Michael Chadwick (born April 15, 1995) is an American swimmer who swims for Team Elite Aquatics in San Diego, CA and formerly for the

University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in ...

. He is an NCAA All-American and U.S. National Team member.

Career

International Swimming Team

In fall of 2019, Chadwick signed for the LA Current, in the ISL's inaugural season. In spring 2020, he signed for the Toronto Titans, the first Canadian based team in the ISL.

World Championships

Chadwick made his international debut at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), helping multiple U.S. relays win medals. He teamed up with Tom Shields,

Lilly King Lillia Camille King (born February 10, 1997) is an American swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. She currently represents the Cali Condors, a team that is part of the International Swimming League. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the ...

and

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to win gold in the 4x50-meter mixed medley relay. Chadwick qualified for the 2017 U.S. World Championships team as a member of the 400-meter freestyle relay. He placed fifth at U.S. Nationals. On December 11, 2018, Chadwick swam as part of the 4x100 Freestyle relay team for the US in the 14th FINA World Championships. The relay team set a new world record at 3:03.03, demolishing the previous record of 3:03.3 set by USA in 2009.

College career

Chadwick attended the

from 2013 to 2017 and swam all four years. At NCAAs his senior year, he finished second in the 100 free with a time of 40.95 and fourth in the 50 free with a time of 18.97. Chadwick finished the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Missouri swimming program with 22 All-American honors.

Early life

Michael Chadwick grew up in

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

with his parents David and Marilynn along with his two older siblings, Bethany and David Chadwick. Chadwick attended

Charlotte Latin School Charlotte Latin School is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian day school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1970 and serves about 1,500 students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is ...

and trained at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club. Chadwick starting swimming at a late age. His father, David Chadwick, played college basketball at the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

and his brother, David, played NCAA Division I basketball as well. Undoubtedly, Michael wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. Chadwick played basketball until he was cut from his 7th grade basketball team. The disappointment led him to pursue swimming instead of basketball.

Personal

In March 2017, Chadwick announced his engagement to Cassi Diya following the 2017 NCAA Championships.Brien, Taylor (March 30, 2017)
"Michael Chadwick Celebrates NCAAs with Proposal to Girlfriend"
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''. Retrieved January 15, 2022. On December 31, New Year's Eve, 2017 Chadwick and Cassi Diya got married.Watkins, Mike (October 27, 2017)
"Michael Chadwick: Looking Forward to 2018 after a Great 2017"
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''. Retrieved January 15, 2022. In October 2020, the Chadwicks announced they were pregnant with a baby boy.D'Addona, Dan (October 11, 2020)
"Michael Chadwick, Wife Cassi, Announce Baby Boy On the Way"
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''. Retrieved January 15, 2022.Levy, Elizabeth (October 11, 2020)
"Michael Chadwick And Wife Cassi Expecting Baby Boy In March"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

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