Andrew Seliskar

Andrew Seliskar
Personal information
National team  United States
Born (1996-09-26) September 26, 1996[1]
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2]
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)[2]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, butterfly, individual medley
College team California Golden Bears[3]

Andrew Seliskar (born September 26, 1996) is an American competitive swimmer. He won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, breaking the Championships record.[4]

In December 2013, he won the gold medal in the 400 yard individual medley at the senior 2013 Winter National Championships. He also won silver medals in the 200 meter individual medley and the 200 meter butterfly.[1]

Seliskar broke the junior world record in the 200 meter butterfly (long course) at the 2014 junior Pan Pacific Championships. He won three individual gold medals at that meet, in the 200 meter butterfly, 200 meter individual medley, and the 400 meter individual medley, as well as a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly.[1]

In 2015 Seliskar competed at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and finished 8th in the 50 meter and 200 meter butterfly events.[1][5]

Seliskar currently swims in college for the California Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously he attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia and swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club.[6] In 2015 he was named male High School Swimmer of the Year.[7]

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