Eric Shanteau
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Full name | Eric Lee Shanteau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Snellville, Georgia | October 1, 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Longhorn Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Auburn University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] Shanteau also holds the world record as a member of the U.S. 4×100-meter medley relay team that competed at the 2009 FINA World Championship in Rome.
Early life[]
Shanteau was born in Snellville, Georgia.[2] He attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, where he became a national swimming champion while maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA).[1]
College career[]
Shanteau attended Auburn University, where he was an 11-time All-American for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team.[3] At the 2003 World University Games, Shanteau won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley. At the 2005 World University Games, Shanteau won gold in both the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley, making him the first American to sweep both events.
International career[]
At the 2004 United States Olympic Trials in Long Beach, California, Shanteau placed third in the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley events,[4][5] just missing a place on the Olympic roster in both events. Shanteau also placed eleventh in the 200-meter breaststroke.[6]
Cancer diagnosis and 2008 Olympic Games[]
On July 3, 2008, Shanteau placed second in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, guaranteeing himself a spot on the team set to compete in Beijing, China.[7] The week before, Shanteau was informed that he had testicular cancer, but chose to compete in the meet regardless. He competed in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where, despite missing the finals by thirteen one-hundredths (0.13) of a second,[8] he posted a personal best time. After returning to the United States, he underwent surgery to remove the cancerous testicle.[9] Shanteau is now in remission and active in cancer awareness.[10]
2009[]
At the 2009 U.S. National Championships and World Championship Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, Shanteau placed second to Mark Gangloff in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 59.45.[11] In the 200-meter individual medley, Shanteau placed second to Ryan Lochte with a time of 1:56.00,[12] making him the third fastest performer ever in that event.[13] Shanteau won the 200-meter breaststroke final in 2:08.01,[14] breaking his own American record he set in the preliminaries of the meet.[15] All of Shanteau's final times in Indianapolis were personal bests, and he qualified to swim all three of his individual events at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.
At the World Championships in Rome, Shanteau placed second in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:07.65),[16] third in the 200-meter individual medley (1:55.36),[17] and fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke (58.98).[18] Shanteau was also part of the U.S. 4×100-meter medley relay team Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps and David Walters, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 3:27.28.[19]
2012 Olympic Games[]
At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the qualifying event for the U.S. Olympic team, Shanteau made the U.S. Olympic team by finishing second in the 100-meter breaststroke. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he placed fourth in the second semi-final of the 100-meter breaststroke and did not advance to the final. He earned a gold medal by swimming the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminaries of the 4×100-meter medley relay.
Personal bests[]
Long course meters | |||
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Stroke | Distance | Time | Date |
Breaststroke | 100 m | 58.96 AR | July 26, 2009 |
Breaststroke | 200 m | 2:07.42 AR | July 30, 2009 |
Medley | 200 m | 1:55.36 | July 30, 2009 |
Medley | 400 m | 4:14.33 | August 1, 2006 |
AR=American record |
Awards[]
- Golden Goggle Award, Perseverance Award: 2008[20]
- Golden Goggle Award, Athlete Humanitarian Award: 2012[21]
See also[]
- List of Auburn University people
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of United States records in swimming
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- List of world records in swimming
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References[]
- ^ a b "USA Swimming Athlete Bio: Eric Shanteau". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Shanteau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Auburn Tigers athlete bio: Eric Shanteau". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ^ "2004 US Olympic Team trials results: Men's 200m individual medley finals" (PDF). July 12, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2012.
- ^ "2004 US Olympic Team trials results: Men's 400m individual medley final" (PDF). July 7, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2012.
- ^ "2004 Olympic Team trials results: Men's 200m breaststroke semifinals" (PDF). July 10, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2012.
- ^ Matt Dickinson (August 13, 2008). "Cancer can wait, says swimmer Eric Shanteau". London: Times Online.
- ^ "Eric Shanteau faces new battle". Welt Online. August 13, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/celebrities/celebrity_article/eric_shanteau
- ^ "Olympic swimmer joins Young Adult Alliance against cancer". KVUE-TV. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009.
- ^ "2009 US National Championships results: Men's 100m breaststroke final" (PDF). July 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2009.
- ^ "2009 US National Championships results: Men's 200m individual medley final" (PDF). July 10, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
- ^ "Lochte Just Misses Phelps' World Record in 200m IM". swimnetwork.com. July 10, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 200m breaststroke final" (PDF). omegatiming.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
- ^ "Eric Shanteau Lowers American Record in 200 Breast Again". swimmingworldmagazine.com. July 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
- ^ "2009 World Championships results: Men's 200m breaststroke final" (PDF). July 31, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2012.
- ^ "2009 World Championships results: Men's 200m individual medley final" (PDF). July 30, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
- ^ "2009 World Championships results: Men's 100m breaststroke final" (PDF). July 27, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
- ^ "2009 World Championships results: Men's 4×100m medley relay final" (PDF). August 2, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Phelps wins 3 Golden Goggle Awards". Taiwan News. November 18, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin Win Athletes of the Year at Golden Goggles". Swimming World. November 19, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
External links[]
- Eric Shanteau at USA Swimming (archive)
- Eric Shanteau at FINA
- Eric Shanteau at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Eric Shanteau at Olympics.com
- Eric Shanteau at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Eric Shanteau at Olympic.org (archived)
- Eric Shanteau at Olympedia
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American male breaststroke swimmers
- American male medley swimmers
- Auburn Tigers men's swimmers
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Sportspeople from Austin, Texas
- People from Snellville, Georgia
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- World record holders in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- People from Lilburn, Georgia
- Universiade gold medalists for the United States
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade