Name: Tom Shields
Sport: Swimming
Event(s): 100-meter Butterfly
Height: 6-4
DOB: 7/11/1991
Birthplace: Panama City, Fla.
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
High School: Edison High School (Huntington Beach, Calif.) ‘09
College: University of California, Berkeley ’15, Religious Studies
Team/Club: California Aquatics
Coach(es): Dave Durden
Olympic Experience
- Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020); one-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
- Olympic Games Rio 2016, gold (4x100 medley), 7th (100 butterfly), 20th (200 butterfly)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2016 – gold (200 mixed medley relay), silver (50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay), bronze (400 freestyle relay)
- Years of participation: Long Course – 2015; Short Course – 2016
- Medals: 8 (2 golds, 5 silvers, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2016 (200 mixed medley relay); 2015 (400 medley relay)
- Silver – 2016 (50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay)
- Bronze – 2016 (400 freestyle relay)
Personal:
Son of Tim and Jolene...Has one older sister, Lindy...Married to Gianna Shields...Nicknamed “Sunshine”...Began swimming at age 8...Enjoys surfing, skateboarding, reading and playing card games.
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