Cody Miller
{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| image =
| alt = Badger Swim Club
| full_name = Cody William Miller
| national_team = {{USA}}
| strokes = Breaststroke, freestyle, individual medley
| club = DC Trident{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/natalie-coughlin-to-return-to-competition-with-the-dc-trident/ |title=natalie-coughlin-to-return-to-competition-with-the-dc-tridentfor-2019-international-swimming-league-finale |first1=Robert|last1=Gibbs|date=June 11, 2019 |publisher=SwimSwam}}
Sandpipers of Nevada
| coach = Ray Looze
| collegeteam = Indiana University
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|9}}
| birth_place = Billings, Montana, U.S.
| height = 1.80 m
| weight = 80 kg
| spouse = {{Marriage|Ali DeWitt|2017}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCount
| Olympic Games | 1|0|1
| World Championships (LC) | 2|0|0
| World Championships (SC) | 0|2|1
| Pan American Games | 0|1|0
| Total|3|3|2
}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 4×100 m medley }}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro|100 m breaststroke }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC) }}
{{MedalGold | 2015 Kazan | 4×100 m medley }}
{{MedalGold|2017 Budapest|4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC) }}
{{MedalSilver | 2014 Doha | 4×100 m medley }}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Windsor|4x50 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze | 2014 Doha | 4×50 m medley }}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Lima |100 m breaststroke}}
|caption=Miller in 2020}}
Cody William Miller (born January 9, 1992) is an American competitive swimmer. He is a former world record holder in both the men's 4×50 meter freestyle relay and the mixed 4×50 meter freestyle relay as well as a former American record holder in the long course 100 meter breaststroke and short course 50 meter, 100 meter, and 200 meter breaststroke events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 100 meter breaststroke and a gold medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final to help achieve a new Olympic record. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the year's Pan American Games. He competes representing DC Trident in the International Swimming League.
Miller has won a total of seven medals at World Championships and Olympic Games: three gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, spanning long and short course pool formats.
Background
Cody Miller was born January 9, 1992, in Billings, Montana.[https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team-bios?personid=9dd72b58-4488-43b3-80b3-802734191426 Cody Miller]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} – National Team swimmer profile at USASwimming.org He attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miller then swam at Indiana University under head coach Ray Looze.{{cite web |title=Cody Miller |url=https://swimswam.com/bio/cody-miller/ |website=Swim Swam |access-date=August 9, 2016}} When Miller qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 2016, he was the first swimmer from Indiana University to make the U.S. Olympic team in 40 years.{{cite news |last1=Woods |first1=David |title=Cody Miller is IU's first U.S. Olympic swimmer in 40 years |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2016/06/27/broken-hand-stops-adams-olympic-qualifying/86206642/ |access-date=August 9, 2016 |publisher=Indianapolis Star |date=June 27, 2016}} Miller has a younger sister, Catie, who swam for Duke University and was also a breaststroke/IM swimmer from 2014 to 2018. Prior to swimming at Indiana University, Miller swam for the Sandpipers of Nevada.
Miller has pectus excavatum, a deformity of the thoracic wall which causes the chest to cave in due to the sternum and rib cage growing abnormally.{{cite journal |author=Shamberger RC |title=Congenital chest wall deformities |journal=Current Problems in Surgery |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=469–542 |year=1996 |pmid=8641129 |doi=10.1016/S0011-3840(96)80005-0 |type=Review}} In Miller's particular case, his deformity is severe enough to cause limitations to his lung capacity.{{cite web |url=http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/07/cody-miller-faced-long-odds-to-get-to-rio |title=Cody Miller faced long odds to get to Rio |website=Indiana Daily Student |first=Andrew |last=Hussey |date=August 9, 2016 |access-date=August 14, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2015/12/09/former-iu-swimmer-overcoming-odds-way-rio/77034358/ |title=Former IU swimmer Cody Miller overcoming odds on way to 2016 Olympics |website=The Indianapolis Star |first=David |last=Woods |date=December 10, 2015 |access-date=August 14, 2016}} As a result of having the deformity, he started swimming at age eight "to monitor [his] heart and breathing". Miller opted not to have surgery to correct the deformity, and swimming helped broaden his chest and develop his rib cage.
Miller is a self professed film-buff.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Cody |title=Description |url=https://twitter.com/swimiller |website=twitter.com |publisher=twitter |access-date=October 14, 2016}} He is also recognized through his YouTube channel which he set up in 2016, and has gained in popularity since. He creates content based on his personal life and swimming career. As of June 2022, the channel had grown to over 172,000 subscribers and videos uploaded to the channel had received over 30,000,000 views.Miller, Cody (February 15, 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/c/CodyMillerAdventures/about "Cody Miller: About"]. YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
Swimming career
=2008–2015=
At the 2008 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Miller placed 76th in the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 2:08.43.Omega Timing (July 6, 2008). [https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/2008-u.s.-olympic-team-trials/2008-u-s-olympic-team-trials-complete-results.pdf "2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Results"]. USA Swimming. Retrieved February 15, 2022. The following Olympic Trials, the 2012 US Olympic Trials, Miller placed highest in the 200 meter individual medley where he swam a 2:00.90 to place seventh in the final, finishing 1.03 seconds behind fifth-place finisher Chase Kalisz, as well as placing 14th in the 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:13.43 and 44th in the 100 meter breaststroke with a 1:03.36.Omega Timing (July 2, 2012). [https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/2012-olympic-trials/2012-u-s-olympic-team-trials-complete-results.pdf "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming: Results"]. USA Swimming. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
Miller rose to prominence in the world swimming scene at the 2014 Short Course World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where he took home a pair of medals, a silver in the men's 4×100 meter medley relay (3:21.49) and a bronze in the 4×50 m medley relay (an American-record time of 1:31.83).{{cite news |title=Cesar Cielo Anchors Brazil to First Men's 400 Medley Relay World Title |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/cesar-cielo-anchors-brazil-first-mens-400-medley-relay-world-title/ |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=December 7, 2014 |access-date=August 13, 2015}}{{cite news |first=David |last=Woods |title=Carmel teen swims to silver medal at world championships |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/12/05/carmel-teen-swims-to-silver-medal-at-world-championships/19955519/ |publisher=The Indianapolis Star |date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=August 13, 2015}}
At the 2014 U.S. nationals, Cody Miller won the 100 breast and claimed his first national title. This win gained him popularity and earned him a sponsorship from the swimwear company TYR. He was sponsored by TYR from 2014 to 2021.
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Miller claimed his first gold medal as part of the U.S. team in the 4×100 meter medley relay. Swimming the breaststroke leg, Miller recorded a split of 59.23 seconds in the prelims to put the Americans at the top of the final field with a time of 3:31.06.{{cite news |title=USA Takes Pole Position For Men's 400 Medley Relay Final At 2015 World Championships |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/usa-top-seed-men-400-medley-relay-world-championships/ |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=August 9, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015}}{{cite news |title=Cody Miller Helps USA To Gold At FINA World Championships |url=http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2015/8/9/MSWIM_0809155722.aspx |publisher=The Indianapolis Star |date=August 9, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015}} Miller also competed in the 100 m breaststroke, but failed to advance to the final, finishing in ninth at 59.86 seconds.{{cite news |title=Adam Peaty Scorches 2nd-Fastest 100 Breast Ever in Semis at 2015 FINA World Championships |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/adam-peaty-scorches-2nd-fastest-100-breast-ever-in-semis-at-2015-fina-world-championships/ |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=August 2, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015}}
=2016–2021=
Miller placed second at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 59.26 seconds in the final, finishing 0.08 seconds behind first-place finisher Kevin Cordes.{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000110000300020A02FFFFFFFFFFFF02 |title=U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Event 105 Men's 100m Breaststroke Final |date=June 27, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2016 |author=Omega Timing |publisher=USA Swimming |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135645/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000110000300020A02FFFFFFFFFFFF02 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Miller won a bronze medal in the men's 100 metre breaststroke, setting the Americas record and American record for the men's 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 58.87 seconds.{{cite Sports-Reference}}{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cody-miller-swimming-olympics_us_57a880b1e4b056bad216025a |title=Cody Miller Overcomes Rib Condition To Win Bronze For U.S. Swim Team |author=Steven Hoffner |publisher=Huffington Post |date=August 8, 2016 |access-date=August 8, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-100m-breaststroke |title=Men's 100m Breaststroke – Standings |website=Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 |date=August 7, 2016 |access-date=August 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094329/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-100m-breaststroke |archive-date=August 26, 2016 }}[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/07/cody-miller-swimming-mens-100m-breaststroke-final-result/88380388/ "American Cody Miller third in men's 100 breaststroke"]. USA Today. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022. His time broke the former records of 58.94 seconds set by Kevin Cordes at the 2016 US Olympic Trials.Brewer, Ray (August 7, 2016). [https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/aug/07/his-moment-vegas-swimmer-cody-miller-overwhelmed-w/ "His moment: Vegas swimmer Cody Miller overwhelmed with joy after winning bronze in Rio"]. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 4, 2022.Passan, Jenn (August 7, 2016). [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics-2016-american-cody-miller-wins-bronze-as-britains-adam-peaty-sets-world-record-020847484.html "American Cody Miller wins bronze as Britain's Adam Peaty sets world record in 100 breaststroke"]. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2022. Miller also won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, in which he split a 59.03 for the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final to help win in an Olympic record time of 3:27.95 with finals relay teammates Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Michael Phelps (butterfly), and Nathan Adrian (freestyle).Mendes, Rodrigo (19 August 2016). [https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165357 "Rio 2016 Swimming 6 - 13: Results Book"]. Omega Timing; Atos. Version 1.1. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Miller won the silver medal in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 59.57 seconds, finishing 0.06 seconds behind gold medalist João Gomes Júnior of Brazil and 0.70 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Kevin Cordes.Covington, Taylor (August 6, 2019). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2019-pan-american-games-joao-gomes-edges-out-cody-miller-in-mens-100-breast/ "2019 Pan American Games: Joao Gomes Edges out Cody Miller in Men's 100 Breast"]. Swimming World. Retrieved April 4, 2022.[https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2019/8/6/womens-swimming-and-diving-indianas-lazor-wins-gold-miller-takes-silver-at-pan-american-games.aspx "Indiana's Lazor Wins Gold, Miller Takes Silver at Pan American Games"]. Indiana Hoosiers. August 6, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
In preparation for the 2020 U.S Olympic Trials, with the primary meet set to be held from June 13–20, Miller signed with Speedo after being with TYR for over 6 years. He did not qualify for the games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/my-daughter-s-long-laborious-path-to-the-olympics/ar-AALoItL|title = My Daughter's Long, Laborious Path to the Olympics| website=MSN }}
International championships
| class="sortable wikitable"
! Meet ! class="unsortable"|50 breaststroke ! class="unsortable"|100 breaststroke ! class="unsortable"|200 breaststroke ! class="unsortable"|4×50 medley relay ! class="unsortable"|4×100 medley relay ! class="unsortable"|4×50 mixed medley relay ! class="unsortable"|4×100 mixed medley relay | |||||||
| style="background:#ccccff| PAC 2014 | {{n/a}} | align="center"|1st (b) | align="center"|3rd (b) | {{n/a}} | style="background:#fdffe7| | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| style="background:#9fe2bf| SCW 2014 | align="center"|9th | align="center"|8th | align="center"|9th | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | align="center"|{{Silver2}} | align="center"|4th | {{n/a}} |
| WC 2015 | style="background:#fdffe7| | align="center"|9th | style="background:#fdffe7| | {{n/a}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}}{{ref label|a|a|a}} | {{n/a}} | style="background:#fdffe7| |
| style="background:#f0e68c| OG 2016 | {{n/a}} | align="center"|{{Bronze3}} | style="background:#f0e68c| | {{n/a}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| style="background:#9fe2bf| SCW 2016 | align="center"|7th | align="center"|6th | style="background:#fdffe7| | align="center"|{{Silver2}} | align="center"|DSQ | align="center"|{{Gold1}}{{ref label|a|a|a}} | {{n/a}} |
| WC 2017 | align="center"|16th | align="center"|5th | style="background:#fdffe7| | {{n/a}} | align="center"|{{Gold1}}{{ref label|a|a|a}} | {{n/a}} | style="background:#fdffe7| |
| style="background:#ccccff| PAN 2019 | {{n/a}} | align="center"|{{Silver2}} | style="background:#fdffe7| | {{n/a}} | style="background:#fdffe7| | {{n/a}} | align="center"|DSQ |
:{{note label|a|a|a}} Miller swam only in the prelims heats.
Career best times
= Long course meters (50 m pool) =
Legend: b — b-final
= Short course meters (25 m pool) =
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m breaststroke
|style="text-align:center;" | 26.15 |2016 World Short Course Championships |December 10, 2016 |Former NR | ||||||
| 100 m breaststroke
|style="text-align:center;" | 56.43 |2015 Duel in the Pool |December 12, 2015 | ||||||
| 200 m breaststroke
|style="text-align:center;" | 2:02.33 |2015 Duel in the Pool |December 11, 2015 |
= Short course yards (25 yd pool) =
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yd breaststroke
|style="text-align:center;" | 50.82 |2015 Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am Meet |December 18, 2015 |style="text-align:center;" | Sica, James (December 21, 2015). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/the-week-that-was-fast-short-course-racing-highlights-the-week-that-was/ "The Week That Was: Fast Short Course Racing Highlights The Week That Was"]. Swimming World. Retrieved April 4, 2022. | |||||
| 200 yd breaststroke
|style="text-align:center;" | 1:49.31 |2017 US Winter National Championships |December 2, 2017 |style="text-align:center;" | Neidigh, Lauren (December 2, 2017). [https://swimswam.com/cody-miller-becomes-3rd-fastest-man-ever-149-3-200-breast/ "Cody Miller Becomes 3rd Fastest Man Ever With 1:49.3 200 Breast"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved April 4, 2022. |
World records
=Short course meters (25 m pool)=
:{{note label|a|a|a}} Miller swam the breaststroke leg; with James Wells (backstroke), Gia Dalesandro (butterfly), and Olivia Barker (freestyle).
:{{note label|b|b|b}} Miller swam the 4th leg; with Bailey Pressey (1st leg), Stephanie Armstrong (2nd leg), and Tanner Kurz (3rd leg).
:{{note label|c|c|c}} Miller swam the 1st leg; with James Wells (2nd leg), Matt Gerth (3rd leg), and Philip Butler (4th leg).
Olympic records
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Event ! Time ! Meet ! Date ! Location ! Ref |
|---|
| 1
| 4×100 m medley relay{{ref label|a|a|a}} | style="text-align:center;" | 3:27.95 | August 13, 2016 |
:{{note label|a|a|a}} Miller split a 59.03 for the breaststroke leg; with Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Michael Phelps (butterfly), and Nathan Adrian (freestyle).
Continental and national records
=Long course meters (50 m pool)=
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
! Event ! Time ! Meet ! Location ! Date ! Type ! Status ! Ref |
|---|
| 1
| 100 m breaststroke | style="text-align:center;" | 58.87 | August 7, 2016 | style="text-align:center;" | AM, NR | style="text-align:center;" | Former |
{{Swimmingrecordlegend|AM=yes|code1=NR|legend1=American record}}
=Short course meters (25 m pool)=
{{Swimmingrecordlegend|AM=yes|code1=NR|legend1=American record|code2=US|legend2=U.S. Open record}}
Personal life
Cody Miller became engaged to Ali DeWitt on November 22, 2015, at the Golden Goggle Awards.{{cite web |last1=Ress |first1=Justine |title=13 Things You Never Knew About American Record Holder Cody Miller |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/13-things-you-never-knew-about-american-record-holder-cody-miller/ |website=Swimming World |date=December 24, 2015 |access-date=August 9, 2016}} Miller married his fiancée Ali DeWitt on September 9, 2017. On June 21, 2020, Miller revealed in a video on his YouTube channel that he and his wife Ali were expecting their first child.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/cody-miller-wife-ali-announce-first-pregnancy/|title=Cody Miller & Wife Ali Announce First Pregnancy|last=Ross|first=Andy|publisher=Swimming World|language=en|date=June 21, 2020|access-date=June 23, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/2016-olympian-cody-miller-and-wife-ali-announce-pregnancy/|title=2016 Olympian Cody Miller and Wife Ali Announce Pregnancy|last=Miller|first=Nicole|publisher=SwimSwam|language=en|date=June 21, 2020|access-date=June 23, 2020}} Their son, Axel Zeke Miller, was born on November 16, 2020.Keith, Braden (November 17, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/cody-miller-wife-ali-give-birth-to-first-child-axel-zeke-miller/ "Cody Miller, Wife Ali, Give Birth To First Child Axel Zeke Miller"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved February 15, 2022. They welcomed their second son Kato William Miller on February 2, 2022.De George, Matthew (February 2, 2022). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/cody-miller-wife-ali-miller-welcome-second-child-kato/ "Cody Miller, Wife Ali Miller Welcome Second Child, Kato"]. Swimming World. Retrieved February 15, 2022.Keith, Braden (February 2, 2022). [https://swimswam.com/olympic-medalist-cody-miller-and-wife-ali-welcome-kato-to-the-family/ "Olympic Medalist Cody Miller And Wife Ali Welcome Kato To The Family"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{World Aquatics}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{USA Swimming|new_id=cody-miller|archive=20220216034226}}
- {{USOPC|new_id=cody-miller|old_id=MI/Cody-Miller|archive=20220204060947}}
- {{YouTube|custom=CodyMillerAdventures|Cody Miller}}
- [http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3085 Cody Miller – Indiana University athlete profile at IUHoosiers.com]
- [http://imgur.com/user/BatmansBreastroke BatmansBreastroke – Imgur profile at imgur.com]
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{{succession box
| before = New record
| title = Men's 4 × 50 metres freestyle relay world record-holder
| with = James Wells, Matt Gerth, Philip Butler
| years = September 26, 2013 – December 15, 2013
| after = François Heersbrandt, Yoris Grandjean, Pieter Timmers, Jasper Aerents
}}
{{succession box
| before = New record
| title = Mixed 4 × 50 metres freestyle relay world record-holder
| with = Bailey Pressey, Stephanie Armstrong, Tanner Kurz
| years = September 26, 2013 – October 13, 2013
| after = Rozaliya Nasretdinova, Dmitry Ermakov, Artem Lobuzov, Maria Reznikova
}}
{{succession box
| before = New record
| title = Mixed 4 × 50 metres medley relay world record-holder
| with = James Wells, Gia Dalesandro, Olivia Barker
| years = September 26, 2013 – September 28, 2013
| after = Dustin Rhoads, Andrew Marciniak, Haley Gordon, Olivia Kabacinski
}}
{{s-end}}
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Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers
Category:Sportspeople from Billings, Montana
Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
Category:Palo Verde High School alumni
Category:Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming