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'''Daniel Ketchum''' (born October 7, 1981) is an American former [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and Olympic gold medalist. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, Greece, Ketchum earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay]].
'''Daniel Ketchum''' (born October 7, 1981) is an American former [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and Olympic gold medalist. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, Greece, Ketchum earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay]].


Ketchum was born in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. He swam for the [[Cincinnati Marlins]] swim club as an age group swimmer, and later for [[Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)|Sycamore High School]] in Cincinnati. While swimming for Sycamore High, he won six individual Ohio state swimming championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000—three each in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events.<ref>[[Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)]]</ref><ref>http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sd/default.asp</ref> He then attended the [[University of Michigan]], where he swam for the [[Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving]] team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition. He was a member of Michigan's NCAA national championship team in the 800-meter freestyle relay, together with [[Peter Vanderkaay]], [[Davis Tarwater]] and [[Andrew Hurd]], in 2004.<ref name=mgoblue>MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, [http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/052209aab.html Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions]. Retrieved February 18, 2013.</ref><ref>HickokSports.com, Sports History, [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaamswim.shtml NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions]. Retrieved February 18, 2013.</ref>
Ketchum was born in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. He swam for the [[Cincinnati Marlins]] swim club as an age group swimmer, and later for [[Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)|Sycamore High School]] in Cincinnati. While swimming for Sycamore High, he won six individual Ohio state swimming championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000—three each in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events.<ref>[[Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)]]</ref><ref>http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sd/default.asp</ref> He then attended the [[University of Michigan]], where he swam for the [[Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving]] team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition. He was a member of Michigan's NCAA national championship team in the 800-meter freestyle relay, together with [[Peter Vanderkaay]], [[Davis Tarwater]] and [[Andrew Hurd]], in 2004.<ref name=mgoblue>MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, [http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/052209aab.html Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions]. Retrieved February 18, 2013.</ref><ref>HickokSports.com, Sports History, [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaamswim.shtml NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions] {{wayback|url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaamswim.shtml |date=20120929190651 }}. Retrieved February 18, 2013.</ref>


He assumed the role of head coach of the swim team at [[Loveland High School (Ohio)|Loveland High School]] starting in the 2009-10 high school swim season. During his first season as head coach he led the Tigers to their best results in history at the 2010 OHHSA Swimming and Diving Championship Meet where his boys finished 7th overall and the girls finished 14th overall.<ref>http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sd/2010/State/Div1FinalResults.htm</ref>
He assumed the role of head coach of the swim team at [[Loveland High School (Ohio)|Loveland High School]] starting in the 2009-10 high school swim season. During his first season as head coach he led the Tigers to their best results in history at the 2010 OHHSA Swimming and Diving Championship Meet where his boys finished 7th overall and the girls finished 14th overall.<ref>http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sd/2010/State/Div1FinalResults.htm</ref>

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Daniel Ketchum
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Ketchum
Nickname"Dan"
National team United States
Born (1981-10-07) October 7, 1981 (age 43)
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCincinnati Marlins
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympics
Gold medal – first place Athens 2004 4x200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle

Daniel Ketchum (born October 7, 1981) is an American former swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Ketchum earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.

Ketchum was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He swam for the Cincinnati Marlins swim club as an age group swimmer, and later for Sycamore High School in Cincinnati. While swimming for Sycamore High, he won six individual Ohio state swimming championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000—three each in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events.[1][2] He then attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He was a member of Michigan's NCAA national championship team in the 800-meter freestyle relay, together with Peter Vanderkaay, Davis Tarwater and Andrew Hurd, in 2004.[3][4]

He assumed the role of head coach of the swim team at Loveland High School starting in the 2009-10 high school swim season. During his first season as head coach he led the Tigers to their best results in history at the 2010 OHHSA Swimming and Diving Championship Meet where his boys finished 7th overall and the girls finished 14th overall.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  2. ^ http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sd/default.asp
  3. ^ MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  4. ^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sd/2010/State/Div1FinalResults.htm
  • Dan Ketchum – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com


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