Garrett Weber-Gale (born August 6, 1985) is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07. In 2006, he was the NCAA Division I Champion in the 100y freestyle.
He won the 100 and 50 meter freestyles at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in 47.92 and 21.47 seconds respectively. His time of 21.47 in the 50 ...
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Garrett Weber-Gale (born August 6, 1985) is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07. In 2006, he was the NCAA Division I Champion in the 100y freestyle.
He won the 100 and 50 meter freestyles at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in 47.92 and 21.47 seconds respectively. His time of 21.47 in the 50 was an American record. 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.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Weber-Gale was as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle relay team in a final that has been heralded as the best relay in the history of swimming. He was the second leg of that relay and had a split of 47.02 as the US won the gold ahead of pre-race favorite France. Weber-Gale also earned a gold medal for his contribution in the heats of the 4×100m medley...
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