Andrew Seliskar

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Andrew Seliskar
Personal information
Nickname(s)Seli
National team United States
Born (1996-09-26) September 26, 1996 (age 25)[1]
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley
College teamCalifornia Golden Bears[3]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tokyo 200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle
Representing the California Golden Bears

California Golden Bears logo.svg

Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 4 3 5
Total 4 3 5
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
200 y breaststroke 1 1 0
200 y butterfly 0 0 1
200 y freestyle 1 0 0
200 y medley 1 0 0
400 y medley 0 1 1
4×50 y freestyle 1 0 0
4×100 y freestyle 0 0 2
4×200 y freestyle 0 0 1
4×100 y medley 0 1 0
Total 4 3 5
NCAA Championships
NCAA logo.svg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Austin 200 y breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Austin 200 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Austin 200 y medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Austin 4×50 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 400 y medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Minneapolis 200 y breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Austin 4×100 y medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Atlanta 200 y butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Minneapolis 400 y medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Minneapolis 4×100 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Austin 4×100 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Austin 4×200 y freestyle

Andrew Seliskar (born September 26, 1996) is an American competitive swimmer. He won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, breaking the Championships record.[4]

Seliskar swam in college for the California Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley and currently swims for California Aquatics. Previously he attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia and swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club.[5] In 2015 he was named male High School Swimmer of the Year.[6]

Career[]

2013[]

In December 2013, he won the gold medal in the 400 yard individual medley at the senior 2013 Winter National Championships. He also won silver medals in the 200 meter individual medley and the 200 meter butterfly.[1]

2014[]

Seliskar broke the junior world record in the 200 meter butterfly (long course) at the 2014 junior Pan Pacific Championships. He won three individual gold medals at that meet, in the 200 meter butterfly, 200 meter individual medley, and the 400 meter individual medley, as well as a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly.[1]

2015[]

In 2015, Seliskar competed at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and finished 8th in the 50-meter and 200-meter butterfly events.[1][7]

2021[]

2020 US Olympic Trials[]

In June 2021, Seliskar qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games by placing 4th with a 1:46.34 in the 200 meter freestyle at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.[8]

2020 Summer Olympics[]

See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Seliskar competed in the prelims of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay along with Blake Pieroni, Patrick Callan, and Drew Kibler.[9] Together they finished in fifth place and advanced the relay to the final.[9][10] In the final, the relay finished fourth overall, not winning an Olympic medal.[9][11]

Awards[]

  • SwimSwam Swammy Award, NCAA Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019[12]
  • Swimming World, High School Swimmer of the Year (male): 2015[6]
  • SwimSwam Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 17—18 (male): 2014[13]
  • SwimSwam Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 15—16 (male): 2013[14]
  • SwimSwam Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#49)[15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "National Junior Team Bios: Andrew Seliskar". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Andrew Seliskar Player Profile". California Golden Bears. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 2 Ranked Andrew Seliskar Picks California (Photo Gallery)". Swimming World Magazine. October 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Andrew Seliskar sets championship record in 200 fly at junior worlds". Reach for the Wall -- The Washington Post. August 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Jefferson swimmer Andrew Seliskar tries to do it all". The Washington Post. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Andrew Seliskar and Katie Ledecky Crowned High School Swimmers of the Year on August Cover of Swimming World". Swimming World Magazine. August 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 World University Games: Andrew Seliskar fades late but U.S continues gold rush". Reach for the Wall -- The Washington Post. July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  8. ^ USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "IU graduates come up short in swimming events at Tokyo Olympics". WTHR. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Curtis, Jake (July 27, 2021). "Cal at the Olympics: Rosemary Popa Wins Gold in Rowing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  12. ^ Gibbs, Robert (December 23, 2019). "2019 Swammy Awards: NCAA Male Swimmer Of The Year — Andrew Seliskar". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  13. ^ Lepesant, Anne (January 2, 2015). "2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year — 17 - 18". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  14. ^ Lepesant, Anne (January 7, 2014). "2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year - 15 To 16". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  15. ^ Anderson, Jared (January 29, 2021). "SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #50 — #41". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

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