Garrett Weber-Gale

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swimmername = Garrett Weber-Gale


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fullname = Garrett Weber-Gale
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nationality = USA
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birthdate =birth date and age|1985|08|06
birthplace =Stevens Point, WI, USA
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Garrett Weber-Gale (born August 6, 1985) is a U.S. Olympian who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His first was as a member of the 4 X 100 meter relay team in a final that has been heralded as the best relay in the history of swimming. [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/swimming/news?slug=cr-swimbestever081108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns] He won the 100 and 50 meter freestyles at the 2008 Olympic Trials in 47.92 and 21.47 seconds respectively. [ [http://usaswimming.org/usasweb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=81&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2108&mid=3832] ] His time of 21.47 in the 50 was an American record. [ [http://usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2082&mid=2943] ] By clocking a time of 47.78 in the prelims of the 100 freestyle at the Trials, he became the first American to break 48 seconds in that event. Weber-Gale is also a two-time U.S. National Swim Team member [cite web|url=http://usaswimming.org/USASWeb/_Rainbow/Documents/eba1f05b-1c08-4b05-88d5-d397a33764e2/2007-2008NationalTeam.pdf |title=USA Swimming 2007-2008 National Team |accessdate=2008-05-25 ] , who swam on the USA's gold-medal 400 Free Relay teams at the swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada (2005) and Melbourne, Australia (2007). In 2006, he was the NCAA Division I Champion in the 100 freestyle. [ [http://texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=20&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=3790&change_well_id=2] ] In 2004, Weber-Gale, with University of Texas teammates Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Ian Crocker, set a World Record in the short-course 400 Medley Relay [ [http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/sw_pages/2003_04/009/032504_11.html] ] in a time of 3:25.38. On July 2, 2008, he also set an American Record in the 100 freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a 47.78 [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/swimming/news/story?id=3470970] ] , becoming the first American ever to break 48 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle. On August 11, 2008, he swam the second leg for the US team in the 4x100 relay in 47.02 seconds at the Beijing Olympics. [cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/swimming/results/SWM411/3;_ylt=AmU.0kNNKbRSC3RjOjf11ZsSv5V4#SWM411100 |title=Swimming Results - 4x100 Freestyle Relay|publisher=Yahoo! Olympics Results|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=2008-08-11]

Weber-Gale began his competitive career as a YMCA age-group swimmer at the Schroeder Y in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. He refined his stroke training in Austin, Texas, swimming with Circle C (now Longhorn Aquatics). In 2003, he set a national public high school record while at Nicolet High School in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 43.49. [ [http://www.section9swim.com:80/Records/BoysHS/NISCA.htm] ] He is a four-time Wisconsin State Champion, twice in the backstroke and once in the freestyle. [ [http://www.wisca.net/records.php] ]

Weber-Gale also was a multiple-time Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (a URJ summer camp) triathlon champion.

Best swimming times

Long Course Meters:
*50 Freestyle: 21.47
*100 Freestyle: 47.78 (First American to break 48 seconds)
*100 Freestyle relay split: 47.07
*200 Freestyle: 1:49.06
*100 Backstroke: 56.48

Short Course Meters:
*50 Freestyle: 21.31
*100 Freestyle: 46.29

Short Course Yards:
*50 Freestyle: 19.16;
*100 Freestyle: 41.94;
*200 Freestyle: 1:35.55;
*100 Backstroke: 47.33

Eating for athletic performance

Weber-Gale has a particular interest in cooking and has been featured as an aspiring chef on KTBC Fox 7 in Austin, Texas [ [http://www.myfoxaustin.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=A996A0A468CC0C0848CC7E454A286646?contentId=2593275&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1] ] . He is an avid "athletic foodie" who believes in healthy eating and has begun to develop simple, nutritious recipes of his own. [ [http://gwgswims.com/favoriterecipes.html] ] While in training he prepares virtually all of his own meals and follows a carefully planned diet.

References

External links

* [http://www.gwgswims.com Garrett's Official Website]
* [http://www.garrettwebergale.blogspot.com Garrett's Blog]
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* [http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=df411ab9-0d47-434a-8032-f75c0a200b52&TabId=388&Mid=597 Garrett's USA Swimming Bio]
* [http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=280&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&mid=408&ItemId=2629 USA Swimming 20 Questions with Garrett in November 2007]
* [http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=280&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&mid=408&ItemId=1773 USA Swimming 20 Questions with Garrett in August 2005]