Thomas Andrew Malchow (born August 18, 1976) is a retired American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Malchow represented the United States in three consecutive

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. At the

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in Atlanta, he received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 200-meter butterfly. Four years later at the

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in Sydney, he won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly. He also set a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly in 2000. Malchow was also a captain of the U.S. Men's Swimming Team at the

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. He attended high school in Minnesota at Saint Thomas Academy, graduated from the

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and was a member of the United States Swimming (USS) Team 'Star'.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malchow, Tom 1976 births Living people American male butterfly swimmers World record setters in swimming Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Goodwill Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen

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