Michael George Klim , OAM (born 13 August 1977) is a Polish -born Australian swimmer , Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder.
Early years
He was born in Gdynia , Poland. He was educated at the University High School, Melbourne and Wesley College, Melbourne where he is currently employed as the college's elite head coach of swimming. [when? ]
Career
Klim was first selected to represent Australia in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, while still a student at Wesley College , Melbourne.[citation needed ] For his achievements he was named the Male Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine in 1997.
In 1999, he set a world record in the 100 m butterfly twice, in a FINA -sanctioned time trial (51.81 s). It was broken at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona by the Ukrainian Andriy Serdinov in the first semifinal of the 100 m butterfly, and then broken another time in the next semifinal by Michael Phelps. Phelps's record was bested by Ian Crocker in the final the following day.
Klim was Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year in 1998 and 1999 and was inducted into the AIS ' Best of the Best' in 2001.[ 1] Klim was the only Australian to win a Gold medal at both the Sydney 2000 Olympics and the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
Medal achievements
In 1996, he arrived at the Atlanta Olympics ranked first in the world for the 200 m freestyle , but was surprisingly eliminated in the heats. He rebounded to qualify for a finals in the 100m butterfly, and swam the freestyle leg in the 4×100 m medley relay, in which Australia claimed a bronze medal.
1998 was Michael Klim's year in the sun. In January, the World Aquatics Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, and in front of a boisterous home crowd, he was the leading swimmer of the meet. He triumphed in the 200 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly, and added silver in the 100 m freestyle, and bronze in the 50 m freestyle. He was a member of each of Australia's three relay teams, winning gold in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay, and a silver in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.
FINA World Championships 1998 in Perth, Australia:
200m Freestyle.
100m Freestyle.
50m Freestyle.
100m Butterfly.
4×100m Freestyle Relay.
4×200m Freestyle Relay.
4×100m Medley Relay.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics , Klim set a world record (48.18) leading off the 4×100 m freestyle relay, which paved the way for a world record (3:13.67). Three days later, he was part of the 4×200 m freestyle relay, which set another world record (7:07.05), which left the opposition over 5 seconds in arrears on its way to victory. His 100m freestyle world record bested by Pieter van den Hoogenband in the semi's, in the final he finished with a bitter 4th place, he turned first at the wall but he claimed his legs gave away in the second half. In the 100 m butterfly, he was the world record holder, again turning first at the wall heavily under world record pace, but was cut down in the closing stages by Sweden 's Lars Frölander , finishing second. On the final night he claimed silver as part of the 4×100 m medley relay team.
2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia:
100m Butterfly.
4×100m Freestyle Relay.
4×200m Freestyle Relay.
4×100m Medley Relay.
In 2001, hampered by an ankle injury Klim was restricted to relay duties, and contributed to another world record, winning gold in the 4×200 m relay (7:04.66). He also collected a gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.
2002–2007
In 2002 and 2003, due to chronic back and shoulder problems, Michael Klim was inactive throughout these years.
Klim failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics, but was later selected as part of the relay team, which came second behind USA in the 4×200m, race. The relay team did not win a medal in the 4x100m and failed to qualify for the medley relay final.
In 2005, Klim swam at the World Aquatics in Montreal, returning to individual action, but failed to progress to the finals in the 50m & 100m Freestyle. He won bronze as part of the 4×100 m freestyle relay.
In 2007, he swam as part of the B team in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, in the final the Australian team won the gold medal.
Retirement
On the 26 June 2007 Klim retired from competitive swimming. He finished the year ranked 94 in the 100 freestyle with the Olympics 14 months away.
Return to competitive swimming
On the 14 February 2011 Klim announced his return to competitive swimming, hoping to compete in the London 2012 Olympics.[ 2] Ultimately Klim failed to qualify for the team.
Second retirement
After failing to compete at the London Olympics, Klim retired from competitive swimming and became founder and CEO of a skin care company "Milk and Co" [1] .
Personal life
Klim married Lindy Rama, a former model and fashion entrepreneur, in April 2006. Rama (known in Bali as Anak Agung] is a Balinese princess, being the niece of Ida Cokorde Pamecutan XI , the king of Denpasar .[ 3] The couple have two daughters, Stella (born January 2006) and Frankie (born June 2011)[ 4] and a son, Rocco (born May 2008).[ 5] Klim supports the St Kilda Saints in the Australian Football League .[ 6] Klim and Lindy announced their separation in February 2016. [ 7]
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2000 : Michael Klim , Chris Fydler , Ashley Callus , Ian Thorpe , Todd Pearson , Adam Pine (AUS )
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1992 : Dmitry Lepikov , Vladimir Pyshnenko , Veniamin Tayanovich , Yevgeny Sadovyi , Aleksey Kudryavtsev , Yury Mukhin (EUN )
1996 : Josh Davis , Joe Hudepohl , Brad Schumacher , Ryan Berube , Jon Olsen (USA )
2000 : Ian Thorpe , Michael Klim , Todd Pearson , Bill Kirby , Grant Hackett , Daniel Kowalski (AUS )
2004 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Peter Vanderkaay , Klete Keller , Dan Ketchum , Scott Goldblatt (USA )
2008 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Ricky Berens , Peter Vanderkaay , David Walters , Erik Vendt , Klete Keller (USA )
2012 : Ryan Lochte , Conor Dwyer , Ricky Berens , Michael Phelps , Charlie Houchin , Matt McLean , Davis Tarwater (USA )
2016 : Conor Dwyer , Townley Haas , Ryan Lochte , Michael Phelps , Clark Smith , Jack Conger , Gunnar Bentz (USA )
2020 : Tom Dean , James Guy , Matt Richards , Duncan Scott , Calum Jarvis (GBR )
2024 : James Guy , Tom Dean , Matt Richards , Duncan Scott , Jack McMillan , Kieran Bird (GBR )
1973 : Melvin Nash , Joe Bottom , Jim Montgomery , John Murphy (USA)
1975 : Bruce Furniss , Jim Montgomery , Andy Coan , John Murphy (USA)
1978 : Jack Babashoff , Rowdy Gaines , Jim Montgomery , David McCagg (USA)
1982 : Chris Cavanaugh , Robin Leamy , David McCagg , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1986 : Tom Jager , Mike Heath , Paul Wallace , Matt Biondi (USA)
1991 : Tom Jager , Brent Lang , Doug Gjertsen , Matt Biondi (USA)
1994 : Jon Olsen , Josh Davis , Uğur Taner , Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
1998 : Scott Tucker , Jon Olsen , Neil Walker , Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
2001 : Michael Klim , Ashley Callus , Todd Pearson , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2003 : Andrey Kapralov , Ivan Usov , Denis Pimankov , Alexander Popov (RUS)
2005 : Michael Phelps , Neil Walker , Nate Dusing , Jason Lezak (USA)
2007 : Michael Phelps , Neil Walker , Cullen Jones , Jason Lezak (USA)
2009 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Matt Grevers , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2011 : James Magnussen , Matt Targett , Matthew Abood , Eamon Sullivan (AUS)
2013 : Yannick Agnel , Florent Manaudou , Fabien Gilot , Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
2015 : Mehdy Metella , Florent Manaudou , Fabien Gilot , Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
2017 : Caeleb Dressel , Townley Haas , Blake Pieroni , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2019 : Caeleb Dressel , Blake Pieroni , Zach Apple , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2022 : Caeleb Dressel , Ryan Held , Justin Ress , Brooks Curry (USA)
2023 : Jack Cartwright , Flynn Southam , Kai Taylor , Kyle Chalmers (AUS)
2024 : Pan Zhanle , Ji Xinjie , Zhang Zhanshuo , Wang Haoyu (CHN)
1973 : Kurt Krumpholz , Robin Backhaus , Richard Klatt , Jim Montgomery (USA)
1975 : Klaus Steinbach , Werner Lampe , Hans-Joachim Geisler , Peter Nocke (FRG)
1978 : Bruce Furniss , Bill Forrester , Bobby Hackett , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1982 : Richard Saeger , Jeff Float , Kyle Miller , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1986 : Lars Hinneburg , Thomas Flemming , Dirk Richter , Sven Lodziewski (GDR)
1991 : Peter Sitt , Steffen Zesner , Stefan Pfeiffer , Michael Gross (GER)
1994 : Christer Wallin , Tommy Werner , Lars Frölander , Anders Holmertz (SWE)
1998 : Michael Klim , Ian Thorpe , Grant Hackett , Daniel Kowalski (AUS)
2001 : Grant Hackett , Bill Kirby , Michael Klim , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2003 : Grant Hackett , Craig Stevens , Nicholas Sprenger , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2005 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Peter Vanderkaay , Klete Keller (USA)
2007 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Klete Keller , Peter Vanderkaay (USA)
2009 : Michael Phelps , Ricky Berens , David Walters , Ryan Lochte (USA)
2011 : Michael Phelps , Peter Vanderkaay , Ricky Berens , Ryan Lochte (USA)
2013 : Conor Dwyer , Ryan Lochte , Charlie Houchin , Ricky Berens (USA)
2015 : Dan Wallace , Robert Renwick , Calum Jarvis , James Guy (GBR)
2017 : Stephen Milne , Nicholas Grainger , Duncan Scott , James Guy (GBR)
2019 : Clyde Lewis , Kyle Chalmers , Alexander Graham , Mack Horton (AUS)
2022 : Drew Kibler , Carson Foster , Trenton Julian , Kieran Smith (USA)
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2024 : Ji Xinjie , Wang Haoyu , Pan Zhanle , Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN)
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1975 : John Murphy , Rick Colella , Gregory Jagenburg , Andy Coan (USA)
1978 : Bob Jackson , Nicholas Nevid , Joe Bottom , David McCagg (USA)
1982 : Rick Carey , Steve Lundquist , Matt Gribble , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1986 : Dan Veatch , David Lundberg , Pablo Morales , Matt Biondi (USA)
1991 : Jeff Rouse , Eric Wunderlich , Mark Henderson , Matt Biondi (USA)
1994 : Jeff Rouse , Eric Wunderlich , Mark Henderson , Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
1998 : Matt Welsh , Phil Rogers , Michael Klim , Chris Fydler (AUS)
2001 : Matt Welsh , Regan Harrison , Geoff Huegill , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2003 : Aaron Peirsol , Brendan Hansen , Ian Crocker , Jason Lezak (USA)
2005 : Aaron Peirsol , Brendan Hansen , Ian Crocker , Jason Lezak (USA)
2007 : Matt Welsh , Brenton Rickard , Andrew Lauterstein , Eamon Sullivan (AUS)
2009 : Aaron Peirsol , Eric Shanteau , Michael Phelps , David Walters (USA)
2011 : Nick Thoman , Mark Gangloff , Michael Phelps , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2013 : Camille Lacourt , Giacomo Perez-Dortona , Jérémy Stravius , Fabien Gilot (FRA)
2015 : Ryan Murphy , Kevin Cordes , Tom Shields , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2017 : Matt Grevers , Kevin Cordes , Caeleb Dressel , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2019 : Luke Greenbank , Adam Peaty , James Guy , Duncan Scott (GBR)
2022 : Thomas Ceccon , Nicolò Martinenghi , Federico Burdisso , Alessandro Miressi (ITA)
2023 : Ryan Murphy , Nic Fink , Dare Rose , Jack Alexy (USA)
2024 : Hunter Armstrong , Nic Fink , Zach Harting , Matt King (USA)
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1995 : Brazil (Scherer , Massura , Cordeiro , Borges )
1997 : Germany (Conrad , Tröger , Lüderitz , Heilmann )
1999 : Australia (Fydler , Pearson , Thorpe , Klim )
2000 : Sweden (Nyström , Frölander , Ohlin , Nystrand )
2002 : United States (Tucker , Marshall , Lezak , Keller )
2004 : United States (Brunelli , Walker , Dusing , Lezak )
2006 : Italy (Calvi , Lanzarini , Galenda , Magnini )
2008 : United States (Lochte , Lundquist , Adrian , Van Wie )
2010 : France (Bernard , Bousquet , Gilot , Agnel )
2012 : United States (Ervin , Lochte , Feigen , Grevers )
2014 : France (Mignon , Gilot , Manaudou , Metella )
2016 : Russia (Lobintsev , Vekovishchev , Morozov , Popkov )
2018 : United States (Dressel , Pieroni , Chadwick , Held )
2021 : Russian Swimming Federation (Kolesnikov , Minakov , Grinev , Shchegolev )
2022 : Italy (Miressi , Conte Bonin , Deplano , Ceccon )
1993 : Sweden (Wallin , Werner , Frölander , Holmertz )
1995 : Australia (Klim , Dunn , Allen , Kowalski )
1997 : Australia (Klim , Hackett , Kirby , Dunn )
1999 : Netherlands (Van den Hoogenband , Kenkhuis , Zuijdweg , Wouda )
2000 : United States (Davis , Walker , Tucker , Carvin )
2002 : Australia (Pearson , Hass , Dunne , Hackett )
2004 : United States (Lochte , Carvin , Ketchum , Mortimer )
2006 : Italy (Rosolino , Pelliciari , Cassio , Magnini )
2008 : Australia (Palmer , Brits , Sprenger , Monk )
2010 : Russia (Lobintsev , Izotov , Lagunov , Sukhorukov )
2012 : United States (Lochte , Dwyer , Klueh , McLean )
2014 : United States (Dwyer , Lochte , McLean , Clary )
2016 : United States (Pieroni , Pebley , Clark , Grothe )
2018 : Brazil (Melo , Scheffer , Coelho Santos , Correia )
2021 : United States (Smith , Julian , Foster , Held )
2022 : United States (Smith , Foster , Julian , Kibler )
1993 : United States (Schwenk , Wunderlich , Henderson , Olsen )
1995 : New Zealand (Winter , Kent , Callaghan , Bray )
1997 : Australia (Radley , Rogers , Huegill , Klim )
1999 : Australia (Welsh , Rogers , Klim , Fydler )
2000 : United States (Krayzelburg , Marrs , Walker , Tucker )
2002 : United States (Peirsol , Denniston , Marshall , Lezak )
2004 : United States (Peirsol , Hansen , Crocker , Lezak )
2006 : Australia (Welsh , Rickard , Pine , Callus )
2008 : Russia (Donets , Geybel , Korotyshkin , Sukhorukov )
2010 : United States (Thoman , Alexandrov , Lochte , Weber-Gale )
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2014 : Brazil (Guido , Silva , Macedo , Cielo )
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1990 : Baildon , Fydler , Vander-Wal , Cooper (AUS )
1994 : Baildon , Fydler , Lange , Sheehan (AUS )
1998 : Callus , Fydler , Thorpe , Klim (AUS )
2002 : Callus , Pearson , Hackett , Thorpe (AUS )
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1990 : Cleveland , Gery , Tewksbury , Ponting (CAN )
1994 : Fydler , Rogers , Miller , Dewick (AUS )
1998 : Watson , Cowley , Huegill , Klim (AUS )
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