singapore: Men's 100m Individual Medley Final Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved September 19, 2021.Tillotson, Jason (November 18, 2017)
"Michael Andrew Lowers 100m IM WJR Record on Night One in Singapore"
''

''. Retrieved September 19, 2021. Andrew shared video

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of the race on his YouTube channel later the same month.Andrew, Michael (November 26, 2017)
"100 IM World Junior Record (SCM) - Michael Andrew"
''

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''. Retrieved September 19, 2021. Also in Singapore, Andrew helped set a new world junior record in the mixed 4x50 meter medley relay, splitting a 26.02 for the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final.

(November 18, 2017)
"FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017 Singapore: Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

2018–2021: Transitioning to senior competition

2018: National to international ascent

2018 National Championships

Andrew won multiple individual events at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in

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in July 2018.Rosen, Karen (July 29, 2018)
"Michael Who? Michael Andrew Makes Long-Awaited Splash At Swimming Nationals"
'' TeamUSA.org''. He won the final of the 50 meter butterfly in a time of 22.93, which broke the Championship record of 23.05 set by

in 2017."2018 Phillips 66 National Championships: Results Book"
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''. July 29, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2021."2018 U.S. Swimming Championships: Michael Andrew wins men's 50m fly"
''

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''. 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021. For the 50 meter breaststroke, Andrew tied the US Open record of 26.86 set by

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in 2017 and set a new Championship record in the prelims.Rusnak, Jim (July 27, 2018)
"Notes from Nationals: Michael Andrew Ties U.S. Open Record in 50 Breast on Day 3"
''

''. Retrieved September 16, 2021. In the final of the 50 meter breaststroke, Andrew won the event with a time of 26.84 and set a new US Open record.Keith, Braden (July 27, 2018)
"Michael Andrew Breaks Tie for U.S. Open Record in 50 Breaststroke"
''

''. Retrieved September 16, 2021. In the 100 meter breaststroke, Andrew won in a time of 59.38 seconds. Andrew won the final of the 50 meter freestyle with a 21.49, which was less than four tenths of a second ahead of second place finisher Caeleb Dressel and third place finisher

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.Harris, Beth (July 29, 2018)
"Michael Andrew caps breakout US Nationals with 50 free win"
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''. Retrieved September 16, 2021. He also finished in third place in the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 51.68, placed fourth in the 50 meter backstroke in a time of 24.62, and swam a 49.87 and placed 26th in the 100 meter freestyle.

named Andrew male swimmer of the meet.Zaccardi, Nick (July 30, 2018)
"Five thoughts off U.S. Swimming Championships"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. He also received press coverage from

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who highlighted Andrew's winning four national titles spanning breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle events."Michael Andrew wins 50 freestyle for fourth title at U.S. nationals"
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''. July 29, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021. His wins qualified him for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2019 World Championships, which was his first time qualifying for a senior long course team at an international swimming competition.

2018 Pan Pacific Championships

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships held in

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in August, Andrew won two medals."Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2018: Total Ranking"
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''. August 9–12, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2021. He swam a time of 21.46 seconds in the 50 meter freestyle, finished over four tenths of a second before the next fastest swimmer, Caeleb Dressel also of the United States, and won the gold medal.Ross, Andy (August 12, 2018)
"Michael Andrew Sprints To 50 Free Gold; Leads 1-2 with Dressel"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021.Brooks, Kelton (August 26, 2018)
"Q&A with swimming phenom Michael Andrew"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. As part of the mixed 4x100 meter medley relay with

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(backstroke), Caeleb Dressel (butterfly), and

Simone Manuel ] Simone Ashley Manuel (born August 2, 1996) is an American professional Swimming (sport), swimmer specializing in freestyle events. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won two gold and two silver medals: gold in the 100-meter freestyle and the 4x1 ...

(freestyle), Andrew won a bronze medal. Andrew attributed his gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle to his training method, USRPT.Binner, Andrew (May 10, 2020)
"Michael Andrew: How I Am Revolutionising Swimming Training"
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''. Retrieved September 25, 2021. In addition to the events he medaled in, Andrew placed seventh in the final, also called the A final, of the 100 meter breaststroke in a time of 1:00.04, placed first place in the B-final, which was 9th overall, in the 100 meter backstroke with a time of 53.55, and also won the B-final of the 100 meter butterfly with his time of 51.53 seconds. For his performances at the 2018 National Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, Andrew was nominated for the

Golden Goggle Award for "Breakout Performer of the Year", and for his execution in the 50 meter freestyle race at the Pan Pacific Championships he was nominated for the "Male Race of the Year" Golden Goggle Award."2018 Golden Goggle Award Nominees"
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''. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2021.Ross, Andy (September 26, 2018)
"USA Swimming Announces 2018 Golden Goggles Nominees"
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''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. He won the award "Breakout Performer of the Year", winning one of the two awards he was nominated for.

2018 Swimming World Cup

In November, Andrew competed at the 2018 Swimming World Cup stop in

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, tying the American record of 26.15 seconds in the short course 50 meter breaststroke set by

Cody Miller Cody William Miller (born January 9, 1992) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a former world record holder in both the men's 4×50 meter freestyle relay and the mixed 4×50 meter freestyle relay as well as a former American record holde ...

.Ross, Andy (November 3, 2018)
"Michael Andrew Ties Cody Miller's American Record in 50 SCM Breast"
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''. Retrieved April 4, 2022. Later in the World Cup circuit, at the Singapore stop, he set new American records in the short course 50 meter breaststroke and 50 meter butterfly."FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 Singapore: Results Book"
''

''. November 17, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2021.Race, Retta (November 16, 2018)
"Michael Andrew Scores New 50 Breaststroke American Record"
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''. Retrieved September 26, 2021.Ross, Andy (November 17, 2018)
"Michael Andrew Breaks American Record in 50 Fly at World Cup in Singapore"
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''. Retrieved September 26, 2021. His time of 26.10 seconds in the 50 meter breaststroke broke the American record of 26.15 seconds set by him and Cody Miller. For the 50 meter butterfly, Andrew lowered the American record from the time of 22.38 seconds set by

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in 2016 to 22.32 seconds in the final after first breaking the record with his time of 22.37 seconds in the prelims heats of the event.

2018 World Short Course Championships

At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), 2018 World Swimming Championships swam in short course meters in

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in December, Andrew competed in a total of ten events and won five medals in relay events, four gold medals and one silver medal, and one medal in an individual event, a bronze medal in the 100 meter individual medley where he was the only male swimmer from the United States who was entered to compete in the event.Keith, Braden (December 9, 2018)
"United States Enters Just 1 Man, Michael Andrew, into 100 IM"
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''. Retrieved September 25, 2021."14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Results Book"
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''. December 16, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2021. For his other four events, Andrew placed 10th in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 57.24 seconds, 10th in the 50 meter freestyle at 21.18 seconds, 11th in the 50 meter butterfly in 22.81 seconds, and 18th in the 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 26.62 seconds. In the final of the mixed 4x50 meter medley relay, Andrew swam the breaststroke leg of the relay and with his relay teammates

Olivia Smoliga Olivia Smoliga (born October 12, 1994) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events. She won a record eight gold medals at the 2018 World Championships, becoming the first swimmer, male or female, to wi ...

(backstroke), Kelsi Dahlia (butterfly), and Caeleb Dressel (freestyle), helped set a new world record time of 1:36.40 in the event."U.S. swimmers set world record at short-course championships"
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''. December 13, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2021. Andrew also swam the breaststroke leg of the 4x50 meter medley relay where he won a silver medal and helped set a new American record in the event with finals relay teammates Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Caeleb Dressel (butterfly), and

Ryan Held Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is an American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds the U.S. Open record in the long course 100 meter freestyle and three world records in short co ...

(freestyle).Sutherland, James (December 15, 2018)
"American Men Chop Nine-Tenths Off National Record In 4x50 Medley Relay"
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''. Retrieved September 25, 2021. Swimming in the prelims heats of the mixed 4x50 meter freestyle relay, 4x50 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay, Andrew helped advance each relay to the final of each event and won a gold medal in each race when the finals relays won.

2019: Finalling in 50 meter sprints

2019 World Long Course Championships

Andrew became the first man to make it to the finals in the 50 meter events for all four strokes at a World Championships meet in July 2019 at the

held in

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.Rieder, David (July 28, 2019)
"Zane Waddell Posts Big Upset for World Title in Men's 50 Back"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. In the finals he placed 4th in the 50 meter butterfly, 5th in the 50 meter backstroke, 6th in the 50 meter freestyle, and 7th in the 50 meter breaststroke."18th FINA World Championships 2019: Results Book"
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''. July 28, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021. He earned one medal at the meet, a silver medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay where he swam a 59.75 for the breaststroke leg of the relay in the prelims heats.Ortegon, Karl (August 13, 2019)
"Michael Andrew Continues to Experiment with Weights, Will Turn Focus to 200 IM"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. In his individual event at the 100 meter distance, Andrew ranked 19th with a time of 1:00:04 in the 100 meter breaststroke.

International Swimming League

In fall 2019, Andrew was a member of the inaugural season of the

International Swimming League The International Swimming League (ISL) is an annual professional swimming league, established in 2019. It features a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. In 2019, the regular season started in October and the Final Match ...

, swimming for the

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who competed in the Americas Division. In addition to being a swimmer for the team, Andrew shared the role of co-owner of the New York Breakers with his parents.Pecoraro, Nick (June 18, 2019)
"Michael Andrew Highlights the Sprint-Heavy New York Breakers ISL Roster"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. At the American Final, in College Park, Maryland, he won the 50 meter backstroke, tying with LA Current swimmer

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. For the 2019 season, Andrew's performances earned him the

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designation for the New York Breakers.Anderson, Jared (September 9, 2020)
"ISL Rosters: Andrew Returns, NY Breakers Bolster Sprints With Ottesen, McEvoy"
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''. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

2020: Pandemic disrupts competition

Rebounding from his 19th place finish at the 2019 World Championships, Andrew swam a personal best time of 59.14 seconds in the 100 meter breaststroke to win the final at the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series meet in

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in March 2020.OlympicTalk (March 5, 2020)
"Michael Andrew, after tough 2019, swims faster than ever to start 2020"
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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. At the same meet he also improved his best times in the 200 meter individual medley and 100 meter butterfly.Price, Karen (March 26, 2020)
"Michael Andrew: "Being Unconventional My Entire Life Helped Me Prepare For Change Like This""
'' TeamUSA.org''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. Later in the month, when the 2020 Olympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the

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, Andrew continued training after a six to seven week break from swimming in a pool.James, Nick (May 20, 2020)
"ASR: Michael Andrew sensational in the pool swimming with a purpose despite the Coronavirus Pandemic"
''

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''. Retrieved September 17, 2021. One of the ways Andrew adapted to the hiatus in international swimming competition was by experimenting and posting videos of his daily life as a professional swimmer on his

channel.

International Swimming League

Andrew served as a

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for the New York Breakers in the

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2021: Olympic Games debut

Olympic Trials build-up

] At the 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis, Andrew swam and won three individual events."All 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series - Indianapolis Results By OMEGA"
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''. May 12–15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021. On Thursday May 13, 2021 Andrew competed in the 100 meter breaststroke, swimming a personal best in the finals with a time of 58.67 and setting a new U.S. Open record and a new Pro Swim Series record for the event.Hodges, Coleman (May 13, 2021)
"Michael Andrew: "Very Stoked to be going into Trials with that under the belt""
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''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.McDougall, Chrös (May 13, 2021)
"Swimmer Michael Andrew Drops An US Open Record At Pro Swim Series Stop"
'' TeamUSA.org''. Retrieved May 15, 2021. His swim was the second fastest time in the 100 meter breaststroke long course event in the history of the US.OlympicTalk (May 13, 2021)
"Michael Andrew swims second-fastest 100m breaststroke in U.S. history"
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''. Retrieved May 19, 2021. The next day, Friday May 14, 2021, Andrew set another Pro Swim Series record this time in the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 50.80.Sutherland, James (May 14, 2021)
"Michael Andrew Blasts Through 51-Second Barrier In 100 Fly, Lowers PSS Record"
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''. Retrieved May 15, 2021. Saturday May 15, 2021 he won the 200 individual medley swimming a 1:56.84. His swims drew the attention of ''

'' who chose Andrew as their “Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month” for the month of May 2021 because of his achievements in his breaststroke, butterfly, and individual medley races and his potential for making the US Olympic Team for the 2020 Olympic Games.Anderson, Jared (May 27, 2021)
"Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Michael Andrew, MA Swim Academy"
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''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Heading into the 2020 United States Olympic trials (swimming), 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials, Andrew qualified to compete in seven individual events including the 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, 100 meter backstroke, 100 meter breaststroke, 200 meter breaststroke, 100 meter butterfly, and 200 meter individual medley.Anderson, Jared (April 10, 2020)
"Current U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers By Event, Age, LSC, & More"
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''. Retrieved May 18, 2021."Meet Results: 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series - Mission Viejo"
''HY-TEK''. April 9, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 3, 2021)
"By The Numbers: 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Qualifiers"
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''. Retrieved June 3, 2021. He qualified for the 200 meter breaststroke in April 2021 at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Mission Viejo where he swam a 2:11.32 in the final of his debut racing the event, which was over three seconds faster than the Wave II trials qualification time. As part of press coverage leading up to the 2020 Olympic Trials (held in June 2021 due to the

), ''

'' named Andrew as their top pick in the men's 100 meter breaststroke.Carlson, Reid (May 19, 2021)
"2021 US Olympic Trials: All Eyes on Michael Andrew in Men’s 100 Breaststroke"
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''. Retrieved May 19, 2021. Attempting to predict the results, ''

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twic ...

'' selected Andrew as finishing first in the 100 meter breaststroke, second in the 100 meter butterfly, and second in the 200 meter individual medley.Forde, Pat (June 10, 2021)
"Predicting Results for Each Event of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials"
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''. Retrieved June 11, 2021. ''Sports Illustrated'' also listed Andrew as one of two potential breakthrough performers to follow at the meet along with Regan Smith.Forde, Pat (June 9, 2021)
"Five Story Lines to Watch at U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials"
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''. Retrieved June 11, 2021. Andrew also garnered attention from

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regarding his stance on FINA and potential bans on swimmers participating in the International Swimming League in relation to discussions of prize money for swimmers at the Olympic Games.Holmes, Tracey (June 7, 2021)
"New International Swimmers' Alliance to push for Olympic prize money in talks with FINA"
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''. Retrieved June 11, 2021. Andrew entered to swim six events at the Olympic Trials, the seven events he qualified to swim minus the 200 meter breaststroke.Penland, Spencer (June 9, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II Pre-Scratch Psych Sheets Released"
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''. Retrieved June 9, 2021.Anderson, Jared (June 9, 2021)
"Michael Andrew Enters 6 Events For U.S. Olympic Trials Including All Four 100s"
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''. Retrieved June 9, 2021. In the

records book published on the 13th of June 2021 and containing a list of current American Records, Championship Records, US Open Records, and World Records, Andrew was the only male to have set one of these records (the US Open record in the 100 meter breaststroke) in 2021."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Current Records As of SUN 13 JUN 2021"
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''. June 13, 2021 at 8:53. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

2020 US Olympic Trials

On day one of the USA Olympic Trials, June 13, 2021, Andrew swam a 58.19 in the morning prelims for the 100 meter breaststroke, coming in as the fastest swimmer for the prelims heats and setting a new American Record, US Open Record, and Championship Record in the process."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 13, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap"
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''. June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021. His swim also moved him up in rankings to the third fastest swimmer in the event all-time globally and all-time fastest American.Penland, Spencer (June 13, 2021)
"Michael Andrew Shatters 100 BR American Record with Prelims 58.19, #3 in World"
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''. Retrieved June 13, 2021. In the semifinals for the 100 meter breaststroke the same day, Andrew swam a 58.14, ranking as #1 out of all semifinals swimmers for the event and breaking his own American Record, US Open Record, and Championship Record he set in the prelims."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 13, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved June 13, 2021. Additionally, the first 50 meters of his 100 meter breaststroke clocked in at 26.83 seconds, which broke the former US Open record in the 50 meter breaststroke he set at 26.84 seconds in 2018. Both Andrew and second fastest swimmer in the semifinals,

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, dropped substantial time in the prelims and semifinals, advancing to the finals the next day.Penland, Spencer (June 13, 2021)
"Still Rolling: Michael Andrew Breaks 100 Breast American Record Again - 58.14"
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''. Retrieved June 13, 2021.OlympicTalk (June 13, 2021)
"An 11th-place finisher at trials could be on the U.S. Olympic swimming team"
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''. Retrieved June 13, 2021.De George, Matthew (June 13, 2021)
"U.S. Olympic Trials: Michael Andrew Sets Second American Record in 100 Breast"
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''. Retrieved June 13, 2021. Andrew's setting the American record twice in one day was an

highlight from day one of the Olympic Trials.Goodman, Eric (June 13, 2021)
"Highlights and results from U.S. Swimming Trials Night 1"
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''. Retrieved June 13, 2021. According to

, Andrew's swims on day one of the Olympic Trials in the prelims and semifinals where he set an American record in each swim was a first for anyone to do so.OlympicTalk (June 14, 2021)
"Katie Ledecky's first opportunity to make Tokyo Olympic team has arrived in 400m freestyle"
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''. Retrieved June 14, 2021. In the morning on day two of the Olympic Trials, Monday the 14th of June 2021, Andrew swam a 53.66 in the prelims of the 100 meter backstroke, ranking 7th out of all heats."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.Anderson, Jared (June 14, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved June 14, 2021. Competing in his first final of the 2020 Olympic Trials in the evening of day two, Andrew swam a 58.73 in the 100 meter breaststroke, ranking #1 for the event."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary"
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''. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021. He qualified for the US Olympic Swimming Team in the 100 meter breaststroke, this was his first time qualifying to compete at an

.Sutherland, James (June 14, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved June 14, 2021.Hart, Torrey (June 14, 2021)
"Michael Andrew, former youth swimming phenom, makes first Olympic team"
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''. Retrieved September 15, 2021. Two events later, Andrew swam a 53.82 in the 100 meter backstroke semifinals, ranking #8, and qualifying for the final."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021. Andrew making his first US Olympic Team and the

with the 100 meter breaststroke was highlighted by local news, ''

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'' and FOX4, swimming news, ''

'', and national news,

and

.Waltman, Scott (June 14, 2021)
"Former Aberdeen swimmer Michael Andrew qualifies for Tokyo Olympics"
''

''. Retrieved June 14, 2021.AP Wire; Koch, Mackenzie (June 14, 2021)
"Former Lawrence resident Michael Andrew qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 100m breaststroke"
'' FOX4''. Retrieved June 14, 2021.Gibbs, Robert (June 14, 2021)
"Michael Andrew, Andrew Wilson Take College Roads Less Traveled to Olympic Team"
''

''. Retrieved June 14, 2021.OlympicTalk (June 14, 2021)
"Katie Ledecky relieved to check the box after qualifying for third Olympics"
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''. Retrieved June 14, 2021. Day three of competition, Andrew competed in the final of the 100 meter backstroke in the evening, swimming a 53.59 and ranking 8th."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results Summary"
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''. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021. In the prelims of the 200 meter individual medley June 17, 2021, Andrew swam a 1:56.25, ranking first, and advancing to the semifinals."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
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''. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.Anderson, Jared (June 17, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved June 17, 2021. He dropped more than half a second off his former best time in the 200 meter individual medley with his swim, rising to number five fastest American swimmer in the event to that point in time. Johnson, Annika (June 17, 2021)
"Michael Andrew Blasts Lifetime Best 1:56.25 200 IM, #5 All-Time in the U.S."
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''. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Andrew lowered his personal best time in the 200 meter individual medley in the semifinals, swimming a 1:55.26, ranking first for the semifinals heats, and advancing to the final the next day."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 17, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved June 17, 2021. His swim moved him from number five to number three all-time fastest American swimmer in the event as well as making him the fastest swimmer globally for the 2021 year up to then.Miller, Nicole (June 17, 2021)
"Michael Andrew Drops 1:55.26 in the 200 IM to Become #3 American All-Time"
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''. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Andrew also made the top five fastest swimmers all-time globally in the 200 meter individual medley, coming in at number five with his time of 1:55.26. In the final, Andrew finished first with a time of 1:55.44 and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the event, making it his second event to swim at the Olympic Games."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results Summary"
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''. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 18, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved June 18, 2021. On the seventh day of competition, Andrew competed in the prelims heats of the 50 meter freestyle, swimming a 21.72, ranking second, and advancing to the semifinals later that day."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 19, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved June 19, 2021. He ranked second for both semifinals with a time of 21.55 and qualified for the final on day eight, the last day, of competition."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 19, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 7 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved June 19, 2021. Andrew swam a 21.48 in the final, took second place, and qualified to swim the 50 meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results Summary"
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''. June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 20, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 8 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved June 20, 2021. This marked the first time a swimmer for the United States qualified to compete individually at the Olympic Games both in breaststroke and an event other than an individual medley.Johnson, Annika (June 20, 2021)
"Michael Andrew Set For History With Entries In Breaststroke and Freestyle"
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''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

Prior to the

, the US Olympic swim team trained together in

.De George, Matthew (July 8, 2021)
"U.S. Swim Team, Unvaccinated Michael Andrew Managing COVID-19 Challenges"
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''. Retrieved July 9, 2021. Andrew filmed some of the typical activities the swimmers took part in during the training camp, edited them together into a

vlog A video blog or video log, sometimes shortened to vlog (), is a form of blog for which the medium is video. Vlog entries often combine embedded video (or a video link) with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in ...

format, and shared the video publicly on his

channel to provide viewers a perspective on what it is like to train as a swimmer on the US Olympic team in the time period between qualifying for and competing in an Olympic Games.Andrew, Michael (July 17, 2021)
"Olympic Training Camp 2021"
''

''. Retrieved July 18, 2021. Andrew was one of 45 entrants in the 200 meter individual medley, 50 entrants in the 100 meter breaststroke, and one of 72 entrants in the 50 meter freestyle at the Olympic Games in

.Keith, Braden (July 15, 2021)
"Only 17 Swimmers Are Entered in the Women's 200 Fly for Tokyo Olympics"
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''. Retrieved July 17, 2021. On the first day of swimming competition, Saturday July 24, 2021, Andrew swam in his first race at an Olympic Games.Brauer, Gary (July 24, 2021)
"Michael Andrew wins his first heat in 100M breaststroke"
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''. Retrieved July 24, 2021. He won the fifth heat in the prelims of the 100 meter breaststroke, ranked third overall with a time of 58.62, and advanced to the semifinals.Sutherland, James (July 24, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved July 24, 2021. In the semifinals on July 25, Andrew ranked fifth overall with a time of 58.99 and advanced to the final of the event.Anderson, Jared (July 24, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved July 24, 2021."Adam Peaty dominates 100 breast semi, USA's Andrew advances"
''

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''. July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021. Andrew swam a 58.84 in the final and finished in fourth place ahead of his American teammate Andrew Wilson who tied for sixth place.Sutherland, James (July 25, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved July 25, 2021.Williams, Kari (July 25, 2021)
"Kansas swimmer Michael Andrew places 4th in 100m breaststroke finals"
''

''. Retrieved July 25, 2021. On day five, Andrew finished the 200 meter individual medley in the prelims heats with a time of 1:56.40, advancing to the semifinals ranked first overall.Waltman, Scott (July 28, 2021)
"Former Aberdeen swimmer Michael Andrew has best heat time in 200-meter individual medley"
''

''. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In his semifinal heat, Andrew finished second with a time of 1:57.08, which ranked him fourth for both semifinals heats and qualified him for the final of the event.Kaut, Steve (July 28, 2021)
"Michael Andrew advances to the 200-meter Individual Medley final"
''

''. Retrieved July 28, 2021.Abrego, Trent (July 28, 2021)
"Former Aberdeen swimmer Michael Andrew qualifies for 200-meter individual medley final"
''

''. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In the final on day seven of competition, Andrew finished with a time of 1:57.31, and placed fifth overall in the 200 meter individual medley.Levinsohn, Dan (July 29, 2021)
"Michael Andrew misses medal in 200m IM, China's Wang Shun wins gold"
'' WPTV NewsChannel 5''. Retrieved July 29, 2021.Zeigler, Mark (July 29, 2021)
"Disappointing Olympics continues for Michael Andrew, U.S. swimmers"
''

''. Retrieved July 29, 2021. In the evening of day seven, Andrew ranked 11th in the prelims heats of the 50 meter freestyle and qualified for the semifinals with his time of 21.89.Anderson, Jared (July 30, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved July 30, 2021. In the semifinals on day eight, Andrew swam a 21.67 and advanced to the final tied ranked for fifth.Sutherland, James (July 30, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved August 1, 2021. On the final day of competition, Andrew took fourth place with a time of 21.60 in the 50 meter freestyle final.Weakley, Addi (July 31, 2021)
"Kansas swimmer Michael Andrew places 4th in 50m freestyle final"
''

''. Retrieved August 1, 2021. In the final of the 4x100 meter medley relay, Andrew swam the breaststroke leg of the relay and won the gold medal and set the

and an

with his relay teammates Ryan Murphy,

, and

in a time of 3:26.78.

;

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(August 1, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
. ''

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''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.Summers, Mitch (July 31, 2021)
"Lawrence swimmer Michael Andrew wins gold with Team USA 4x100m Medley Relay"
''

WIBW-TV WIBW-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Gray Television. The station's studios are located on Commerce Place (next to the interchange of I-70, I-470, US 40, US 75 and K-4) i ...

''. Retrieved August 1, 2021.Goodman, Eric (July 31, 2021)
"U.S. breaks world record for medley relay gold, Dressel's fifth"
''

''. Retrieved August 1, 2021.Barzilai, Peter (July 31, 2021)
"US men set world record in 4x100 medley relay as Caeleb Dressel wins fifth gold of Tokyo Olympics"
''

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''. Retrieved August 1, 2021.Waltman, Scott (August 1, 2021)
"Former Aberdeen swimmer Michael Andrew on relay team that set world record at Tokyo Olympics"
''

''. Retrieved August 1, 2021. This was the first time Andrew won an

. He swam a 58.49 for the breaststroke leg of the relay, lowering the split time from the previous world record, a 58.57 by

Eric Shanteau Eric Lee Shanteau (born October 1, 1983) is an American former competition swimmer who won two gold medals as a member of winning United States relay teams at the World Championships. He was a member of the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams, and ...

in 2009, by eight hundredths of a second. The relay wins by the United States swimmers, including Andrew in the 4x100 meter medley relay, were highlighted by ''

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'' magazine as an uplifting note to the 2020 Olympic Games saying, "The relay medals were a welcome boost on the final day, after a disappointing fifth place finish in the first-ever mixed medley relay the day before".Park, Alice (July 31, 2021)
"Team USA Swimming's Tokyo Olympics Medal Haul Fell Just Short of Rio. But Fresh Faces Offer Hope for the Future"
''

''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Additionally, Andrew became the first athlete in

for the United States, a 125 year history at the time of the Olympic Games in 2021, to compete in an individual breaststroke event and an individual non-breaststroke event that was not an individual medley. While Andrew's individual swims were historic for a swimmer of any gender, male, female, or transgender, representing the United States at the Olympic Games, he did not receive a nomination from the

Foundation for an individual Golden Goggle Award for this accomplishment.D'Addona, Dan (October 13, 2021)
"Golden Goggle Award Nominees Announced by USA Swimming, led by Dressel, Ledecky, Jacoby, Finke"
''

''. Retrieved October 13, 2021. Instead he was nominated for the Golden Goggle Award for "Relay Performance of the Year" for his contribution of lowering the world record split time on the breaststroke leg of the gold-medal-winning and world-record-setting 4x100 meter medley relay."Olympic Stars Headline USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees"
''

''. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021. Andrew's swims throughout the Summer Olympics and at the meets in 2021 leading up to the Olympic Games earned him a spot on the 2021–2022 US National Team in four individual events, the 100 meter breaststroke, the 50 meter freestyle, the 200 meter individual medley, and the 100 meter butterfly.Lepesant, Anne (September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming Names 114 Athletes To The 2021-22 National Team Roster"
''

''. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

(September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming National Team Roster 2021-22"
''

''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Andrew was the only male swimmer and one of seven total swimmers, six were female, for the United States to make the national team in four or more individual events for the year.

International Swimming League

Andrew remained one of the co-owners of the New York Breakers and decided not to compete as a swimmer in the

2021 International Swimming League The 2021 International Swimming League was the third edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in 2019. It comprised ten teams composed of both women and men. The league, due to COVID-19 pandemic tr ...

season.Anderson, Jared (June 29, 2021)
"Michael Andrew Won’t Swim in the 2021 ISL Season"
''

''. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

For the 2021 World Short Course Championships in

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starting December 16, Andrew entered to compete in six individual events, the 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, 50 meter butterfly, 100 meter butterfly, 50 meter freestyle, and 100 meter individual medley."2021 FINA Short Course World Championships Roster"
''

''. 28 October 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021. Andrew and his teammates for the Championships being announced ranked as number two, only behind

Kyle Chalmers Kyle Chalmers, (born 25 June 1998) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 100 metre freestyle, 4×100 metre medley relay, and long course 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay. He is the Oceanian a ...

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setting a new world record in the 100 meter freestyle, for "The Week That Was" honor from ''

'' for the week of November 1, 2021.Rieder, David (November 1, 2021)
"The Week That Was: Chalmers Takes Down 13-Year-Old World Record"
''

''. Retrieved November 1, 2021. On day one of competition, Andrew qualified for the semifinals of the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 57.54 seconds in the prelims heats, which ranked him eighth.

(December 16, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 16, 2021. He swam a 57.83 in the semifinals of the event, ranked 14th, and did not qualify for the final.

(December 16, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 16, 2021. Andrew ranked 33rd in the prelims heats of the 100 metre butterfly on day two with a time of 51.69 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.

(December 17, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 17, 2021. Day three, Andrew swam in the 100 meter individual medley prelims heats, not qualifying for the semifinals with his time of 53.04, which ranked him 17th overall.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. In the prelims heats of the 50 meter freestyle, Andrew qualified for the semifinals ranking 15th with a 21.52.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. In the semifinals Andrew did not qualify for the final, ranking 16th overall with his time of 21.63 seconds.

(December 18, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 18, 2021. On day four, Andrew decided not to compete in the 50 meter butterfly.

(December 19, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 19, 2021. The same day, Andrew and two other United States swimmers,

Rhyan White Rhyan Elizabeth White (born January 25, 2000) is an American swimmer. She won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics for her contribution in the prelims of the event and placed fourth in both the 100-meter ...

and

Michael Brinegar Michael Brinegar (born September 15, 1999) is an American swimmer specializing in distance freestyle and open water swimming. He participated at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, winning a medal. Career College Brinegar attends Indiana U ...

, officially withdrew from competition, which followed the withdrawal of teammates

Lydia Jacoby Lydia Alice Jacoby (born February 29, 2004) is an American professional swimmer. She was the first Alaskan to qualify for an Olympic Games in swimming, competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, where she won the gold medal in the ...

and

Katie Grimes Kathryn Eileen Grimes (born January 8, 2006) is an American competitive swimming (sport), swimmer. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, she won silver medals in the Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre fre ...

one day earlier.Keith, Braden (December 19, 2021)
"Michael Andrew, Michael Brinegar, Rhyan White Withdraw From SC Worlds"
''

''. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

2022: Stabilizing senior competition

In February 2022, Andrew raced the 100 meter freestyle, 50 meter breaststroke, and 100 meter butterfly on the second day of competition of the 4th Copa Heller Cup in

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, notably winning the 50 meter breaststroke over

Arno Kamminga Arno Kamminga (born 22 October 1995) is a Dutch swimmer. He won silver medals in the 100 metre breaststroke and 200 metre breaststroke events at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World ...

of the

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with a time of 27.19 seconds.Race, Retta (February 27, 2022)
"Michael Andrew Takes On Tough Triple At Altitude On Copa Heller Cup Day 2"
''

''. Retrieved February 27, 2022. In early March, Andrew swam a 59.05 at the 2022 Pro Swim Series stop in

Westmont, Illinois Westmont is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Westmont is a community of 5.03 square miles in area with a 2010 population of 24,685. It is located approximately west of the Chicago Loop in the southeastern portion of DuPage Co ...

to win the 100 meter breaststroke, finishing just 0.19 seconds off a Pro Swim Series record of 58.86 seconds set by

in 2017, though Andrew had already broken the record twice in May 2021, first with a 58.82 and then again with a 58.67.Gibbs, Robert (March 3, 2022)
"2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved March 3, 2022. The next day he won the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 51.74, finishing 0.03 seconds ahead of second-place finisher

Shaine Casas Shaine Casas (born December 25, 1999) is an American professional swimmer. He is an Americas record holder in the short course 4×50 meter medley relay, swimming the butterfly leg of the relay. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, he ...

.Hy-Tek (March 4, 2022)
"2022 TYR Pro Swim Series - Westmont: Meet Results"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved March 4, 2022. He won the 50 meter freestyle with a 21.73 on the fourth and final day of competition.Johnson, Annika (March 5, 2022)
"2020 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

2022 International Team Trials

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in

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, Andrew ranked first in the prelims heats of the 50 meter butterfly on day two with a time of 23.09 seconds and qualified for the evening final.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved April 27, 2022. He placed second in the final, finishing in a time of 22.87 seconds, just 0.03 seconds behind the first-place finisher.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 27, 2022. On the third day, he placed second in the 100 meter butterfly with a 50.88 and won the 50 meter breaststroke with a new American record and US Open record time of 26.52 seconds.

(April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

(April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 28, 2022. Later in the same session, he placed fifth in the 50 meter backstroke with a time of 24.80 seconds.

(April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 28, 2022. The following day, he placed second in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 58.51 seconds.

(April 29, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 29, 2022. He placed second in the final of the 50 meter freestyle on the fifth and final day with a personal best time of 21.45 seconds.

(April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 30, 2022. In total, he was named to the

team roster by

in four individual events, the 50 meter and 100 meter breaststroke, the 100 meter butterfly, and the 50 meter freestyle."2022 FINA World Championships Roster"
''

''. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022. Three days later, USA Swimming officially added him to the roster in a fifth individual event, the 50 meter butterfly."2022 FINA World Championships Roster: Version 2"
''

''. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

2022 World Long Course Championships

The first day of swimming competition at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in

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in June, Andrew placed ninth in the semifinals of the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 59.63 seconds.

(June 18, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved July 7, 2022. Day two, he won a bronze medal in the 50 meter butterfly with a personal best time of 22.79 seconds, finishing just 0.01 seconds behind silver medalist

Nicholas Santos Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos (born 14 February 1980) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly sprint events. He swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50-metre freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olymp ...

and marking his first medal in an individual event at a

FINA World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: Swimming (sport), swimming, Diving (sport), diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run b ...

."2022 World Aquatics Championships Results"
'' SuperSport''. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022. Two days later, he swam a 26.72 in the final of the 50 meter breaststroke to win the bronze medal and occupy one of the three podium spots, with

of the United States taking the gold medal and

Nicolò Martinenghi Nicolò Martinenghi (; born 1 August 1999) is an Italian swimmer. He is a two-time world record holder in the 4×50 metre medley relay, swimming breaststroke on both relays. He is the Italian record holder in the 50 metre breaststroke and 100 ...

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taking the silver medal.Fahey, Ciarán (June 21, 2022)
"Milák sets world record; 3 more US golds at swimming worlds"
''

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''. Retrieved July 7, 2022. Later in the same session, he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter mixed medley relay when the finals relay finished first in 3:38.79, in the prelims heats earlier in the day he contributed a split of 50.69 for the butterfly leg of the relay to help qualify it for the final ranking first.

(June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

(June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved July 7, 2022. Three days later, on day seven, Andrew won his first and only medal of the finals session in the 50 meter freestyle, finishing 0.09 seconds behind gold medalist

Ben Proud Benjamin Proud (born 21 September 1994) is an English competitive swimmer, representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games, the FINA World Aquatics Championships and LEN European Aquatics Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. P ...

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and 0.16 seconds ahead of bronze medalist

Maxime Grousset Maxime Grousset (born 24 April 1999) is a French swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×50 metre mixed freestyle relay. He won the silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle and the bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle at ...

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with a personal best time of 21.41 seconds to win the silver medal.Wei, Zhang (June 25, 2022)
"Britain's Proud wins men's 50m freestyle at FINA worlds"
''

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''. Retrieved July 7, 2022. He followed his silver medal up with a fourth-place finish in the final of the 100 meter butterfly less than 40 minutes later with a time of 51.11 seconds.

(June 24, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved July 7, 2022. He concluded competition on the eighth and final day, splitting a 50.06 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 meter medley relay in the final to help achieve a time of 3:27.79 and win the silver medal behind only the Italy relay team.

(June 25, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved July 7, 2022."Italy pips US men to relay gold in swimming worlds finale"
''

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''. June 25, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022. In July, following his performances, Andrew was named as a member of the roster for the 2022

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."2022 Duel in the Pool - U.S. Roster"
''

''. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

2022 World Short Course Championships

For the 2022 World Short Course Championships, in

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, Andrew was named to the roster in five individual events, the 50 meter freestyle, 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, 50 meter butterfly, and 100 meter butterfly."2022 FINA World Championships (25m) Roster"
''

''. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

International championships (50 m)

: Andrew swam only in the prelims heats. : Andrew swam only in exhibition.

International championships (25 m)

: Andrew swam only in the prelims heats.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Legend: h = heats; r = relay lead-off

Swimming World Cup circuits

The following medals Andrew has won at Swimming World Cup circuits."Michael Andrew: Medals"
''

''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

World records

World junior records

Long course meters

Legend: h – heats; sf – semifinal; = – tied pre-existing record

Short course meters

World records

Long course meters

with Ryan Murphy (backstroke),

(butterfly),

(freestyle)

Short course meters

with

(backstroke), Kelsi Dahlia (butterfly), Caeleb Dressel (freestyle)

Continental and national records

Long course meters

Short course meters

Physique

Ultra Short Race Pace Training

Michael Andrew has adopted a unique training style called Ultra Short Race Pace Training. In an interview with ''

'' Andrew spoke about his training: USRPT, short for Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training, is an evidence-based training program/stroke curriculum developed by Dr. Bent S. Rushall for the sport of swimming that Andrew started using as his training method when he was 10 years old.Berg, Aimee (November 12, 2018)
"Michael Andrew explains his unique training system"
''

''. Retrieved September 16, 2021. In the '' Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine'', Nugent ''et al.'', 2019 reviewed the science behind the USRPT methodology finding most of the science to be

anecdotal Anecdotal evidence is evidence based only on personal observation, collected in a casual or non-systematic manner. The term is sometimes used in a legal context to describe certain kinds of testimony which are uncorroborated by objective, independ ...

in nature, highlighting the training records of Andrew as one form of more concrete scientific evidence, and emphasizing the importance of

statistical Statistics (from German: ''Statistik'', "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a scientific, industria ...

evidence in proving the effectiveness of the USRPT methodology.Nugent, Frank; Comyns, Tom; Kearney, Philip; Warrington, Giles (2019)
"Ultra-Short Race-Pace Training (USRPT) In Swimming: Current Perspectives"
'' Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine'' 2019(10): 133–144. doi
10.2147/OAJSM.S180598
Retrieved July 11, 2021.

Diet

Andrew follows a

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as part of his training.

Highlights

* 2009: Commenced training with Ultra Short Race Pace Training, 10 years old * 2013: Became a

professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skil ...

swimmer at 14 years of age * 2015: First junior world title: 50 meter backstroke, 16 years old * 2016: First world title (long course or short course): 100 meter individual medley (short course), 17 years old * 2016—2017: Multiple-time world junior record holder in events spanning breaststroke, individual medley, backstroke, freestyle, and butterfly, 17–18 years old * 2017: First swimmer to achieve three world junior records in a time span of less than one hour (in one finals session) at a

, 18 years old * 2018: Four national titles in breaststroke, freestyle, and butterfly events, 19 years old * 2018: First

international title: 50 meter freestyle at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, 19 years old * 2018: First

(short or long course): mixed 4x50 meter medley relay (breaststroke leg), 19 years old * 2019: First male swimmer to final in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle events at the 50 meter distance at a single

World Championships, 20 years old * 2021: Multiple time national record holder in the long course 100 meter breaststroke, 22 years old * 2021: Competed in four individual and relay events at his first

: 1st in the 4x100 meter medley relay, 4th in the 100 meter breaststroke, 4th in the 50 meter freestyle, 5th in the 200 meter individual medley, 22 years old * 2021: First

in the 4x100 meter medley relay in

and world record time at the

, 22 years old * 2021: First long course world record: 4x100 meter medley relay (breaststroke leg), 22 years old * 2021: Became the first American in the 125-year-history, at the time of competition in 2021, of swimming at the modern Olympic Games to compete in an individual breaststroke event (100 meter breaststroke) in addition to an individual event other than breaststroke that was not an individual medley (50 meter freestyle), 22 years old * 2021—2022: Only male swimmer for the

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to make the 2021—2022 US National Team in four or more individual events, 22 years old * 2022: First medal in an individual event at a

: 50 metre butterfly (bronze medal), 23 years old

Awards and honors

* Golden Goggle Award, Relay Performance of the Year: 2021 ( 4x100 meter medley relay)Griswold, Molly (December 7, 2021)
"2021 Golden Goggle Award Winners"
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''. Retrieved December 7, 2021. * Golden Goggle Award, Breakout Performer of the Year: 2018"Katie Ledecky and Ryan Murphy win Golden Goggles awards"
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''. November 20, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2021. * ''

'', The Week That Was: November 1, 2021 (#2) * ''

'', Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#77),Anderson, Jared (January 27, 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #100 — #76"
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''. Retrieved October 11, 2021. 2022 (#17)Sutherland, James (January 20, 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Men's #20-11"
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''. Retrieved January 20, 2022. * ''SwimSwam'', Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: July 2018,Anderson, Jared (July 31, 2018)
"Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Michael Andrew, Race Pace Club"
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''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. September 2018,Anderson, Jared (September 30, 2018)
"Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Michael Andrew, Race Pace Club"
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''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. May 2021 * ''SwimSwam'', Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 13–14 (male): 2013,Lepesant, Anne (January 2, 2014)
"2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year - 13 To 14"
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''. Retrieved October 5, 2021. 2014Lepesant, Anne (December 28, 2014)
"2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year — 13-14"
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''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. * Golden Goggle Award nominee, Male Race of the Year: 2018 ( 50 meter freestyle)

Personal life

Andrew has a girlfriend named Destiny, they started dating February 1, 2020.Andrew, Michael (March 29, 2020)
"Quarantine Q&A// Episode #7"
(time stamp 5:05 to 5:44). ''

''. Retrieved April 3, 2022. Andrew is a

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. He has said, “Faith is everything. I know that God gives life and without God and what he has done for my family and I, there would be no point in swimming or being here.”

Controversy

In the weeks leading up to the 2020 Summer Olympics, Andrew made headlines for defending his decision to go to Tokyo without being vaccinated against

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, which he had tested positive for a few months prior. His decision drew attention from national newspaper ''

'' who stated Andrew was the biggest name to come out openly about not getting a

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in advance of the

. Athletes were not required to get a COVID-19 vaccine to compete at the 2020 Olympics and estimates put 80 to 90% of athletes on the U.S. team as having received the vaccine, which made Andrew part of the minority that did not get vaccinated. Speaking to

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via a media conference call, Andrew clarified, "My reason behind it is -- for one, it was in the last moment I didn't want to put anything in my body that I didn't know how I would potentially react to. As an athlete on the elite level, everything we do is very calculated. For me in the training cycles and especially at trials, I didn't want to risk any days out, because there are periods where if you take a vaccine, you have to deal with some days off.""U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew won't get vaccinated"
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''. July 9, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrew, Michael 1999 births Living people American male backstroke swimmers American male breaststroke swimmers American male butterfly swimmers American male freestyle swimmers American male medley swimmers American people of South African descent American sportspeople of African descent Sportspeople of South African descent Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) People from Aberdeen, South Dakota Liberty University alumni World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming World record setters in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic swimmers of the United States 21st-century American people

Early life

2014–2017: International career beginnings

2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

2015: International debut

2015 World Junior Championships

2016: First world title

2016 US Olympic Trials

2016 World Short Course Championships

2017: Breaking long course world junior records

2017 World Junior Championships

2017 Swimming World Cup

2018–2021: Transitioning to senior competition

2018: National to international ascent

2018 National Championships

2018 Pan Pacific Championships

2018 Swimming World Cup

2018 World Short Course Championships

2019: Finalling in 50 meter sprints

2019 World Long Course Championships

International Swimming League

2020: Pandemic disrupts competition

International Swimming League

2021: Olympic Games debut

Olympic Trials build-up

2020 US Olympic Trials

2020 Summer Olympics

International Swimming League

2021 World Short Course Championships

2022: Stabilizing senior competition

2022 International Team Trials

2022 World Long Course Championships

2022 World Short Course Championships

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Swimming World Cup circuits

World records

World junior records

Long course meters

Short course meters

World records

Long course meters

Short course meters

Continental and national records

Long course meters

Short course meters

Physique

Ultra Short Race Pace Training

Diet

Highlights

Awards and honors

Personal life

Controversy

See also

References

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