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Tom Malchow

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Thomas Andrew Malchow (born August 18, 1976), was an American competition swimmer who set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly in 2000, and was a 200-meter butterfly gold medalist in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He competed for the University of Michigan, represented the U.S. in three Olympics from 1996-2004, and won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Malchow was an only child born on August 18, 1976, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to father Tim, an attorney, and mother Mary Jo, a school teacher, and spent most of his youth growing up in the small Southeastern Minnesota town of Mendota Heights, a twin-cities suburb six miles South of St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Tom Malchow is the 460th most popular swimmer (down from 422nd in 2024), the 18,727th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,088th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Tom Malchow ranks 460 out of 709. Before him are Camille Lacourt, Ahmed Hafnaoui, Neil Brooks, Natalie du Toit, Yelena Antonova, and Stephanie Rice. After him are Jon Sieben, Sergio López Miró, Olga Novokshchenova, Spyridon Gianniotis, Brad Bridgewater, and Manon van Rooijen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Tom Malchow ranks 1,169. Before him are Ben Gibbard, Daniel Carlsson, Jim Jones, Boris Smiljanić, Yukihiko Sato, and Antoine Walker. After him are Mats Trygg, Petar Merkov, Trajan Langdon, Koji Yoshimura, Chay Hews, and Antonio Milošoski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Malchow ranks 18,735 out of 20,380. Before him are Antoine Walker (1976), Amber Frank (1998), Josh Smith (1985), Lil Baby (1994), Matthew Quick (1973), and Teju Cole (1975). After him are Austin Abrams (1996), Crystle Stewart (1981), Josh Turner (1977), Patrick Wilson (1969), Tami Erin (1974), and Trajan Langdon (1976).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Tom Malchow ranks 140. Before him are Jessica Hardy (1987), Jeff Rouse (1970), Amy Van Dyken (1973), Theresa Andrews (1962), Kelsi Dahlia (1994), and Jenna Johnson (1967). After him are Brad Bridgewater (1973), Melvin Stewart (1968), Nelson Diebel (1970), Mary Wayte (1965), Troy Dalbey (1968), and Matt Grevers (1985).

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