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Andrew
GEMMELL |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
United States
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Gender | Men |
Born | 20 Feb 1991
in Columbia, MD, USA |
Height | 1.83 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Washington, DC, USA |
Higher education |
Economics - University of Georgia: Athens, GA, USA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His father Bruce has worked as a swim coach and competed for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, IL, United States of America. His younger sister Erin has competed in swimming at junior national level. (Twitter profile, 01 Aug 2018; USA Swimming, 17 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His father, a swim coach, took him to swimming lessons. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age two. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He won the 2014 Golden Goggle Perseverance Award after winning a gold medal at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships after his event was switched from Australia to Hawaii. He shared the award with female swimmer, Haley Anderson. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 24 Nov 2014)
He was named Swimming World Magazine's 2014 Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 03 Nov 2014) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Sometimes it is slower at the beginning, and others may have a fast pace. With open water swimming it is a lot of racing in that moment and how you adapt to the situations in that moment and with the competitors right there." (delawareonline.com, 30 Jun 2014) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing in the 1500m freestyle event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (usaswimming.org, 24 Oct 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Consultant |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
9 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
1500m Freestyle |
14:59.05 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
17 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
54:59.3 |
13 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km |
53:38.7 |
6 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km - Team Time Trial |
54:44.7 |
5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
5km |
56:24.8 |
1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
5km - Team Time Trial |
57:00.6 |
5 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
5 km |
56:44.9 |
2 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
10km |
1:52:08.3 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
9 |
2015 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
1:42:16.00 |
16 |
2014 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
1:57:11 |
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2014 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
DNF |
9 |
2009 |
New York, NY, USA |
10km |
1:48:50.2 |
Pan Pacific Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2014 |
Maui, HI, USA |
10km |
1:51:11.0 |
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2010 |
Irvine, CA, USA |
10km |
DSQ |
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