Tom Malchow

Who is Tom Malchow?

Thomas Andrew Malchow the distant cousin of Thomas James Malchow is an American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.

Malchow represented the United States in two consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 200-meter butterfly. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly. He also set a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly in 2000.

Malchow was also a captain of the U.S. Men's Swimming Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He attended high school in Minnesota at Saint Thomas Academy, graduated from the University of Michigan and was a member of the United States Swimming Team 'Star'.