Zach Apple
Zach Apple (born April 23, 1997) is an American professional swimmer who specializes in the sprint freestyle events. He currently represents DC Trident at the International Swimming League.
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 23, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | DC Trident [1] Indiana Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Indiana University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He participated in the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, winning three medals – two gold and one bronze. He won gold as part of the USA team in the men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.[2] He was also part of the team in the mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay, won in a world record time of 3 minutes, 19.40 seconds.[3]
Early life
Zach Apple was born April 23, 1997 in Trenton, Ohio, as the son of Doug and Allison Apple.[4] Apple attended Edgewood High School and swam for GMVY Wahoos club team. In 2015, he was the YMCA Long Course National Champion in the 50m freestyle and runner-up for 200m freestyle.[5] Apple swam collegiately at Auburn University from 2015 to 2018 and then transferred to Indiana University to finish his college career from 2018 to 2019.
College career
As a freshman for the Auburn Tigers, Apple finished 19th in the 50-yard freestyle, 35th in the 100-yard and 20th in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships.[6] He also earned All-American honors as a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay that finished sixth.[7]
In his sophomore year, Apple tied for fourth place in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2017 Men's NCAA Division I Championships.[8] He also finished 12th and 14th in the 200 and 100-yard freestyle, and was a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay that finished sixth, 400-yard freestyle relay that finished 11th and 800-yard freestyle relay that finished 12th.[9]
As a junior, Apple tied for 5th place in the 50-yard freestyle and was part of Auburn’s 11th place in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the 2018 Men's NCAA Division I Championships. He also earned a third place in the 200-yard freestyle and finished tenth in the 100-yard freestyle.[10]
In his final college season now as a Hoosier, Apple finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle, second in the 200 and third in the 100-yard freestyle. He also contributed to the team's second NCAA title in the 400-yard medley relay, 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays, which placed fourth.[11]
International career
2017 World Championships
At the World Championships Trials in Indianapolis, Apple finished first in the prelims of the 100-yard freestyle and ended up fourth in the finals, which qualified him for the 400-meter freestyle relay.[12] He swam in the prelims at the meet and won a gold medal after team USA finished first in the finals.[13]
2018 Pan Pacific Championships
Apple finished fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2018 National Swimming Championships, he qualified for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.[14]}} At the meet, he finished second in the B-final in the 200-meter freestyle and fifth in the A-final in the 100-meter freestyle.[15]}} He was also part of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay that won gold.
2019 World University Games
Zach apple took home five gold medals: in the 100 and 200-meter freestyle as well as in the 4x100 and 4x200-meter freestyle, and 4x100 medley relay. He also finished sixth in the 50-meter freestyle.[16]}}
2019 World Championships
Apple contributed to the 4x100-meter freestyle relay during finals, which won gold.[17]}} He was also part of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay that earned bronze and swam in the mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay that won gold. He was part of the 4x100 medley relay during prelims that at night earned silver.
International Swimming League
Apple was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League (ISL) representing DC Trident.[18] He competed at the first two matches held in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Naples, Italy, respectively, as well as in the American Derby held in College Park, Maryland.
References
- Gibbs, Robert (June 11, 2019). "natalie-coughlin-to-return-to-competition-with-the-dc-tridentfor-2019-international-swimming-league-finale". SwimSwam.
- 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay results
- McCarriston, Shanna (27 July 2019). "American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins three titles in one night at World Championships, puts gold medal count at six". CBS Sports.
- "2017-2018 Swimming & Diving Roster". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "Camryn Forbes, Mark Andrew Lower Own Records at 2015 YMCA Long Course Nationals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- "Zach Apple Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "Holoda's busy day helps Auburn to eighth at NCAA S&D Championships". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Andy, Ross (March 23, 2017). "Caeleb Dressel Just Misses American Record; Threepeats in 50 Free". Swimming World.
- Andy, Ross (March 23, 2017). "Texas Wins 200 free relay title". Swimming World.
- Rieder, David (May 1, 2018). "Zach Apple Transfering from Auburn to Indiana". Swimming World.
- Watkins, Mike (April 19, 2019). "Zach Apple finds Motivation for More in the Water". USA Swimming.
- Rieder, David (June 27, 2017). "A Zach Apple per day for the Loaded 100 Free at US Nats". Swimming World.
- Zaccardi, Nick (July 23, 2017). "U.S. men end 4x100m freestyle relay drought at swim worlds (video)". NBC Sports.
- Ross, Andy (July 25, 2018). "Zach Apple Maxime, Rooney Lead 100 Free Heats at Phillips 66 Nationals". Swimming World.
- Neidigh, Lauren (August 10, 2018). "2018 Pan Pacific Championships Day 2 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam.
- "Apple Wins Third Gold Medal at World University Games". Indiana University Hoosiers. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- Lawrence, Blythe (July 21, 2019). "Nathan Adrian, U.S. Men's Relay Team Grab Gold In Gwangju". Team USA.
- D'Addona, Dan (June 11, 2019). "Katie Ledecky Cody Miller Lead DC Trident Roster for International Swimming League". Swimming World Magazine.