] Chase Tyler Kalisz ( ; born March 7, 1994) is an American Swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in individual medley events. He is an Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter individual medley at the

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, an Olympic silver medalist at the

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and a two-time

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gold medalist. Kalisz attended the

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from 2012 to 2017 and competed for the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team where he was a three-time NCAA Champion and the current American record-holder in the 400-yard individual medley.

Early life and education

Kalisz graduated from Fallston High School in Fallston, Maryland.

Career

2012: Junior Pan Pacific champion

In August, at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships conducted at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in

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, Kalisz was the Junior Pan Pacific champion in both the 200 meter individual medley, where he won the gold medal with a Championships record of 1:59.51, and the 400 meter individual medley, where he won the gold medal in a Championships record time of 4:12.59, as well as a silver medalist in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay with a final relay time of 7:19.89."2012 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming 8/23/2012 to 8/27/2012: Results"
'' USA Swimming''. August 27, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2022."2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster: Chase Kalisz"
''

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''. Retrieved October 26, 2022. Additionally, he placed second in the B-final of the 200 meter freestyle with a 1:51.93 after swimming a 1:50.14 in the preliminaries. He served as a captain for Team USA at the Championships.

2013: First NCAA title and world medal

2013 NCAA Championships

During his first season of collegiate swimming for the

, Kalisz won his first NCAA title in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 3:38.05 at the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships."Georgia's Kalisz Wins 400 IM Title At NCAAs"
''

''. March 29, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2021.McCaffrey, Garrett (March 29, 2013)
"Not Bad For A Freshman, Chase Kalisz Takes His First NCAA Title In The 400 IM"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

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(March 30, 2013)
"Chase Kalisz, 400 IM champion"
''

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''. Retrieved September 29, 2021. His swim made him the sixth fastest swimmer in the race in history and the fastest at his age. Kalisz also set a new school record in the event for the

, lowering his former school record by over 1.7 seconds.

2013 World Championships

Kalisz's qualification for the 2013 World Championships team at the 2013 US National Championships made him the fifth Georgia Bulldog in history to reach that stage of international swimming competition."Kalisz Becomes Fifth Bulldog To Reach World Championships"
''

''. June 27, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2021. He qualified to compete in one event, the 400 meter individual medley, when he won the national title in the event at the year's national championships with a personal best time of 4:11.83.Littman, Jordan (August 5, 2013)
"Bel Air's Kalisz earns silver in only event at FINA worlds"
''

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''. Retrieved October 1, 2021. At the

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, Kalisz won the silver medal in the 400 meter individual medley, finishing with a time of 4:09.22, dropping over two full seconds off his previous best time, and touching the wall less than six tenths of a second behind the gold medal winner, Daiya Seto of

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(August 4, 2013)
"15th FINA World Championships Barcelona (ESP): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved October 1, 2021. Kalisz's swims at the US National Championships and World Championships were fast enough for him to make the 2013—2014 national team in both the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual medley.Keith, Braden (September 3, 2013)
"USA Swimming Announces 2013-2014 National Team"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 1, 2021. In November, Kalisz won USA Swimming's Golden Goggle Award for "Breakout Performer of the Year" for his accomplishments at the international and national levels in 2013."And The Winners Are… 2013 Golden Goggle Awards Outcomes"
'' SwimSwam''. November 24, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2021."Kalisz, Vreeland, Romano Earn Golden Goggles"
''

''. November 26, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

2014: Defending the 400 IM NCAA title

2014 NCAA Championships

At the 2014 NCAA Championships in

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in March, Kalisz successfully defended his title and broke the American record in the 400 yard individual medley, also called the 400 yard IM, previously set in 2009 by Tyler Clary, with a time of 3:34.50.Marsteller, Jason (March 28, 2014)
"Chase Kalisz Destroys NCAA, American Record in 400 IM"
''

''. Retrieved September 30, 2021."Chase Kalisz breaks U.S. record in 400 IM"
''

''. March 30, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2021. In addition to setting a new American record, his time also set new US Open, NCAA, school, and pool records."Swimming & Diving: Chase Kalisz Wins 400 IM, Blasts Old Record"
''Bulldawg Illustrated''. March 25, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2021. The pool record he set for the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center stood through the duration of the 2019 NCAA Championships where the fastest swimmer was almost two full seconds off Kalisz's mark."Meet Results: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving"
''sidearmstats.com''. March 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

2015: A galloping Georgia Bulldog

2015 NCAA Championships

In his junior year of collegiate swimming for the

, Kalisz placed second in the 400-yard individual medley, behind Texas Longhorns' Will Licon, finishing well off his best time in 3:39.51. Kalisz's coach at the time, Bob Bowman, dubbed Kalisz's third swimming season in college, the 2014–2015 school year, a "pretty terrible third year".

2015 World Championships

At the 2015 FINA World Championships, Kalisz earned a bronze medal behind Daiya Seto of

and Dávid Verrasztó of

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in a time of 4:10.05.

2016: Gap year from collegiate swimming

In order to prepare for the

, Kalisz took a

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from collegiate swimming, the 2015—2016 swim season, so he could focus fully on giving the Olympic Games his all and trained with

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under the coaching supervision of Bob Bowman.Metcalfe, Jeff (August 6, 2016)
"Taylor Ruck, Chase Kalisz win Olympic swim medals"
''

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''. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

2016 US Olympic Trials

At his second Olympic Trials, the 2016 United States Olympic Trials in

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, Kalisz qualified for his first US Olympic Team, the 2016 Olympic Team, by finishing first in the 400 meter individual medley with a time of 4:09.54."U.S. Olympic Trials - Swimming: Complete Results Book"
'' Omega Timing''. July 3, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2021.Metcalfe, Jeff (June 18, 2016)
"Team Arizona: Swimmer Chase Kalisz makes his own name"
''

''. Retrieved September 29, 2021. He finished over one second ahead of second-place finisher Jay Litherland, who also made the US Olympic Team in the event, and over two seconds ahead of third-place finisher Ryan Lochte. Kalisz also competed in the 200 meter butterfly where he finished fifth with a time of 1:56.64 and the 200 meter individual medley where he was disqualified during his swim.

2016 Summer Olympics

Kalisz competed in the 400 meter individual medley at the 2016 Olympic Games in

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in August."US swimmer Chase Kalisz competes in the 400-meter individual medley"
'' News4Jax''. August 6, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2021. Ahead of his race and excited to compete at his first Olympic Games, Kalisz found one of the best practices for keeping his attention fully on the execution of his swimming prior to the race was leaving his

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on airplane mode.Walker, Childs (August 7, 2016)
"Olympics providing all sorts of new experiences for local swimmer Chase Kalisz"
''

''. Retrieved September 30, 2021. Come race time, he won the silver medal in the final of the event with a time of 4:06.75 and was flanked in medal standings by two Japanese swimmers, Kosuke Hagino who took the gold medal and Daiya Seto who took the bronze medal.Ward-Henninger, Colin (August 6, 2016)
"2016 Rio Olympics results: Chase Kalisz wins silver medal in 400m IM"
''

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''. Retrieved September 30, 2021. Kalisz's silver medal was the chronologically first Olympic medal of any kind for the United States in the sport of swimming at the 2016 Olympic Games.Auerbach, Nicole (August 6, 2016)
"American swimmer Chase Kalisz wins silver medal in 400 IM"
''

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''. Retrieved September 30, 2021. His medal also contributed to the substantial symbolic medal hauls of his home state,

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, and his college, University of Georgia.Steinberg, Dan (August 11, 2016)
"Forget Team USA; Team Maryland is dominating the Olympics"
''

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''. Retrieved September 30, 2021.Giambalvo, Emily (August 22, 2016)
"UGA finishes 2016 Olympic Games with 10 medals"
'' The Red & Black''. Retrieved September 30, 2021.Frierson, John (August 30, 2016)
"Rio Olympics An Unforgettable Experience"
''

''. Retrieved September 30, 2021. Swimmers from his home state representing the United States, including himself, won over ten medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Student athletes across all sports from the University of Georgia, a total of 37 athletes and coaches competed including Kalisz, won ten Olympic medals. Kalisz became the first male swimmer in the history of the university to win an Olympic medal.Starrs, Chris (August 22, 2016)
"Olympians with UGA ties bring home 10 medals"
''

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''. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

2016 Fall Invitational

Returning to the University of Georgia for his fourth and final year of collegiate swimming, the 2016—2017 swim season, Kalisz won four events including the 100 yard breaststroke, 200 yard butterfly, 200 yard individual medley, and 400 yard individual medley at the 2016 University of Georgia Fall Invitational in December.Rieder, David (December 6, 2016)
"Chase Kalisz, Olivia Smoliga Sweep SEC Swimmer of the Week Awards"
''

''. Retrieved September 29, 2021. His time of 1:40.38 set a new pool record, meaning the fastest time swam in the event at the given pool in history, for the Ramsey Center at the

and helped earn him the honor of

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, SEC, "Male Swimmer of the Week"."2019 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships: Men 200 Yard Butterfly"
''sidearmstats.com''. 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2021. The pool record lasted past the 2019 SEC Championships at the same pool where the fastest swimmer in the preliminaries was over a second slower than Kalisz's time.

2017: Thrice an NCAA champion in the 400 IM

2017 NCAA Championships

During his senior year competing for the Georgia Bulldogs, and leading up to the 2017 NCAA Championships, Kalisz swam a 1:41.28 at the 2017

, SEC, Championships to set a new SEC Championships record in the event, breaking the record time of 1:41.76 set in 2005 by Ryan Lochte.Neidigh, Lauren (February 15, 2017)
"Chase Kalisz Rocks 1:41.2 200 IM To Break Lochte's SEC Meet Record"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. The time was also a new pool record for the Jones Aquatic Center in

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, where the Championships were held, and lasted five years and one day until it was broken by Luca Urlando at the 2022 SEC Championships.De George, Matthew (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Night 2 Finals: Florida Goes 3-for-3 in Relays"
''

''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. Kalisz won the 400 yard individual medley NCAA title for a third time at the 2017 NCAA Championships, breaking his own American record and setting a new pool record for the Indiana University Natatorium with a time of 3:33.42 in the final.Ross, Andy (March 24, 2017)
"Chase Kalisz Demolishes American Record in 400 IM"
''

''. Retrieved September 30, 2021. His swim in the prelims of the same event with a 3:37.18 had also set a new pool record, though the record lasted less than a day as his swim in the final lowered the record by over three seconds. In addition to the two pool records and the American record, Kalisz achieved new US Open, NCAA, and school records with his time in the final.Gibbs, Robert (March 25, 2017)
"Chase Kalisz Swims 3:33.42, Breaks Own U.S. Open Record In 400 IM"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved September 30, 2021."Digest: Chase Kalisz crushes his 400 IM record at NCAAs"
''

''. March 25, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2021. He became the sixth swimmer in NCAA history to win the title in the men's 400 yard individual medley three or more times, with the previous person, Tim Siciliano, achieving the feat in 2001. He also became the third male Georgia Bulldog swimmer or diver to win three individual NCAA titles after swimmer Sebastien Rouault and diver Chris Colwill.

2017 National Championships

At the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships in

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, Kalisz won both the 200 meter and 400 meter individual medleys, earning himself a spot on the 2017 World Championship Team in those events."2017 Phillips 66 National Championships And World Championship Trials: Complete Results Book"
'' Omega Timing''. July 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2021.Shinn, Peggy (June 29, 2017)
"Chase Kalisz Dominates 400 IM At Nationals With Fastest Time In The World"
'' TeamUSA.org''. Retrieved October 1, 2021. He also finished third in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 1:54.79, missing the World Championship team in that event by less than three tenths of a second.

2017 World Championships

At the 2017 FINA World Championships in

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, Kalisz won gold medals in both of his events, setting a new Championship Record in the 400 IM in a time of 4:05.90, beating the previous record held by Michael Phelps set a decade before in

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2018

Kalisz's swims at the year's Pan Pacific Championships and National Championships earned him nominations for two Golden Goggle Awards, "Male Race of the Year" and "Male Athlete of the Year"."2018 Golden Goggle Award Nominees"
'' USA Swimming''. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2021.Ross, Andy (September 26, 2018)
"USA Swimming Announces 2018 Golden Goggles Nominees"
''

''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Less than two weeks after the award winners were revealed and Kalisz won neither Golden Goggle Award, he won the "Male American Swimmer of the Year" award from ''

''.Ross, Andy (November 19, 2018)
"2018 Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy Win Athlete of the Year Awards"
''

''. Retrieved October 3, 2021.Brien, Taylor (November 30, 2018)
"Swimming World Announces the 2018 Female European and Male American Swimmers of the Year"
''

''. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

2019: Breaststroke classic dreams

At the 2019 Atlanta Classic in

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, Kalisz took second place in the 100 meter breaststroke with his time of 1:01.96, qualified for the event at the 2020 US Olympic Trials, and finished as one of only two swimmers in the final to swim the race in less than 1:02.00, the other being Caeleb Dressel of the Florida Gators.D'Addona, Dan (May 18, 2019)
"Caeleb Dressel, Hali Flickinger Win Twice at Atlanta Classic Night 1"
''

''. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

2021: Turning Olympic silver into gold

2020 US Olympic Trials

In June 2021 at the 2020 US Olympic Trials in

, Kalisz earned a spot on his second US Olympic Team on the first night of competition in the 400-meter individual medley.Pathak, Manasi (June 13, 2021)
"Kalisz books first spot on US swim team for Tokyo"
''

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''. Retrieved October 3, 2021.Newberry, Paul (June 13, 2021)
"The Phelps factor: Kalisz claims return trip to Olympics"
''

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''. Retrieved October 3, 2021. Looking forward to the chance to win an Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley after winning a silver medal in the event at the 2016 Olympic Games, Kalisz expressed he was grateful for the extra training time the

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provided, saying, "I don't want to say I wasn't prepared last year, because I was. But I'm 27 now. My body needs rest a lot more than it ever has." By making the US Olympic Team for the 2020 Olympic Games, Kalisz helped continue the representation of his alma mater, University of Georgia, at the Olympic Games, marking the ninth-consecutive Olympic Games the

had swimmers make the US Olympic Team."Kalisz Earns Tokyo Bid on Opening Night of Olympic Trials"
''

''. June 13, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021. Additionally, Kalisz made the US Olympic Team in the 200-meter individual medley by placing second in the event behind Michael Andrew with his time of 1:56.97, making the 2020 Summer Olympics the first Olympic Games for which Kalisz qualified to compete in more than one event.Hodges, Coleman (June 20, 2021)
"Chase Kalisz on 200 IM: "I certainly think I have a lot more to give in that""
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 3, 2021. His time improved upon his 1:59.72 from the 2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, where he won the gold medal in the event.Hy-Tek (November 16, 2020)
"2020 Toyota US Open Championships - Compiled Results"
'' USA Swimming''. November 22, 2022.

2020 Summer Olympics

At the

, Kalisz won gold in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:09.42 on day two of competition.Young, Dennis (July 24, 2021)
"Chase Kalisz destroys field in 400 medley to win first American gold in Tokyo"
''

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''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.Evans, Simon (July 25, 2021)
"Swimming-American Kalisz savours redemption with Tokyo gold"
''

''. Retrieved July 28, 2021. His medal was the first

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for the

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at the Olympic Games in any sport.Brennan, Christine (July 24, 2021)
"Team USA wins its first medals of the Tokyo Olympics: Swimmer Chase Kalisz takes gold in 400 IM"
''

''. Retrieved July 24, 2021."Chase Kalisz wins 400-meter individual medley for first U.S. medal in Tokyo"
''

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''. July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.Anglesey, Anders (July 25, 2021)
"Who Is Chase Kalisz? Winner of 1st U.S. Gold Medal at Tokyo Olympics"
''

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''. Retrieved July 28, 2021. Before Kalisz won his gold medal, the United States had won no medals for the 2020 Olympics, including no medals on day one of competition, which was the longest the U.S. had gone without winning a single medal at an Olympic Games since 49 years earlier at the

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.Kennedy, Merrit (July 24, 2021)
"The First Tokyo Olympics Medals For The U.S. Go To Swimmers"
'' NPR''. Retrieved July 25, 2021. Taking his silver medal performance from the 2016 Olympic Games and turning it into a gold medal performance where he made the first Olympic medal the United States won in 2021 a gold medal, Kalisz had only good things to say, "The U.S. has a proud legacy in the 400m individual medley. This was my redemption story." His victory marked the first gold medal in the event since Ryan Lochte won the gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley at the

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and made Kalisz the second-oldest male swimmer in history to win an Olympic gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley, only younger than Ryan Lochte.Rosen, Karen (July 25, 2021)
"Chase Kalisz Wins Gold In 400 Individual Medley As U.S. Swimmers Win Six Medals"
'' TeamUSA.org''. Retrieved November 19, 2021. The occurrence of his winning the gold medal combined with American teammate Jay Litherland winning the silver medal in the 400 meter individual medley marked an improvement in the performance of the duo of Americans entered in the event over the previous two Olympic Games where the next best performance from two Americans was Ryan Lochte winning the gold medal and Michael Phelps finishing in fourth place at the 2012 Olympics.De George, Matthew (June 21, 2020)
"2016 Trials Throwback: Chase Kalisz States His Case in 400 IM"
''

''. Retrieved November 19, 2021. His medal also contributed to the five medal haul for former and current University of Georgia swimmers, coached by Jack Bauerle, on the second day of swimming competitions."Kalisz Takes Gold as Bulldogs Earn Five Medals"
''

''. July 24, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021. The victory was also a personal triumph for Kalisz who overcame a shoulder injury from 2019 to win his gold medal.Fenno, Nathan (July 24, 2021)
"Chase Kalisz takes over for Michael Phelps as U.S. has strong first day"
''

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''. Retrieved September 29, 2021. For his swim that transcended the sport of swimming and made him the literal Olympic medal, and gold medal, leader ( chronologically first medal winner) for the United States across all sports at the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as overcoming personal hardship and injury to achieve the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley, Kalisz received nominations for the USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggle Awards for "Male Race of the Year" and "Male Athlete of the Year"."Olympic Stars Headline USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees"
'' USA Swimming''. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.D'Addona, Dan (October 13, 2021)
"Golden Goggle Award Nominees Announced by USA Swimming, led by Dressel, Ledecky, Jacoby, Finke"
''

''. Retrieved October 13, 2021. On the fifth day of competition, Kalisz ranked fourth overall with a time of 1:57.38 in the prelims heats of the 200-meter individual medley and qualified for the semifinals.Raymond, Jonathan (July 28, 2021)
"Former UGA Bulldog Chase Kalisz competes in men's 200m individual medley heats , Result"
'' 11 Alive''. Retrieved July 28, 2021. His semifinal swim ranked him sixth in his semifinal heat and did not advance him to the final in the event.

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(July 28, 2021)
"U.S.' Chase Kalisz finishes sixth in 200m IM semifinal"
'' KTVZ''. Retrieved July 28, 2021. While Kalisz did not medal in the 200 meter individual medley, his times in the event from January through August 2021 as well as his times in the 400 meter individual medley earned him a spot on the 2021—2022 US National Team in each event. USA Swimming (September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming National Team Roster 2021-22"
''

''. Retrieved October 2, 2021.Lepesant, Anne (September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming Names 114 Athletes To The 2021-22 National Team Roster"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Additionally, Kalisz's one total medal accounted for one of the eleven medals won by the 27 University of Georgia student athletes, past and present, across all sports who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and represented twelve different countries."Georgia Finishes Olympics With 11 Medals"
''

''. August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

International Swimming League

In the inaugural 2021 ISL draft, Kalisz was selected 17th overall by the Aqua Centurions.Penland, Spencer (August 1, 2021)
"ISL Season 3: Free Agency Period Closed After 36 Free Agent Signings In July"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

2022

Pro Swim Series – San Antonio

In the prelims heats of the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2022 Pro Swim Series, held at Northside Swim Center in

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, on day two, Kalisz qualified for the final ranking sixth with a time of 1:01.90.Hamann, Michael (March 31, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 2 Prelim Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved March 31, 2022. For the final, he tied his personal best time of 1:01.64 and placed sixth.Harder, Matthew (March 31, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved March 31, 2022. Day three prelims, he swam a 1:59.99 in the 200 meter butterfly, qualifying for the final ranking first, and a 2:14.40 in the 200 meter breaststroke, qualifying for the final ranking second.Hamann, Michael (April 1, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved April 1, 2022. He won the 200 meter butterfly final with a 1:56.79 and placed third in the final of the 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:12.47.Lohn, John (April 1, 2022)
"TYR Pro Series: Michael Andrew Clips Caeleb Dressel in 50 Freestyle; Leon Marchand and Chase Kalisz Shine"
''

''. Retrieved April 1, 2022. In the preliminary heats of the 200 meter individual medley on the fourth and final day, he qualified for the final ranking fourth with a 2:00.65, which was 1.05 seconds behind first-ranked Michael Andrew and 0.79 seconds behind third-ranked Shaine Casas.Hamann, Michael (April 2, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved April 2, 2022. Kalisz placed third in the final with a 1:57.10, finishing less than half a second behind Shaine Casas and Léon Marchand.Lohn, John (April 2, 2022)
"TYR Swim Series: Shaine Casas Delivers Quick 200 IM; Caeleb Dressel Shares Title in 100 Freestyle"
''

''. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

2022 International Team Trials

Starting off the 2022 US International Team Trials in

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, on day one, Kalisz advanced to the final of the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 1:56.04 and overall rank of third in the prelims heats. USA Swimming (April 26, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. In the final, he finished in 1:56.03, placing fourth. USA Swimming (April 26, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Butterfly Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. He ranked first overall in the preliminary heats of the 400 meter individual medley two days later, qualifying for the final with a time of 4:13.24. USA Swimming (April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved April 28, 2022. With a time of 4:10.50 in the final, he placed second a little over a second behind first-place finisher Carson Foster. USA Swimming (April 28, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved April 28, 2022. The fifth and final day, he swam a 1:58.15 in the prelims heats of the 200 meter individual medley to qualify for the final ranking first. USA Swimming (April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved April 30, 2022. He won the final with a 1:56.21, qualifying for the

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team in the event. USA Swimming (April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved April 30, 2022. His second-place finish in the 400 meter individual medley also earned him a spot in the event on the team."2022 FINA World Championships Roster"
'' USA Swimming''. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

2022 World Championships

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Kalisz ranked third in the preliminary heats of the 400 meter individual medley on day one of swimming competition with a 4:10.32, advancing to the final behind first-ranked Léon Marchand and second-ranked Carson Foster.

(June 18, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved June 18, 2022. In the evening final, the trio repeated their ranking from the preliminaries with Kalisz winning the bronze medal in 4:07.47, Léon Marchand winning the gold medal, and Carson Foster winning the silver medal.

(June 18, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved June 18, 2022. Three days later, he ranked second in the morning preliminaries of the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 1:58.25 and qualifying for the semifinals.

(June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved June 21, 2022. Dropping 1.49 seconds from his preliminaries time in the evening semifinals, he qualified for the final ranking fourth.

(June 21, 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved June 21, 2022. He placed fourth in the final with a time of 1:56.43, finishing 0.21 seconds behind bronze medalist Daiya Seto of Japan.

(22 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved 22 June 2022. Following his performances, he was named to the 2022 Duel in the Pool roster."2022 Duel in the Pool - U.S. Roster"
'' USA Swimming''. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

2022 U.S. Open Championships

Day two of the 2022 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, held in Greensboro in November and December, Kalisz won the gold medal in the 200 meter individual medley with a Championships record time of 1:56.52, which was 2.62 seconds ahead of silver medalist Baylor Nelson and 3.37 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Daniel Diehl. USA Swimming (December 1, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved December 1, 2022.Rieder, David (December 1, 2022)
"Chase Kalisz, Regan Smith Post Impressive 200 IM Wins at U.S. Open"
''

''. Retrieved December 2, 2022.Sampl, Emily (December 2, 2022)
"Ledecky, Kalisz Lead Way with Meet Records at 2022 Toyota U.S. Open Night Two"
'' USA Swimming''. Retrieved December 3, 2022. The next day, he followed up with a gold medal in a Championships record time of 4:10.09 in the 400 meter individual medley. USA Swimming (December 2, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved December 2, 2022.Li, Yanyan (December 2, 2022)
"Chase Kalisz Swims 4:10.09 400 IM To Break U.S. Open Meet Record"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 2, 2022. For the final of the 200 meter breaststroke on the fourth and final day, he won the silver medal with a time of 2:10.10, which was just 0.20 seconds slower than his personal best time of 2:09.90 from 2018. USA Swimming (December 3, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"
'' Omega Timing''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

2024

2024 Summer Olympics

At the

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, he missed the finals of the event after an 11th-place finish in this morning's prelims. Kalisz swam to a 4:13.36, about two seconds off of the 4:11.52 that it took to qualify for finals.

International championships

Career best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Records

National records (short course yards)

Legend: NR – American record; US – US Open record

Pool records (short course yards)

Legend: h – heats

Awards and honors

* '' SwimSwam'' Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#30),Gibbs, Robert (February 3, 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #30 — #21"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 11, 2021. 2022 (#27)Sutherland, James (January 18, 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Men's #30-21"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved January 18, 2022. * Golden Goggle Award, Breakout Performer of the Year: 2013 * ''

'' American Swimmer of the Year (male): 2018 * Golden Goggle Award nominee, Male Athlete of the Year: 2018, 2021 * Golden Goggle Award nominee, Male Race of the Year: 2018 ( 200-meter individual medley), 2021 ( 400-meter individual medley)

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalisz, Chase 1994 births Living people American male breaststroke swimmers American male butterfly swimmers American male medley swimmers Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers People from Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland Sportspeople from Harford County, Maryland Sportspeople from Maryland Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming American people of Polish descent Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century American sportsmen Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Early life and education

Career

2012: Junior Pan Pacific champion

2013: First NCAA title and world medal

2013 NCAA Championships

2013 World Championships

2014: Defending the 400 IM NCAA title

2014 NCAA Championships

2015: A galloping Georgia Bulldog

2015 NCAA Championships

2015 World Championships

2016: Gap year from collegiate swimming

2016 US Olympic Trials

2016 Summer Olympics

2016 Fall Invitational

2017: Thrice an NCAA champion in the 400 IM

2017 NCAA Championships

2017 National Championships

2017 World Championships

2018

2019: Breaststroke classic dreams

2021: Turning Olympic silver into gold

2020 US Olympic Trials

2020 Summer Olympics

International Swimming League

2022

Pro Swim Series – San Antonio

2022 International Team Trials

2022 World Championships

2022 U.S. Open Championships

2024

2024 Summer Olympics

International championships

Career best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Records

National records (short course yards)

Pool records (short course yards)

Awards and honors

See also

References

External links