Name: Michael Brinegar

Sport: Swimming

Discipline(s): Swimming

Event(s): 800-meter Freestyle, 1,500 Freestyle

Height: 6-4

DOB: 9/15/1999

Hometown: Columbus, Ind.

High School: Tesoro High School '18

College: Indiana University '22

College Year: 2022

Team/Club: Mission Viejo Nadadores

Coach(es): Mark Schubert/Ray Looze

Olympic Experience

• One-time Olympian (2020)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

World Championship Experience

• Most Recent: 2019 Open Water World Championships – bronze (5k mixed team), 12th (5K)
• Years of participation: 2019
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2019 (5K mixed team)

Personal: Son of Jamie Brinegar and Jennifer Hooker Brinegar...Started Swimming Age 6...Mother swam at Indiana and was a member of the 1976 Olympic Team...Brother Kevin swam at Denison University...Before swimming, he played soccer, baseball and basketball...Hobbies include watching movies and playing basketball and soccer.

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