Drew Kibler

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Drew Kibler
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Kibler[1]
Nickname(s)Drew[1]
National team United States
Born (2000-03-09) March 9, 2000 (age 21)
Carmel, Indiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[2]
Weight195 lb (88 kg)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCarmel Swim Club
Longhorn Aquatics
College teamUniversity of Texas at Austin
CoachEddie Reese
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 2 1
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
Total 0 3 1
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 200 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 4x200 m freestyle
Representing the Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 2 2 2
Total 2 2 2
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 y freestyle 0 1 0
200 y freestyle 0 1 1
4×50 y freestyle 0 0 1
4×200 y freestyle 2 0 0
Total 2 2 2
NCAA Championships
NCAA logo.svg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Austin 4×200 y freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Greensboro 4×200 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 100 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 200 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Austin 200 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Austin 4×50 y freestyle

Andrew "Drew" Kibler (born March 9, 2000) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. He was a three time medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games, winning silver medals in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay and the 4x100 meter freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 200 meter freestyle.

Background[]

Kibler was born with a hearing impairment, wears hearing aids outside the pool but not in the water, and works through difficulties hearing whistles signaling to competitors a race is about to start at swimming competitions.[3]

International career[]

2017 World Junior Championships[]

As part of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 2017 World Junior Championships held in Indianapolis in August 2017, Kibler won a silver medal in the event.[4]

2019 Pan American Games[]

2019 Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 4x100 m freestyle 3:14.94
Silver medal – second place 4x200 m freestyle 7:14.82
Bronze medal – third place 200 m freestyle 1:47.71

At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Kibler won three medals.[5] In the 4x100 meter freestyle relay on August 6, Kibler won the silver medal with his relay teammates Michael Chadwick, Grant House, and Nathan Adrian with a final time of 3:14.94.[6][7] On August 7, Kibler finished third in the final of the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.71 and won the bronze medal in the event.[5][7][8] Two days later on August 9, Kibler won his third medal, a second silver medal, in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay with relay teammates Grant House, Christopher Wieser, and Samuel Pomajevich who together swam a final relay time of 7:14.82.[5][7]

2021[]

2020 US Olympic Trials[]

Kibler qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay by placing third in the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1:45.92 at the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.[9]

2020 Summer Olympics[]

See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

In the prelims heats of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Kibler swam with relay teammates Patrick Callan, Blake Pieroni, and Andrew Seliskar to finish fifth overall and advance the relay to the final.[10][11] Following his performance in the prelims, he was selected to swim on the relay in the final along with Zach Apple, Kieran Smith, and Townley Haas, which made him the only relay member to swim in both the prelims and final of the event.[12] In the final of the event, Kibler helped the relay finish fourth overall.[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Drew Kibler - Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Drew Kibler". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Woods, David (February 22, 2017). "Local swimming rivals: 'We're really good friends when we're dry'". IndyStar. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ FINA (August 28, 2017). "6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Complete Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Woods, David (August 11, 2019). "Carmel swimmer Kibler, Purdue thrower Winger among Pan Am stars". IndyStar. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Diaz, Mauro (August 6, 2019). "U.S. women win Pan Am gold in 4x100 free relay". ESPN. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Results Book: Swimming - Lima 2019 Pan American Games". Panam Sports. August 10, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Covington, Taylor (August 7, 2019). "2019 Pan American Games: Fernando Scheffer, Breno Correia Bring Home a Pair of Medals for Brazil in Men's 200 Free". Swimming World. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Woods, David (July 27, 2021). "He helped USA swim to Olympics final. Now, Carmel's Drew Kibler waits on relay selection". IndyStar. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  12. ^ Sutherland, James (July 27, 2021). "Relay Lineups: U.S. Opts For Kibler & Apple, No Dressel on Men's 4x200 Free". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "IU graduates come up short in swimming events at Tokyo Olympics". WTHR. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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