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| Charles
HOUCHIN |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 03 Nov 1987
in Raleigh, NC, USA |
| Height | 1.88 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Raleigh, NC, USA |
Higher education |
Sport Management - University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His parents, Eddy and Jane, were both All-American swimmers at North Carolina State University. His older brother Joe has competed in swimming at George Mason University. (usaswimming.org, 19 Nov 2010; usaswimming.org, 22 Jul 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I always did what my brother did - I followed him into the pool." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age four. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
Occupation |
Coach, Director |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Charlie (Facebook profile, 20 Oct 2014) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
He retired from competitive swimming in September 2014 to focus on his business interests with his swimming technology company, Hydroxphere. His main development is an app named 'Meet Central'. The app supports the organisation of swim meets reducing the number of volunteers required. "Being able to leverage my experience in the sport and share that through technology has been a lot of fun." (Twitter profile, 28 Nov 2015; Facebook profile, 20 Oct 2014; hydroxphere.com, 01 Jan 2014; 18 Jul 2015; charliehouchin.com, 05 Sep 2014)
FOUNDER MEMBER
He is one of the founder members of the Seal Innovation Swim Team in Cary, NC, United States. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 10 Aug 2014) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:01.72 |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
3:48.80 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
400m Freestyle |
3:43.12 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
400m Freestyle |
3:50.95 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:15.07 |
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