Michael Klim is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist and world champion, born on 13 August 1977, who held world records in the 1990s and 2000s and is known as the creator of straight-arm freestyle. He was born in Gdynia, Poland, learned to swim in Bombay while his father served as a trade attache, and moved with his family to Australia in 1989 after periods in Germany and Canada. He first represented Australia at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and was named Swimming World male swimmer of the year in 1997. At the 1998 World Championships in Perth he won the 200 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly, and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics he set a world record leading off the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay. He later founded a skin care company and, in 2021, a swim school in Bali, and has spoken publicly about living with the auto-immune disorder CIDP.
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Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s.
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Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s.
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He was a member of each of Australia's three relay teams, winning gold in the 4×200m freestyle relay and 4×100m medley relay; and a silver in the 4×100m freestyle relay.
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Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s.
Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Medal achievements, 1996
Klim arrived at the 1996 Summer Olympics ranked first in the world for the 200m freestyle, but was surprisingly eliminated in the heats.
Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, Medal achievements, 2000
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Klim set a world record (48.18s) leading off the 4×100m freestyle relay, which paved the way for a world record (3m13.67s).
Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Medal achievements, 2004
Klim failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later selected as part of the relay team, which came second behind USA in the 4×200m race.
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