Who is Michael ANDREW

Michael Andrew is an athlete phenom. He first gained notoriety when he broke numerous National Age Group Records as a teenager. The Kansas native has set more than 100 National Age Group records in his short career. He also holds Junior World Records for the 50m fly, free, and back. All three were broken at the 2017 World Junior Championships. In addition, Andrew, age 17, won a World Championships silver medal in the 100 IM.

Andrew was 22 when he won an Olympic berth at the 2021 US Olympic Trials.

TURNING PRO-JUNE 2013

Andrew, who turned professional in June 2013, is among the youngest swimmers to do so. He was just 14 years old. Andrew signed up with a high-performance nutrition supplement manufacturer. He also gave up NCAA eligibility.

Michael was still 14 when he signed his second partnership agreement with the Fortune 500 company Mutual of Omaha. This was specifically for their Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic tour.

When he was 16 years old, Michael signed a multiyear partnership agreement with Adidas. He joined the likes of Brazilian star Cesar Cielo and Allison Schmitt in representing the swim brand.

MICHAEL ANDREW WAS COACHED BY PETER ANDREW, HIS FATHER

Two excellence-driven parents gave birth to Michael in the United States. As a result, he was tall and had strong hands and feet. Tina, a former British Gladiator mother, and Peter, a former naval diver father, were both raised in South Africa. Thus, Michael, Tina, and their sister Michaela view Michael’s career as a family affair. Their Kansas family even has its own training facility. According to the science-based method, Ultra Short Race Pace Training (or USRPT), Michael is trained in an 87′ x16′ aboveground pool with a deck.

USRPT

Michael Andrew attributes his swimming success to his USRPT training method, also known as Ultra Short Race Pace Train. USRPT is a form of training that was based on scientific evidence collected by Dr. Brent Rushall. It’s race-pace training that uses a very short training format.

MEETING DR. BRENTON RUSHALL – CHOOSING URPT

Michael’s parents were fascinated by the unique ideas and tenets behind USRPT after meeting Dr. Brent Rushall at the ASCA conference in 2009. According to the training system’s credo, swimmers who participate in USRPT must undergo specific training at very specific times. This eliminates junk yardage. Both Peter and Michael liked this concept. Instead of swimming 12,000 miles per day through traditional training, Michael swims between 2500 and 3000 yards per day, with the same speed as he would in a race. While USRPT is all about intensity and speed, the ultimate goal is to improve technique.

TEAM ANDREW INDIA SWIMMING – THE BRAND

Team Andrew Indie Swimming offers opportunities for competitive swimmers who are highly motivated to excel in their sport through private coaching and all-year-long swim camps. Individualized programs are designed to teach swimmers how to use scientific principles such as psychology, biomechanics, and physiology. This orientation is relevant and leads to performance improvement.

Team Andrew Indie Swimming’s training and competition activities are based on the following principles: Swimmers should be able to improve their skills and compete in satisfying races. Therefore, evaluating performance and analyzing its relevance to the intended swimming races is a key component of this program content.

MICHAEL ANDREW- FAITH & SWIMMING GOALS

Michael was raised with love, purpose, and passion. He enjoys racing and competing, but he also dreamed of revolutionizing the sport. Michael is passionate about his relationship with God and believes that his in-pool successes are revealing God’s glory to the world. Michael says, “It’s about me. It’s not about swimming. It’s about my ability and the circumstances that have given me the opportunity to do so. I have been blessed to be able to do what my heart desires, to develop my talents in a loving and supportive environment while striving for excellence and giving God all the glory.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CAREER

Since his debut at the Junior World Championships in 2015, Michael has been dominating international swimming events.

2015 Junior World Championships (Singapore, Singapore)

After securing a bronze, three silvers, and a gold medal, Michael was named FINA Male Swimmer-of-the-Meet in Singapore. He won the 50-meter backstroke. He broke the Championship Record in heats and went on to defeat the rest of his field in the final, setting another Championship Record of 25,13. Silver medals were won in the 50-meter butterfly, freestyle, and 400-meter mixed medley relay. His bronze medal came in the 400-meter mixed-medley relay.

Michael was disappointed by his performance at the Junior World Championships, despite an impressive showing. He stated that he wanted to set Junior World Records and win more than the one gold medal he had won. Unfortunately, his father and coach were absent, and this had a significant impact on his performance.

2016 US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Nebraska

Michael was just 17 years old when he made the Olympic Team. Although he came close to winning, he was unable to push his ticket to Rio. The 100-meter breaststroke was his first event. In the heats, he broke the Junior World Record. He then did it again in the final. However, his 59.82 time was only 0.64 seconds from being on the team. He finished fourth.

He reached the final of the 200-meter individual medley but was unable to make it to the final. So instead, he focused on the semi-final in the 50-meter freestyle. This semi-final took place the same night. He finished 11th overall and did not make it to the final. Michael also finished 15th in the 100-meter butterfly and 76th in the 100-meter freestyle.

2016 World Short Course Championships Windsor, Canada

Michael was awarded his first senior international medal at World Short Course Championships in Windsor, Canada. He won the gold medal in 100 individual medley swimming in 51.84. He was also 23rd in 200 IM (1.57.87) as well as 9th in 50 breast (26.39).

2017 World Junior Championships, Indianapolis, Indiana

Michael, 18, knew that he would be swimming a lot of 50s again, so he had modified his training for the season. This paid off big for him at his last junior competition. Andrew set the world junior records for the 50m free (21.75), fly (23.22), and back (24.63) events, winning gold in each of them. He was also awarded a bronze medal in the 100m breast (1:03.37) and 8th in the 200m IM (2;07.27).

2018 US National Championships (Irvine, California)

Andrew won the Phillips 66 National Championships 50 butterfly title in 22.93. This was four hundredths more than Caeleb Dressel, the American record holder. Andrew won his first national title by winning the 50-breaststroke title with a US Open record of 26.84. He also won the 50 freestyle gold medal in 21.49. The national 100 breaststroke championship was 59.38. Andrew was also third in the 100 butterfly (51.68), fourth in the 50 backstroke (24.62), and 26th in the 100 freestyle (49.87).

2018 Pan Pacific Championships, Tokyo, Japan

Andrew began his career in the 100 breast. He was 59.55 for the third seed out of prelims. He finished 7th in finals at 1:00.04. Andrew won a bronze medal for the USA in the 400 mixed relay, where he split 59.21. Andrew won the B-finals in both the 100 back (53.55) and 100 fly (53.53). Both were his best times. His pan pacs performance was completed with a gold medal in the men’s 50-free, touching for first in 21.46, his first major international and gold medal.

2018 Short Course World Championships, Hangzhou, China

Andrew swam in Hangzhou 50 free, 50 breast, and 100 breast. He also did 100 IM. Although he didn’t win any medals in his own race, he did bring home 5 medals for swimming on USA relays, including 4 silvers and 1 gold.

ISL New York Breakers

Michael Andrew was announced on June 18, 2019, as a member of the New York ISL Team, which is headed by his mother, Tina Andrew.

2019 World Championships, Gwangju, South Korea

Andrew began his program with the 50 fly and 100 breast. He finished 19th in 100 breast (1:04.04) and 4th at 50 fly (22.28). He then swam the 50 breast (26.93/7th), 50 free (21.62, 6th), and 50 back (24.58/5th). Michael won silver in the 4×100 Medley Relay prelims on the last day.

2021 Olympic Trials

Michael Andrew was the first swimmer at the 2021 US Olympic Trials. Andrew, who had just set a new US Open Record in the men’s 100-breaststroke one month prior, was able to smash the American Record by nearly half a second in the morning’s preliminary swims. He finished in 58.19 and is now third in all of the event’s history.

Michael Andrew touched first at 58.73 on night 2 of the 100 breast final. This was his first-ever Olympic team.

Andrew qualified for the team in both the 200 IM (1.55.44, 1st at trials) as well as the 50 free (21.48, 2nd at trials).

2020 Olympic Games

Andrew participated in four finals over the eight-day Olympic Games. He began his journey in the 100 breast, placing 4th overall at 58.84. He finished the meet in the 200 IM final and placed 5th at 1:57.31.

Michael Andrew placed 4th in the 50-free final at 21.60 on the last day. However, he was soon back in the water in the 4×100 Medley relay. He swam the breaststroke leg out in lane 1 and split 58.49 to make the USA reach first place in a world record. This was Michael’s first Olympic gold medal.

2022 World Championship Trials

Michael Andrew was quiet at the beginning of the meet. He did not swim anything on Day 1, and only the 50 fly on day 2, where he finished 2nd at 22.87. He did, however, swim 3 events on night 3.

He finished 2nd in 100 fly (50.88), qualifying him officially for the world champs. He won the 100 fly by .03 seconds later and set new American Open records of 26.52. He placed 5th in 50 back (24.80) to complete his night.

2022 World Championships

Andrew had a mixed start to his World Champs. He reached the final of the 50-fly but was then 9th in the 100-breast semis. Michael missed the final. He made the most out of his one race on night 2. He touched at 22.79 seconds in the 50 fly to win bronze, his first individual LCM medal worlds behind Caeleb Dressel from the USA and Nicholas Santos from Brazil.

Andrew finished back in the 50 breast. He was seeded 2nd going into the final. Also, he held on to a medal by touching at 26.72 for bronze, behind Nic Fink and Niccolo Martinenghi.

Andrew won silver in the 50-free in 21.41 on night 7. In addition, he won silver in the 50 free in 21.41.

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