Michael Brinegar

Michael Brinegar (born September 15, 1999) is an American swimmer specializing in distance freestyle and open water swimming.

Michael Brinegar
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-09-15) September 15, 1999
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportOpen water swimming
Event(s)5 km
College teamIndiana University
ClubMission Viejo Nadadores
Indiana University
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 GwangjuTeam event
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Indianapolis1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Indianapolis800 m freestyle
Representing the Indiana Hoosiers
NCAA Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Austin1650 y freestyle

He participated at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, winning a medal.[1]

Career

College

Brinegar attends Indiana University Bloomington, where he competes for the Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team. After the close of his freshman year in the spring of 2019 he chose to redshirt the following year and elected to train in California with the Mission Viejo Nadadores. He returned to Bloomington for his sophomore year fall 2020.

At the NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships during his freshman year, he placed second at the NCAA Championship in the 1,650 yard freestyle (14:27.50).

2020 Olympic Trials

In 2021, Brinegar placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials, qualifying him for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.[2]

References
  1. "Team event results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  2. https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030101F104FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf


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