Austin Grand Prix Media Guide - USA Swimming

Eric Shanteau
CLUB: Trojan Swim Club
AGE: 28 DOB: Oct 1, 1983
HEIGHT: 6' 2" (188.0 cm)
HOMETOWN: Lilburn, Ga.
BIRTHPLACE: Snellville, Ga.
COACHED BY: David Salo
Career Highlights:
Finished fourth in the 200m breast at the 2011 FINA World Championships ... Also took fourth
in the 200m breast at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Captured the 2010
national title in the 200m breast … won a gold medal and set a new world record as a member
of the 4x100m medley-relay at the 2009 FINA World Championships… won silver in the 200m
breast and placed fourth in the 100m breast at the 2009 World Championship … won the 200m
breast and set an American record in the event at 2009 Nationals ... at the 2008 Olympic
Games advanced to the semi-finals in the 200m breast, placing tenth in the event ... finished
fifth in the 200m breast while competing in his first World Championships in 2007 ... became
the first American ever to sweep the individual medley events at 2005 World University Games,
setting a new Universiade record in the 200m IM ... won bronze in the 400m IM at the 2004
Short Course World Championships … finished third in the 200m and 400m IM at the 2004
Olympic Trials
Olympics History:
2008: 10, 200m BR
World Champs History:
2011: 4, 200m BR ... 2009: Gold, 400m MR (WR); Silver 200 Br, Bronze 200 IM, 4 100m BR ...
2007: 5, 200m BR
World Champs History:
WC LCM: 1G, 1S, 1B
World Champs History:
2011: 4th 200 BR, Gold (pr) 4x100 MR
Duel in the Pool History:
Won three silver medals competing in his first Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool (07)
Olympic Trials History:
2008: 2, 200m BR; 3, 200m IM; 4, 100m BR ... 2004: 3, 200m & 400m IM; 11, 200m BR
U.S. Nationals History:
2011: 4, 100m BR ... 2010: 1, 200m BR; 3, 100m BR; 4, 200m IM ... 2009: 1, 200m BR; 2,
100m BR; 2, 200m IM
U.S. Nationals History:
2011 Winter- Silver 200 Br, Bronze 200 IM
Short Course National Championships:
2008: 2, 200y BR/200y IM; 3, 100y BR
Briefly:
Two time Duel in the Pool member
RECORDS:
Holds WR in 400m MED-R, set at 2009 FINA World Champs ... Holds AR in 200m BR, set at
2009 Conoco Phillips USA Swimming National Champio ... Holds USO in 200m BR, set at
2009 Conoco Phillips USA Swimming National Champio
NATIONAL TITLES:
400m IM (1): '02 SPG
200m Breast (1): '10 SUM, '09 SUM
ADDITIONAL HONORS:
National Teams: Five-time National A Team (2004-08) … 2001 National Junior Team
High School: First male in the history of USA Swimming Scholastic All-American program to
have a 4.0 GPA and a National Title … three-time All-American Interscholastic Swim team
PERSONAL:
High School: Parkview HS '02
College: Auburn '06
College Major: Entrepreneurship
Future Professional Aspirations: Sports marketing
Job Outside of Swimming: LIVESTRONG Envoy ... a cancer awareness advocate on behalf of
the Lance Armstrong Foundation
Parents: Rick and Janet … father works in retail, and mother is a college English professor
Spouse: Married Jeri Moss on May 21, 2011 ... she is a sales rep for Stryker Orthopedics
FAST FACTS
USA Swimming
Third LC World Championships (2011,
2009, 2007)
One-time Olympian (2008)
Three World Medals (1g, 1s, 1b)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
2011 FINA World Champs
2011: Gold, 400m MED-R (pr)
2010 Pan Pacific Champs
2010: Bronze, 200m BR
2009 FINA World Champs
2009: Gold, 400m MED-R (WR); Bronze, 200m IM;
Silver, 200m BR
2005 World University Games
2005: Gold, 400m IM; Gold, 200m IM
TOP TIMES
Event Best Year
200m BR 2:07.42 Jul 09
CAREER STATS:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
11 Duel in the Pool - 6 Final, 100m BR (SCM); 5 Final, 200m
BR (SCM); 6 Final, 200m IM (SCM)
National Champs - 4 Final, 100m BR
World Champs - 4 Final, 200m BR
World Champs - 8 Final, 200m BR (SCM)
Pan Pacs - 6 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR
World Champs - 4 Final, 100m BR; 2 Final, 200m BR; 3 Final,
200m IM; 1 Final, 400m MED-R (WR)
Ultra Swim - 2 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 3 Final,
200m IM
- 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 9 Final, 200m IM; t1
Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 14 Final, 100m FL; t2 Final,
200m IM
Oly Games - 10 Semi, 200m BR
TRIALS - 4 Final, 100m BR; 2 Final, 200m BR; 3 Final, 200m
IM
Swimvitational - 2 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 2 Final,
200m IM
08 OSU GP - t2 Final, 100m BR; t2 Final, 200m BR; t1 Final,
200m IM
08 MIZZ GP - 17 Final, 100m BK; 1 Final, 200m BR; 9 Final,
200m FL
SCSC GP - 4 Final, 200m IM; 2 Final, 400m IM
MoO DiP - 2 Final, 200m BR; 2 Final, 200m IM; 2 Final, 400m
IM
WORLD - 5 Final, 200m BR
US OPEN - 1 Final, 200m BR; 2 Final, 200m IM; 3 Final, 400m
IM
PAN PAC - 9 Final, 200m BR
SUM NATS - 2 Final, 200m BR; 3 Final, 200m IM
NCAA - 8 Final, 200y BR; 3 Final, 200y IM; 3 Final, 400y IM