Maxime Rooney

{{short description|American swimmer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

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| full_name = Maxime Pholien Rooney

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| national_team = {{USA}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|4|16}}{{cite web |url=http://usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1453&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=6b35c5ab-3256-4a76-b4a2-6df6f1f9dd85 |title=National Team Bios - Maxime Rooney |last1= |first1= |date= |publisher=USA Swimming |access-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825055845/http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1453&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=6b35c5ab-3256-4a76-b4a2-6df6f1f9dd85 |archive-date=August 25, 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010F020E00000202FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Men's 200m Freestyle Final Start List |publisher=Omega Timing |date= |access-date=August 26, 2015}}

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| height = 6 ft 2 in (1.88)

| weight = 194 lb (88 kg)

| strokes = Butterfly, freestyle

| club = Pleasanton Seahawks

| coach = Eddie Reese

| collegeteam = University of Florida
University of Texas

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | the United States}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2015 Singapore | 200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 2015 Singapore | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Singapore | 100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Singapore | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Singapore | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalCompetition|World University Games}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Taipei|4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Taipei|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Taipei|4×200 m freestyle}}

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Maxime Rooney (born April 16, 1998) is a retired{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/maxime-rooney-retires-as-the-3rd-best-american-ever-in-this-category/ |title=MAXIME ROONEY RETIRES AS THE 3RD-BEST AMERICAN EVER IN THIS CATEGORY

|publisher=SwimSwam |date= May 8, 2022|access-date=July 24, 2022}} American competitive swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore.{{cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/maxime-rooney-leads-usa-1-2-in-mens-200-free-finals-at-2015-fina-world-junior-championships/ |title=Maxime Rooney Leads USA 1-2 in Men's 200 Free Finals at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date= August 26, 2015|access-date=August 26, 2015}} Together with his teammates, he broke the junior world record in the {{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} freestyle relay.{{cite web |url=http://swimswam.com/rooneys-146-5-split-leads-team-usa-to-jr-world-record-in-4x200-free-relay/ |title=Rooney's 1:46.5 Split Leads Team USA To JR World Record In 4×200 Free Relay |last1=Anderson |first1=Jared |date=August 28, 2015 |publisher=SwimSwam |access-date=November 5, 2015}}

At the senior 2015 National Championships (long course) in San Antonio, Rooney won the title in the 200 meter freestyle. His winning time of 1:47.10 was the former junior world record.{{cite web |url=http://swimswam.com/maxime-rooney-blasts-new-world-junior-record-to-win-200-free-at-us-nat/ |title=Maxime Rooney Blasts New World Junior Record to Win 200 Free at US Nationals |publisher=SwimSwam |date= August 8, 2015|access-date=August 26, 2015}}