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Klete Keller
Personal information
Full nameKlete D. Keller
National team United States
Born (1982-03-21) March 21, 1982 (age 42)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight214 lb (97 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubTrojans Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Yokohama 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Victoria 400 m freestyle

Klete D. Keller (born March 21, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400-meter freestyle and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. In the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds. This was the first time Australia had been beaten in the event in over seven years. The American relay of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, and Keller are undefeated since the Athens games. Vanderkaay, Larsen Jensen, Erik Vendt, and Keller make up the core of the premier American mid-distance/distance freestyle swimmers.

Klete was one of many 2000 Olympic medalists from The Race Club World Team, a summer swimming camp in Florida.[1]

Keller attended the University of Southern California for two years from 2000 to 2001, but left school to focus on swimming.[1] While at USC, Keller won multiple individual and relay Pac-10 and NCAA Championships in the 200, 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle, as well as freestyle relays.

Keller has also won many U.S. national titles and FINA world championship medals, primarily in 200 and 400-meter freestyles and the 4×200-meter free relay.

From 2004 to 2007, Keller trained at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor under Bob Bowman and former head coach Jon Urbanchek. He has left Ann Arbor and returned to USC to finish school and train under coach Dave Salo.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.theraceclub.net/mission-statement/history/world-team/
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