Zachary "Zach" Douglas Apple (born April 23, 1997) is an American competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who specializes in the sprint

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events. He currently swims for

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in the

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. He won his first

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in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the

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, swimming in the prelims and the final of the event, and later in the same Olympic Games won a gold medal and helped set a new

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and

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in the 4x100-meter medley relay, swimming the freestyle leg of the relay in the final. He competed at the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

held in

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, South Korea, winning four medals – two gold, one silver, and one bronze. He won a gold medal and set a new Championships record as part of the finals relay in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. He was also a part of the finals relay team in the mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay that won the gold medal in a

time of 3 minutes, 19.40 seconds.

Early life and education

Zach Apple was born April 23, 1997, in

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, as the son of Doug and Allison Apple. Apple attended Edgewood High School and swam for GMVY Wahoos club team. In 2015, he was the YMCA Long Course National Champion in the 50m

and runner-up for 200m

. Apple swam collegiately at

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

from 2015 to 2018 and then transferred to

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

to finish his college career from 2018 to 2019.

College career

As a freshman for the

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, Apple finished 19th in the 50-yard

, 35th in the 100-yard and 20th in the 200-yard

at the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships. He also earned All-American honors as a member of the 200-yard

relay that finished sixth. In his sophomore year, Apple tied for fourth place in the 50-yard

at the 2017 Men's NCAA Division I Championships. He also finished 12th and 14th in the 200 and 100-yard

, and was a member of the 200-yard

relay that finished sixth, 400-yard

relay that finished 11th and 800-yard

relay that finished 12th. As a junior, Apple tied for 5th place in the 50-yard

and was part of Auburn's 11th place in the 200-yard

relay at the 2018 Men's NCAA Division I Championships. He also earned a third place in the 200-yard

and finished tenth in the 100-yard

. In his final college season as a

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, Apple finished fifth in the 50-yard

, second in the 200 and third in the 100-yard

. He also contributed to the team's second NCAA title in the 400-yard medley relay, 200 and 400-yard

relays, which placed fourth.

International career

2017 World Championships

At the World Championships Trials in

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, Apple finished first in the prelims of the 100-yard

and ended up fourth in the finals, which qualified him for the 400-meter

relay. He swam in the prelims at the meet and won a gold medal after team USA finished first in the finals.

2018 Pan Pacific Championships

Apple finished fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 50-meter

at the 2018 National Swimming Championships, he qualified for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships. At the meet, he finished second in the B-final in the 200-meter

and fifth in the A-final in the 100-meter

. He was also part of the 4x200-meter

relay that won gold.

2019

2019 World University Games

Zach Apple took home five gold medals: in the 100 and 200-meter

as well as in the 4x100 and 4x200-meter

, and 4x100 medley relay. He also finished sixth in the 50-meter

2019 World Championships

At the

held in July in

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, Apple won a total of four medals, two golds, one silver, and one bronze, all in relay events."18th FINA World Championships 2019: Results Book"
''

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''. July 28, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2021.Schmetzer, Mark (August 12, 2019)
"Butler County native eyeing 2020 Olympics after winning medals around the world"
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''. Retrieved September 18, 2021.Woods, David (December 8, 2019)
"Olympics Insider: Swimmers Drew Kibler, Zach Apple on track to Tokyo"
''

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''. Retrieved September 18, 2021. In the final of the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, Apple swam alongside

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Blake Pieroni Blake John Pieroni (born November 15, 1995) is a three-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming. He is a two time Olympian and gold medalist in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at both the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics. On the ...

, and

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, helping the relay achieve a new Championships record and win the gold medal.Neidigh, Lauren (July 21, 2019)
"Zach Apple Scorches 46.8 Split as USA Swims Fastest Textile 400 FR Relay Ever"
''

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''. Retrieved September 18, 2021.Woods, David (July 21, 2019)
"IU's new golden age of swimming: Two Hoosiers help USA win relay at FINA World Championships"
''

''. Retrieved September 18, 2021. Apple was the only swimmer on the relay to split under 47 seconds with his time of 46.86 seconds. This relay marked the first time since the 1970s that two

swimmers, Apple and Pieroni, had won a gold medal on the same relay team at a major championships meet. Swimming with Caeleb Dressel,

Mallory Comerford Mallory Comerford (born September 6, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer specializing in freestyle events. Comerford was the winner of five gold medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She won USA Swimming's Golden Goggle Award f ...

, and

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in the final of mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay, Apple won a gold medal and helped set a new

of 3:19.40."Former Louisville, Indiana swimmers win gold with record-setting performance at world championships"
''

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''. July 28, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2021.Chandler, Chris (July 27, 2019)
"Former UofL, IU swimmers win gold, break world record at world championships"
''

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''. Retrieved September 18, 2021. Apple earned his silver medal of the meet in the 4x100 medley relay, swimming the freestyle leg of the relay in the prelims. He won his bronze medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, where his swims in the prelims and finals garnered attention from ''

'' who heralded Apple as the reason the relay team won the bronze medal instead of not medaling.Anderson, Jared (July 30, 2019)
"Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Zach Apple, Relay Hero"
''

''. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

International Swimming League

Apple was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the team

. He competed at the first two matches held in

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, and

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in October 2019, and the match held in

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in November 2019.

2019 U.S. Open Championships

In December 2019, at the 2019 Toyota U.S. Open Championships held in

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, Apple placed second in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.81 behind

Bruno Fratus Bruno Giuseppe Fratus (born 30 June 1989) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the 50-metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In July 2021, Fratus became the first swimmer in history to swim the long course ...

, second in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:46.76 behind

Townley Haas Francis Townley Haas (born December 13, 1996) is a retired American competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. He is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Haas c ...

, and first in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 47.69 that also set a new Championship record in the event for the meet."2019 Toyota U.S. Open Championships Complete Results Book"
''

''. December 7, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

2021

2020 Olympic Trials

On June 17, 2021, Apple placed second in the 100-meter freestyle at the US Olympic Swimming Trials with a time of 47.72 and qualified for the 2020 US Olympic swimming team in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay and the individual 100-meter freestyle. Earlier in the meet, in the semifinals of the 200-meter freestyle on June 14, Apple swam a time of 1:46.22 in the 200-meter freestyle and ranked second overall, qualifying for the final."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021. He finished fifth overall in the 200-meter freestyle final with a time of 1:46.45 and qualified for the 4x200-meter freestyle relay team at the 2020 Olympic Games on June 15.

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(June 15, 2021)
"2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved July 27, 2021. On June 19, Apple ranked 12th in the 50-meter freestyle prelims with his time of 22.27 and advanced to the semifinals later the same day."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. June 19, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021. In the semifinals, he swam a 22.50 and did not advance to the final, ranking 16th overall in the two semifinal heats."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. June 19, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

] At his first

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, the

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, Apple competed in the prelims and the final of the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.Weese, Jake (July 25, 2021)
"Zach Apple and Team USA win gold in 4x100m freestyle relay"
''

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''. Retrieved July 26, 2021.Clark, Dave (July 25, 2021)
"Zach Apple anchors Team USA to Olympic gold medal in men's 4x100 freestyle relay"
''

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''. Retrieved July 26, 2021. In the final of the event, Apple swam the fastest of any of his relay teammates, splitting a 46.69, which was over half a second faster than the next fastest relay swimmer

.Lohn, John (July 25, 2021)
"Olympics: Zach Apple Punctuates Title in 400 Freestyle Relay As American Dominance Grows (Updated)"
''

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''. Retrieved July 26, 2021. Apple had the second fastest split time of any swimmer in the event's final, swimming a quarter of a second slower than the 46.44 split by

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. The finals relay of Apple, Caeleb Dressel,

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, and

finished first in a time of 3:08.97, with Apple anchoring the relay.Dicker, Ron (July 26, 2021)
"See Why Fans Are Talking About Zach Apple's Anchor Leg In U.S. Olympic Relay Win"
''

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''. Retrieved July 26, 2021. All relay teammates, including prelims-only swimmer

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, won the gold medal for their efforts."LSU swimmer wins gold at Tokyo Olympics"
'' KATC 3''. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021. Apple was the first athlete from the

swim program, past or present, to win a gold medal in swimming at an

since the

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."Olympic Roundup: Apple wins gold with USA 4x100 free relay team"
''

''. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021. On the fourth day of competition, Apple swam a 48.16 in the prelims of the 100-meter freestyle, ranked 11th overall, and qualified for the semifinals."IU graduates come up short in swimming events at Tokyo Olympics"
''

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''. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved July 27, 2021. The following day of competition, Apple was selected to swim in the finals of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay along with

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, and

.Sutherland, James (July 27, 2021)
"Relay Lineups: U.S. Opts For Kibler & Apple, No Dressel on Men's 4x200 Free"
''

''. Retrieved July 27, 2021. The relay finished fourth in the final, then later in the same competition session Apple placed sixth in his semifinal heat, 11th overall, and did not advance to the final of the 100-meter freestyle. On the final day, Apple swam the freestyle leg of the 4x100-meter medley relay and won a gold medal and set the

and

in the event at 3:26.78 along with his final relay teammates Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, and Caeleb Dressel."Zach Apple and Team USA win gold, set world record in 4x100m medley relay"
''

''. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021."Great Britain beaten to Olympic men's 4x100m medley gold by USA world record"
''

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''. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021."IU's Zach Apple keeps team USA's winning streak alive with relay win"
''

''. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.Clark, Dave (August 1, 2021)
"Zach Apple wins another gold medal, anchoring men's 4x100m medley relay to record time"
''

''. Retrieved August 3, 2021.Fezler, D.J. (August 1, 2021)
"Former Indiana Swimmers Zach Apple, Blake Pieroni Win Gold in 400 Medley Relay"
''

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''. Retrieved August 3, 2021. Apple swam a time of 46.95 for his 100-meter freestyle portion of the relay, which was the fastest split time in any stroke from any swimmer in the final by only one hundredth of a second as Kyle Chalmers split a 46.96 for the freestyle leg of the Australia relay.

;

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

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''. Retrieved August 4, 2021. Apple's performances on the 4x100-meter freestyle relay and the 4x100-meter medley relay, where the only other swimmer from any country in the final of either event to split faster than him was Kyle Chalmers of Australia in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, garnered the affection of the

Foundation who included him in their nomination of both relays for one Golden Goggle Award, the "Relay Performance of the Year" award, thus making two out of three relay nominations for the award include the only person to swim freestyle on both relays: Zach Apple."Olympic Stars Headline USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees"
''

''. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.D'Addona, Dan (October 13, 2021)
"Golden Goggle Award Nominees Announced by USA Swimming, led by Dressel, Ledecky, Jacoby, Finke"
''

''. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

International Swimming League

For the

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, Apple was selected as a member of the team

roster.Penland, Spencer (August 1, 2021)
"ISL Season 3: Free Agency Period Closed July 30th, Season Begins August 24th"
''

''. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

Apple entered to compete in one individual event at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in

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in December, the 100-meter freestyle."2021 FINA Short Course World Championships Roster"
''

''. 28 October 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021. For the week of November 1, 2021, the only item ranking higher than the United States team announcement for the Championships, including Apple, for "The Week That Was" honor from ''

'' was Kyle Chalmers setting a new world record in the short course 100 meter freestyle.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 the championships, Apple substituted in for

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for the finals relay in the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, 4×100 meter freestyle relay, and helped achieve a third-place finish with finals relay teammates

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, Hunter Tapp, and

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, winning the bronze medal in the event.

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(16 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 16 December 2021.Moss, Bonnie (December 16, 2021)
"U.S. Women Win Gold on First Day of 2021 FINA World Championships (25m)"
''

''. Retrieved December 16, 2021. Apple led-off the 4×50 meter mixed freestyle relay in 21.76 seconds in the prelims heats the following day, contributing to the 1:31.31 that qualified the relay for the final ranked fourth.

(December 17, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 17, 2021. In the final, Apple split a 21.31 for the second leg of the relay, helping achieve a fourth-place finish.

(December 17, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 17, 2021. Day four of competition, Apple helped advance the 4×50 meter freestyle relay to the final ranked third, splitting a 21.62 for the lead-off leg of the relay.

(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 19 December 2021. On the finals relay, Apple split a 21.06 to help achieve a fourth-place finish in 1:23.81 with finals relay teammates Ryan Held, Shaine Casas, and Kieran Smith.

(December 19, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 19, 2021. Day five of competition, Apple anchored the 4×50 meter medley relay in the prelims heats, helping qualify the relay for the final ranking fifth with a split of 21.27.

(December 20, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 20, 2021. He also qualified for the semifinals of the

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in the morning, swimming a 47.05 and ranking tenth overall.

(December 20, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved December 20, 2021. In the final of the 4×50 meter medley relay Ryan Held substituted in for Apple, the finals relay tied for first, and Apple won a gold medal along with the rest of the prelims and finals relay team members.

(December 20, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. Retrieved December 20, 2021. Apple placed twelfth in the semifinals of the 100 metre freestyle with a 47.33.

(December 20, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved December 20, 2021. The sixth and final day of the championships, Apple anchored the 4×100 meter medley relay with a 46.80 in the prelims heats and helped qualify the relay to the final ranking third.

(December 21, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved December 21, 2021. In the final, Ryan Held substituted in for Apple and the relay team won the silver medal with a time of 3:20.50.

(December 21, 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

2022

Pro Swim Series – San Antonio

On the second day of the Pro Swim Series at Northside Swim Center in

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in March and April 2022, Apple qualified for the final of the 200 meter freestyle ranking seventh with a time of 1:51.56 in the prelims heats.Hamann, Michael (March 31, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 2 Prelim Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved March 31, 2022. He placed eighth in the final with a 1:51.43.Harder, Matthew (March 31, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved March 31, 2022. For the prelims of the 50 meter freestyle on day three, he ranked 14th with a 22.96 and qualified for the b-final in the evening where he went on to place eighth, sixteenth overall, with a time of 22.97 seconds.Hy-Tek (April 2, 2022)
"2022 TYR Pro Swim Series - San Antonio"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved April 2, 2022. In the prelims heats of the 100 meter freestyle on day four, he tied for eighth with a time of 49.85 seconds, then in the evening b-final he won with a time of 49.86 seconds.Hamann, Michael (April 2, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

2022 International Team Trials

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in

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, Apple ranked seventh in the prelims heats of the 100 meter freestyle on the first day of competition, qualifying for the evening final in 48.57 seconds.

(April 26, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. He placed eighth in the final with a time of 48.52 seconds.

(April 26, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. He followed up his swims with a 1:49.44 in the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle the following morning, placing 18th overall.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

International championships

: Apple swam only in the prelims heats.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Records

Long course meters

Legend: WR –

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; AM – Americas record; NR – American record; OR –

; CR – World Championships record split 46.86 (3rd leg); with

(1st leg),

(2nd leg),

(4th leg)
split 47.34 (2nd leg); with Caeleb Dressel (1st leg),

(3rd leg),

(4th leg)
split 46.95 in freestyle; with Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Michael Andrew (breaststroke), and Caeleb Dressel (butterfly)

Awards and honors

* Golden Goggle Award, Relay Performance of the Year: 2021 ( Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, 4x100 meter medley relay)Griswold, Molly (December 7, 2021)
"2021 Golden Goggle Award Winners"
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''. Retrieved December 7, 2021. * ''

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

'' Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#64),Gibbs, Robert (January 28, 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #75 — #51"
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''. Retrieved October 11, 2021. 2022 (#50)Sutherland, James (January 12, 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Men's #50-41"
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''. Retrieved January 12, 2022. * Golden Goggle Award nominee, Relay Performance of the Year: 2021 ( 4x100 meter freestyle relay)

References

External links

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Early life and education

College career

International career

2017 World Championships

2018 Pan Pacific Championships

2019

2019 World University Games

2019 World Championships

International Swimming League

2019 U.S. Open Championships

2021

2020 Olympic Trials

2020 Summer Olympics

International Swimming League

2021 World Short Course Championships

2022

Pro Swim Series – San Antonio

2022 International Team Trials

International championships

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Records

Long course meters

Awards and honors

See also

References

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