Zachory Scott Harting (born August 27, 1997) is an American competitive

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who specializes in the

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and

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events. He currently represents the DC Trident which is part of the

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. He competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly at the

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. In 2021, he qualified for the

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in the 200m Butterfly.

Early life

Zach Harting was born August 27, 1997, in

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, as the son of Scott and Lori Harting. Harting attended

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and swam for the Huntsville Swim Association. In 2014, he was the High School State Champion in the 100-yard butterfly.

College era swimming

Harting swam for the

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under Head Coach

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from 2015 to 2019. As a freshman for the

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, he won silver in the 200-yard

at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships, finished fifth in the 400 IM and won the B final of the 500-yard

. At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships, he was part of the seventh place 800-yard freestyle relay team, while also swimming the 500-yard

, 100 and 200-yard

. At the ACC Championships of the following year, Harting was second in the 200-yard

(1:41.95), fifth in the 500-yard

(4:16.67) and sixth in the 100-yard

(46.42). He also won a silver as part of the school record breaking 800

relay team. At the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships as a sophomore, Harting placed 11th in the 200-yard

with a new school record time of 1:41.65. Harting was a member of the 800, 400, and 200-yard

relays, as well as in the 200 and 400-yard medley relays as a junior at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships. Individually, he tied for fifth in the B final of the 200-yard

and placed 15th in the 200-yard

. During his last season at Louisville, Harting earned earning All-American honors by finishing sixth in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships. He was also member of the All-American medley relays, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays.

International career

Harting was named to the USA Junior National Team after qualifying for the

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in Singapore in the 200m

, finishing fifth at the meet. At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials Harting finished seventh in the same event. In 2017, Harting had an outstanding summer season placing sixth in the 100m and 200m fly at the World Championship Trials, giving him a spot for the 2017 World University Games Roster. At the meet, he won a gold medal as part of the 4x100 freestyle and medley relays and was a semifinalist in the 200m and 100m butterfly. Harting qualified for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, his first USA "A" team ever, by finishing second in the 200

at the 2018 National Swimming Championships. At the Pan Pac Championships in

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Harting won a bronze medal in the 200m

with a new best time of 1:55.01. At the

, Harting placed sixth in the 200m butterfly. Harting was a member of the inaugural

(ISL) representing DC Trident. He competed at the first two matches held in

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, and

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, respectively.

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

In 2021, he won the 200m butterfly at the 2020 US Olympic Swimming Trials, qualifying to represent the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. At the 2020 Olympics, represented the United States placing ninth in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:55.35, only about .9 seconds behind Federico Burdisso who took the bronze medal with a time of 1:54.45.

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