Andrew Seliskar

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| name = Andrew Seliskar

| nicknames = Seli

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| full_name = Andrew Hammond Seliskar[http://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S80701/all_ranking_eng.pdf "Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2018: Total Ranking"]. Seiko. August 12, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|9|26}}{{cite web |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&biosid=c0870b41-efec-4763-bdff-c7c15edf3b33 |title=National Junior Team Bios: Andrew Seliskar |publisher=USA Swimming |accessdate=August 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907124441/http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1456&biosid=c0870b41-efec-4763-bdff-c7c15edf3b33 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

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| height = 1.82 m{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=210350248 |title=Andrew Seliskar Player Profile |publisher=California Golden Bears |date= |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119201624/http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210350248&DB_OEM_ID=30100 |archive-date=January 19, 2016 |url-status=live }}

| weight = 84 kg

| strokes = Breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley

| club =Nation's Capital Swim Club (NCAP)

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| collegeteam = California Golden Bears{{cite magazine |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2-ranked-andrew-seliskar-picks-california-photo-gallery/ |title=No. 2 Ranked Andrew Seliskar Picks California (Photo Gallery) |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=October 12, 2014 |accessdate=October 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112205525/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2-ranked-andrew-seliskar-picks-california-photo-gallery/ |archive-date=November 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}

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Andrew Hammond Seliskar (born September 26, 1996) is a retired American competitive swimmer. He won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, breaking the Championships record.{{cite web |url=http://reachforthewall.com/2013/08/31/andrew-seliskar-sets-championship-record-in-200-fly-at-junior-worlds/ |title=Andrew Seliskar sets championship record in 200 fly at junior worlds |publisher=Reach for the Wall -- The Washington Post |date=August 31, 2013 |accessdate=August 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321161440/http://reachforthewall.com/2013/08/31/andrew-seliskar-sets-championship-record-in-200-fly-at-junior-worlds/ |archive-date=March 21, 2015}}

Seliskar swam in college for the California Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley and currently swims for California Aquatics. Previously, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia and swam for Nation’s Capital Swim Club.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/jefferson-swimmer-andrew-seliskar-tries-to-do-it-all/2014/02/19/04adfae4-98b9-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html |title=Jefferson swimmer Andrew Seliskar tries to do it all |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 19, 2014 |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/jefferson-swimmer-andrew-seliskar-tries-to-do-it-all/2014/02/19/04adfae4-98b9-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }} In 2015 he was named male High School Swimmer of the Year.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/andrew-seliskar-and-katie-ledecky-crowned-male-and-female-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year-on-august-cover-of-swimming-world/ |title=Andrew Seliskar and Katie Ledecky Crowned High School Swimmers of the Year on August Cover of Swimming World |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=August 1, 2015 |accessdate=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908091847/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/andrew-seliskar-and-katie-ledecky-crowned-male-and-female-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year-on-august-cover-of-swimming-world/ |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}

University of California, Berkeley

Seliskar trained under Dave Durden at the University of California, Berkeley.{{Cite web |title=Andrew Seliskar Bio |url=https://swimswam.com/bio/andrew-seliskar/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}

= 2015-2016 =

Seliskar won victories in the 200-yard butterfly,{{Cite web |last=NCSA Spring Junior National Championship |date=Mar 17–21, 2015 |title=200 Fly A Final, LCM |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/29339/event/14/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} 200-yard{{Cite web |last=NCSA Spring Junior National Championship |date=Mar 17–21, 2015 |title=200 IM (Individual Medley), A Final, LCM |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/29339/event/40/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} and 400-yard{{Cite web |last=NCSA Spring Junior National Championship |first= |date=Mar 17–21, 2015 |title=400 IM (individual medley), A Final, LCM |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/29339/event/22/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} individual medley, 400-yard{{Cite web |last=NCSA Spring Junior National Championship |date=Mar 17–21, 2015 |title=400 Free Relay, Timed Finals |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/29339/event/26/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} and 800-yard{{Cite web |last=NCSA Spring Junior National Championship |date=Mar 17–21, 2015 |title=800 Free Relay, Timed Finals |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/29339/event/36/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} freestyle relays, and 400-yard medley relay.{{Cite web |last=NCSA Spring Junior National Championship |date=Mar 17–21, 2015 |title=400 Medley Relay, Timed Finals |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/29339/event/44/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} Additionally, he was honored as the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year.

At the NCAA Championships 2016, he won the bronze medal in the 200-yard butterfly men{{Cite web |last=2016 NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 23–26, 2016 |title=200 Fly, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/51000/event/19/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Men 200 Fly Finals |url=http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/NCAA/2016/160323F019.htm |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.swmeets.com}} and reached the final round in 200{{Cite web |last=2016 NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 23–26, 2016 |title=200 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/51000/event/4/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Men 200 IM Finals |url=http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/NCAA/2016/160323F004.htm |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.swmeets.com}} and 400{{Cite web |last=2016 NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 23–26, 2016 |title=400 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/51000/event/8/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Men 400 IM Finals |url=http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/NCAA/2016/160323F008.htm |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.swmeets.com}} individual medley men events, ranked 7th and 5th respectively.

= 2016-2017 =

During his second year at the NCAA Championships 2017, Seliskar won a silver medal in the 400-yard medley.{{Cite web |last=2017 NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 22–25, 2017 |title=400 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/75356/event/8/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} He finished 6th in the 200-yard butterfly{{Cite web |last=2017 NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 22–25, 2017 |title=200 Fly, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/75356/event/19/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} and individual medley.{{Cite web |last=2017 NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 22–25, 2017 |title=200 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/75356/event/4/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}}

= 2017-2018 =

Seliskar led UC Berkeley's 800-yard freestyle relay,{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 21–23, 2018 |title=800 Free Relay, Timed Finals |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/104736/event/1/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} securing a 6th place finish while setting a new school record of 1:31.28. He achieved a 3th finish in the 400-yard individual medley,{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 21–23, 2018 |title=400 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/104736/event/8/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} and a 5th finish in the 200-yard individual medley.{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 21–23, 2018 |title=200 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/104736/event/4/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} Seliskar came in 2nd in the 200-yard breaststroke.{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 21–23, 2018 |title=200 Breast, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/104736/event/18/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} Seliskar contributed to a 3rd place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay.{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 21–23, 2018 |title=400 Free Relay, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/104736/event/21/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}}

= 2018-2019 =

In his final year, Seliskar achieved his 11th Pac-12 title on the last night of the 2019 PAC-12 Championships.{{Cite web |date=Mar 6–9, 2019 |title=Pacific 12 Championships (M) |url=https://swimcloud.com/results/118590 |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} This achievement broke both Cal's school record and the Pac-12 Conference record for the highest number of individual conference titles by a male swimmer since the championship's inception in 1961. Seliskar set new Conference Championship records in the 200-yard freestyle{{Cite web |last=Pacific 12 Championships (M) |date=Mar 6–9, 2019 |title=200 Free, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/118590/event/12/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} and 200-yard breaststroke,{{Cite web |last=Pacific 12 Championships (M) |date=Mar 6–9, 2019 |title=200 Breast, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/118590/event/19/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} while also securing a victory in the 200-yard individual medley{{Cite web |last=Pacific 12 Championships (M) |date=Mar 6–9, 2019 |title=200 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/118590/event/7/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} His performance contributed to the Cal Golden Bears' tally of 15 wins throughout the meet, including a clean sweep of the event titles on the final day of competition.

At the NCAA Championships 2019, Seliskar won all of his individual events. This achievement marked his first individual NCAA title, and also earned him a total of three titles, solidifying his status as the Swimmer of the Meet.{{Cite web |date=Mar 27–30, 2019 |title=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |url=https://swimcloud.com/results/118612 |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} He won the 200-yard individual medley,{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 27–30, 2019 |title=200 IM (individual medley), A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/118612/event/4/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} the 200-yard freestyle,{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 27–30, 2019 |title=200 Free, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/118612/event/10/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}} and the 200-yard breaststroke.{{Cite web |last=NCAA Division I Mens Championships |date=Mar 27–30, 2019 |title=200 Breast, A Final |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/results/118612/event/18/0/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Swimcloud |language=en}}

International career

=2013=

In August 2013, he won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships, and the Championship category's Record.{{Cite book |last=4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships |url=https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/international-event-results/junior-worlds/2013-world-junior-championships.pdf?sfvrsn=a78d2a32_7 |title=Results |year=2013}}

In December 2013, he won the gold medal in the 400 yard individual medley at the senior 2013 Winter National Championships. He also won silver medals in the 200 meter individual medley and the 200 meter butterfly.

=2014=

Seliskar broke the junior world record in the 200 meter butterfly (long course) at the 2014 junior Pan Pacific Championships. He won three individual gold medals at that meet, in the 200 meter butterfly (1:55.92), 200 meter individual medley (2:00.81), and the 400 meter individual medley (4:16.05), as well as a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly (53.14). He also won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, contributing a split time of 1:52.05 to the final time of 7:21.36.Hy-Tek (August 31, 2014). [http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/Jr%20PanPacs/2014/ "Meet Results: 2014 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships"]. swmeets.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

=2015=

In 2015, Seliskar competed at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and finished 8th in the 50-meter and 200-meter butterfly events.{{cite web |url=http://reachforthewall.com/2015/07/07/2015-world-university-games-andrew-seliskar-fades-but-u-s-continues-gold-rush/ |title=2015 World University Games: Andrew Seliskar fades late but U.S continues gold rush |publisher=Reach for the Wall -- The Washington Post |date=July 7, 2015 |accessdate=September 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817221805/http://reachforthewall.com/2015/07/07/2015-world-university-games-andrew-seliskar-fades-but-u-s-continues-gold-rush/ |archive-date=August 17, 2015}}

=2021=

==2020 US Olympic Trials==

In June 2021, Seliskar qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games by placing 4th with a 1:46.34 in the 200 meter freestyle at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved June 16, 2021.

==2020 Summer Olympics==

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Seliskar competed in the prelims of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay along with Blake Pieroni, Patrick Callan, and Drew Kibler.[https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/olympics/iu-graduates-swimming-events-tokyo-olympics/531-54b2e458-d8da-4f27-a070-8a40cfae86a5 "IU graduates come up short in swimming events at Tokyo Olympics"]. WTHR. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021. Together they finished in fifth place and advanced the relay to the final.Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/tokyo-2020-olympics-day-4-prelims-live-recap/ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021. In the final, the relay finished fourth overall, not winning an Olympic medal.Curtis, Jake (July 27, 2021). [https://www.si.com/college/cal/other-sports/popa-wins-gold "Cal at the Olympics: Rosemary Popa Wins Gold in Rowing"]. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

=2022: Retirement=

In March 2022, Seliskar announced his retirement from competitive swimming.Gibbs, Robert (March 8, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/us-olympian-andrew-seliskar-announces-retirement/ "US Olympian Andrew Seliskar Announces Retirement"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved March 8, 2022.Rieder, David (March 8, 2022). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/andrew-seliskar-announces-retirement-after-competing-in-tokyo-olympics/ "Andrew Seliskar Announces Retirement After Competing in Tokyo Olympics"]. Swimming World. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

Post-professional swimming

Following his departure from competitive swimming, Seliskar became a business analyst at McKinsey & Company in April 2022.{{Cite web |last=Seliskar |first=Andrew |title=Linkedin Profile |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-seliskar/}}

Awards

SwimSwam Swammy Award, NCAA Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019Gibbs, Robert (December 23, 2019). [https://swimswam.com/2019-swammy-awards-ncaa-male-swimmer-of-the-year-andrew-seliskar/ "2019 Swammy Awards: NCAA Male Swimmer Of The Year — Andrew Seliskar"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
Swimming World, High School Swimmer of the Year (male): 2015
SwimSwam Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 17—18 (male): 2014Lepesant, Anne (January 2, 2015). [https://swimswam.com/2014-swammy-awards-age-group-swimmer-year-17-18/ "2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year — 17 - 18"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
SwimSwam Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year 15—16 (male): 2013Lepesant, Anne (January 7, 2014). [https://swimswam.com/2013-swammy-awards-age-group-swimmer-year-15-16/ "2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year - 15 To 16"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
SwimSwam Top 100 (Men's): 2021 (#49)Anderson, Jared (January 29, 2021). [https://swimswam.com/swimswams-top-100-for-2021-mens-50-41/ "SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Men's #50 — #41"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

References

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