Kevin Patrick Callan (born October 6, 1999) is a retired

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competitive

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. In 2017, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2017 World Junior Championships. In 2020, he won silver medals in the 200-meter freestyle and the 400-meter freestyle at the year's U.S. Open Championships. At the

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, Callan was part of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay that took fourth place. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, he won a bronze medal in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay. He has a younger brother, Christopher Jack Callan, who currently swims at the University of Michigan.

Early life and education

Callan was born in

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and raised in

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. He attended

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in Tulsa, graduating in 2018. Collegiately, he started competing for the University of Michigan Wolverines in autumn 2018 while pursuing studies for an

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, graduating in 2022."2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster: Patrick Callan"
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''. Retrieved February 14, 2023. In the autumn of 2022, he started pursuing a

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at the

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, where he competes as part of the

swim team via a fifth year of NCAA eligibility.

Career

2016–2021

In June 2016, at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in

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, Callan competed in two events. He ranked 67th overall in the 200-meter freestyle and 87th overall in the 400-meter freestyle."2016 Olympic Trials Results"
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''. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2021. He represented the

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at the 2017 World Junior Championships in

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, winning the silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.

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(August 28, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Complete Results Book"
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''. Retrieved July 24, 2021. Callan also placed fourth in the final of the 200-meter freestyle individual event.

2020 US Olympic Trials

In November 2020, as part of preparation for the 2020 US Olympic Trials, held the following year due to the

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, Callan competed in the virtual format 2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, winning the silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.38 and the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 3:49.34.Hy-Tek (November 16, 2020)
"2020 Toyota US Open Championships - Compiled Results"
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''. November 22, 2022. He placed sixth in the final of the 200-meter freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in

with a time of 1:46.49, qualifying him for the

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in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

Callan

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for his first

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in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the

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. His sixth place finish at the US Olympic Trials situated him as a relay-only prelims swimmer for the 4×200-meter freestyle relay heading into the 2020 Olympics. In the preliminaries of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, Callan swam alongside

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, and Andrew Seliskar and the relay ranked fifth overall and advanced to the final. In the final, the relay finished fourth overall.

2022

2022 Big Ten Championships

On the first day of the 2022 Big Ten Conference Championships in February, Callan achieved a second-place finish in 6:14.59 in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay, splitting a 1:34.03 for the lead-off leg of the relay. In the prelims heats of the 500-yard freestyle the following day, he ranked fourth with a 4:16.63 and advanced to the evening finals. For the final, he swam a 4:16.72 to place sixth. Day three, he ranked fifth in the prelims heats and qualified for the final of the 200 yard freestyle with his time of 1:34.27. He placed sixth in the final, swimming slightly faster than in the prelims heats with a time of 1:34.00. The fourth and final day, he swam a 43.98 in the prelims heats of the 100 yard freestyle, ranking 23rd overall, and in the final he earned two points for the Michigan Wolverines with a time of 44.05 seconds, overall 23rd rank, and seventh-place finish in the c-final. Five days after the end of the Championships, Callan swam a 3:56.30 and placed fifth in the 400 meter freestyle at the 2022 Pro Swim Series in

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. In the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle the following day, he qualified for the final ranking first with a 1:50.58. He placed fourth in the final with a time of 1:49.83, finishing 1.20 seconds behind fellow 2020 US Olympic team member

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2022 NCAA Championships

Leading up to the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships following the Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Callan announced he was staying at the University of Michigan to compete the following collegiate season as a fifth year, also called a super senior. The first day of competition, he led-off the 4×200 yard freestyle relay in 1:33.10 to help achieve a fourteenth-place finish in 6:14.56. In the morning the following day, he swam a 4:16.44 in the 500 yard freestyle and placed 28th. In the prelims heats of the 200 yard freestyle on day three, he placed 22nd with a 1:33.14. For the 4×100 yard freestyle relay on the fourth and final day, he split a 43.02 for the third leg of the relay to help place 22nd in 2:52.27.

2022 International Team Trials

On the second day of the 2022 US International Team Trials in

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in April, Callan ranked 14th in the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1:48.76 and qualified for the evening b-final.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 27, 2022. He did not swim in the b-final.

(April 27, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 27, 2022. Two days later, he swam a 3:55.36 for the prelims heats of the 400 meter freestyle, qualifying for the b-final ranking 13th overall.

(April 29, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved April 29, 2022. He decided to not swim the event in the finals session.

(April 29, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

2022 Swimming World Cup

As part of his first

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at the 2022 Swimming World Cup held in October in

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, Callan placed ninth in the 400 meter freestyle with a personal best time of 3:47.18.

(October 28, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved October 28, 2022. In the 200 meter freestyle two days later, he placed fourteenth in the preliminary heats with a personal best time of 1:45.93, which was 2.35 seconds slower than the fastest swimmer in the preliminary heats

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(October 30, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved October 30, 2022. One day prior, he placed twenty-sixth in the 100 meter freestyle with a personal best time of 49.72 seconds, which was 2.76 seconds behind the first-ranked swimmer in the preliminary heats

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(October 29, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved October 30, 2022. The following World Cup stop, held in his home county at the Indiana University Natatorium in

, Callan placed nineteenth in the 400 meter freestyle on day one with a time of 3:49.14.

(November 3, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Indianapolis (USA): Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved November 3, 2022. On the third and final day, he swam a 1:46.88 in the 200 meter freestyle and placed twenty-fifth overall.

(November 5, 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Indianapolis (USA): Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

2023

For the final dual meet of his fifth year in the NCAA, where he represented the

in a duel meet against the

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in February 2023, Callan competed in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing as the fastest California Golden Bear swimmer with a time of 1:34.40 to place third overall.Hy-Tek (February 18, 2023)
"Cal Swim vs Stanford - 2/18/2023: Results"
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''. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

2023 Pac-12 Championships

Leading off the 4×200 yard freestyle relay on day one of the 2023

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Championships, conducted at the King County Aquatic Center in

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, Callan helped win the silver medal with a split time of 1:32.74 that contributed to the final relay time of 6:09.65."Bears Take Second In 800 Free Relay"
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''. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023. In his first individual event of the Championships the following day, the 500 yard freestyle on March 2, he placed fourth with a 4:12.45, finishing within a quarter of a second of the bronze medalist.Hy-Tek (March 1, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions"
''teamunify.com''. Retrieved March 2, 2023."Bears Fly To Victories At Pac-12 Championships"
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''. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023. His time ranked fifth all-time for the California Golden Bears men's swim program. In the 200-yard freestyle the following day, he tied for eighth-rank with a time of 1:33.79 in the preliminaries, qualified for a swim-off where he advanced to the b-final after finishing second out of two swimmers in the swim-off, and then placed fifth in the b-final, thirteenth overall, with a time of 1:34.54.Hy-Tek (March 3, 2023)
"2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions: Results Friday Finals"
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''. Retrieved March 3, 2023. On the final day, he placed eighteenth in the preliminaries of the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 1:46.81 before withdrawing from competition in the c-final.

2023 NCAA Championships

Day one of the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, held following the 2023 Pac-12 Championships in March in

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, Callan helped win the bronze medal in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay in a final time of 6:06.41, splitting a 1:33.63 for the third leg of the relay.Hy-Tek (March 22, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved March 22, 2023."School Records Fall On Opening Night"
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''. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023. The 6:06.41 set a new California Golden Bears men's swim program record in the event. In his two individual events he placed thirty-second in each, finishing in a time of 4:17.54 in the preliminaries of the 500 yard freestyle on day two and in a time of 1:33.59 in the preliminaries of the 200 yard freestyle on day three.

International championships

: Callan swam only in the prelims heats. : Callan was not a member of the finals relay that was disqualified.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Legend: h – preliminary heat

References

External links

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