Austin Grand Prix Media Guide - USA Swimming

Michael Klueh
CLUB: FAST- CA
AGE: 24 DOB: Mar 15, 1987
HEIGHT: 6' 3" (190.5 cm)
HOMETOWN: Evansville, Ind.
BIRTHPLACE: Evansville, Ind.
COACHED BY: Brian Brown / Jon Urbanchek
Career Highlights:
Won three medals at the 2011 World University Games, including gold in the 800m free and
4x200m free relay and silver in the 400m free; also took fourth in the 1500m free ... At the 2011
ConocoPhillips National Championships, finished second in the 400m free, third in the 1500m
free and fifth in the 200m free ... Finished second in the 400m free at the 2010 ConocoPhillips
National Championships ... won four medals (2g, 1s, 1b) at the 2007 World University
Games ... Won bronze in the 800m free relay at the 2005 World University Games; also
finished fifth in the 1500m free and sixth in the 400m free … finished fourth in the 400m free
and fifth in the 1500m free at the 2005 World Championship Trials ... won his first U.S. National
title in the 400m free at the 2004 CP Summer Nationals
Pan Pacs History:
2010: 6, 1500m FR ... 2006: 8, 1500m FR; 10, 200m FR; 11, 400m FR
WUGs History:
2007: Gold, 400 FR-R (prelims) & 800m FR-R (GR); Silver, 400m FR; Bronze, 1500m FR ...
2005: Bronze, 800m FR-R; 5, 1500m FR; 6, 400m FR
Duel in the Pool History:
2009: Bronze, 400m FR; Bronze, 800m FR
U.S. Nationals History:
2010: 2, 400m FR; 6, 1500m FR ... 2009: 3, 400m FR
U.S. Nationals History:
2011 Winter- Silver 400 Fr, Silver 1500 Fr
NCAA History:
2009(Sr): 1, 800y FR-R; 2, 500y FR; 4, 1650y FR; 7, 200y FR ... 2008(Jr): 2, 500y FR/800y
FR-R; 3, 1650y FR; 7, 200y FR ... 2007(So): 4, 800y FR-R; 5, 400y FR-R; 9, 400y IM; 13,
1650y FR
2007 World Rankings:
61st, 200m free; 19th, 400m free; 33rd, 800m free; 21st, 1500m free; 98th, 200m fly
2006 World Rankings:
36th, 200m free; 28th, 400m free; 61st, 800m free; 39th, 1500m free
2005 World Rankings:
88th, 200m free; 28th, 400m free; 93rd, 800m free; 56th, 1500m free
Briefly:
Two time Duel in the Pool member
RECORDS:
Holds AR in 800y FR-R, set at 2008 Big 12 Championships
NATIONAL TITLES:
400m Free (1): ’04 SUM
ADDITIONAL HONORS:
National Teams: 2004 National Junior Team
Collegiate: 13-time NCAA All-American ... 11-time Big 12 champion ... 2009 NCAA champion in
800y freestyle relay ... American, US Open, NCAA record holder in 800y freestyle relay ... 2008
Big 12 Swimmer of the Meet ... 2007 Big 12 Swimmer of the Meet ... 2006 Big 12 Newcomer of
the Year ... two-time honorable mention All-American ... Texas school record holder.
High School: 2005 Texas 5A state champion and Swimmer of the Year ... 2004 Texas 5A state
champion and Swimmer of the Year.
PERSONAL:
High School: Bowie HS ’05
College: Texas ’10
College Major: Kinesiology
Future Professional Aspirations: Pharmacist
Parents: Michael and Martha ... Michael is Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at St. Mary's
Hospital in Evansville, Ind. ... Martha is a dental hygienist.
Sibling(s): Older sister (Elizabeth) swam for Butler University (2002 -04) … younger sister
(Mary) is also a competitive swimmer and plays softball, volleyball and soccer
Sports Played Before Swimming: Ice hockey, track, cross country
USA Swimming
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
Duel In The Pool
2011: Gold, 400m FR (SCM); Silver, 800m FR
(SCM)
2011 Conoco Phillips National Championships
2011: Silver, 400m FR; Bronze, 1500m FR
2007 World University Games
2007: Gold, 800m FR-R; Gold, 400m FR-R (pr);
Silver, 400m FR
TOP TIMES
Event Best Year
200m FR 1:47.45 Jun 08
400m FR 3:47.62 Jul 08
CAREER STATS:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
11 Duel in the Pool - 1 Final, 400m FR (SCM); 2 Final, 800m
FR (SCM)
National Champs - 5 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR; 3
Final, 1500m FR
Pan Pacs - 9 Final, 400m FR; 9 Final, 800m FR; 6 Final,
1500m FR
US Open - 2 Final, 200m FR; 3 Final, 400m FR; 2 Final,
1500m FR
Santa Clara - 9 Final, 400m FR; 4 Final, 1500m FR
- 12 Final, 100m FR
TRIALS - 11 Semi, 200m FR; 5 Final, 400m FR
08 SCSC GP - 3 Final, 200m FR; 3 Final, 400m FR; 2 Final,
1500m FR
NCAA - 7 Final, 200y FR; 2 Final, 500y FR; 3 Final, 1650y FR;
t2 Final, 800y FR-R; t2 Final, 800y FR-R
WUGS - 2 Final, 400m FR; 1 Final, 800m FR-R
SCSC GP - 4 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR; 1 Final,
1500m FR
PAN PAC - 10 Final, 200m FR
SUM NATS - 11 Final, 200m FR; 4 Final, 400m FR; 6 Final,
1500m FR
NCAA - 11 Final, 200y FR; 5 Final, 500y FR; 4 Final, 1650y FR
SUM NATS - 11 Final, 200m FL
WC TRIALS - 9 Final, 200m FR; 4 Final, 400m FR; 5 Final,
1500m FR
US OPEN - 7 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR; 3 Final, 200m
FL
SUM NATS - 11 Final, 200m FR; 1 Final, 400m FR; 8 Final,
800m FR; 3 Final, 1500m FR; 3 Final, 200m FL
OLY TRIALS - 12 Final, 200m FL
SPG NATS - 17 Final, 200m FR; 11 Final, 400m FR; 11 Final,
1500m FR; 6 Final, 200m FL
SUM NATS - 9 Final, 400m FR; 4 Final, 800m FR; 3 Final,
1500m FR; 6 Final, 200m FL
SPG NATS - 10 Final, 400m FR; 3 Final, 800m FR; 7 Final,
1500m FR; 11 Final, 200m FL
US Open - 15 Final, 400m FR; 10 Final, 1500m FR; 14 Final,
200m FL; 23 Final, 400m IM