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| Full name | Thomas Andrew Malchow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Tom" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Stroke(s) | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 18, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St. Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas ("Tom") Andrew Malchow (born August 18, 1976 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a swimmer from the United States, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He broke Denis Pankratov's world record in the 200 m butterfly in 2000.
Malchow was also a captain of the U.S. Men's Swimming Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He attended high school in Minnesota at St. Thomas Academy, graduated from the University of Michigan and was a member of the United States Swimming (USS) Team 'Star'.
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Preceded by Denis Pankratov |
Men's 200 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) June 17, 2000 – March 30, 2001 |
Succeeded by Michael Phelps |
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