{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Dan Madwed | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Daniel Lawrence Madwed | nicknames = | national_team = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|15|mf=y}} | birth_place = Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm) | weight = | strokes = Butterfly, freestyle | club = North Baltimore Athletic Club<br>Club Wolverine | collegeteam = University of Michigan (2012) | coach=Mike Bottom (University of Michigan) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's swimming}} {{MedalCountry|the United States}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}} {{MedalGold|2009 Rome|4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|200 m butterfly}} {{MedalCompetition|Universiade}} {{MedalGold|2007 Bangkok|4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|2007 Bangkok|4x100 m medley}} {{MedalBronze|2007 Bangkok|200 m butterfly}} {{MedalCompetition|Maccabiah Games}} {{MedalGold|2005 Israel|100 m butterfly}} {{MedalGold|2005 Israel|200 m butterfly}} {{MedalGold|2005 Israel|4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2005 Israel|4×200 m freestyle}} }}
'''Daniel Lawrence Madwed''' (born March 15, 1989) is an American swimmer who was an All-American at Michigan University and competed in both the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Olympic trials in his signature event, the 200-meter backstroke. A skilled freestyle competitor known on the world stage, he received a gold medal in the {{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} freestyle relay at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy and won a gold medal with a record time in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem.
== Early life == Madwed was born in Stamford, Connecticut on March 15, 1989. He attended Stamford's Westhill High School winning several state championships during his years as an underclassman, and after a move to Baltimore graduated Towson High School in 2007.<ref name=UM/> Turning sixteen at the early April, 2005 World Championship Trials at the IU Indianapolis Natatorium, he swam for the Sharks Swim Team, and recorded a time of 2:00.15 in the 200 Butterfly, placing third. Prior to 2007, he moved to Baltimore, Maryland to train with the North Baltimore Aquatics Club.<ref name=LongBeach/><ref name=WorldTrials>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/127399200/?match=1&terms=%22David%20Madwed%22%20AND%20%22|title="Swimming World Championship Trials", ''The Indianapolis Star'', Indianapolis, Indiana, April 3, 2005, page 47|access-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref>
==Career highlights== He swam in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel where he won a gold medal and set a new Maccabiah Games record in the men's 200-meter butterfly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/the-usas-dan-madwed-blasts-a-158-15-200m-fly-to-highlight-day-one-of-maccabiah-games/|title=The USA's Dan Madwed Blasts a 1:58.15 200m Fly to Highlight Day One of Maccabiah Games|date=July 11, 2005}}</ref>
He competed at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, and was the youngest American male swimmer at the event. He placed 10th in the 200 m butterfly,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2006/victoria_2006/F73_ResByHeat_108_Finals_Men_200_Fly.pdf |title=2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 200 m butterfly finals |date=August 17, 2006}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 15th in the 100 m butterfly,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2006/victoria_2006/F73_ResByHeat_120_Finals_Men_100_Fly.pdf |title=2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 100 m butterfly finals |date=August 19, 2006}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and 15th in the 200 m individual medley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2006/victoria_2006/F73_ResByHeat_126_Finals_Men_200_Medley.pdf |title=2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Men's 200 m individual medley finals |date=August 20, 2006}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 2007, Madwed competed at the World University Games in Bangkok, where he won a gold medal as a part of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, a silver as a part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay, and a bronze in the 200 m butterfly.
===2004-8 Olympic Trials=== Madwed qualified and participated in the 2004 Olympic trials in Long Beach, California, qualifying in his signature event, the 200-meter butterfly.<ref name=LongBeach>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1291319710/?match=1|title="Olympic Trials, Madwed", ''Stamford Advocate'', Stamford, Connecticut, June 22, 2008, pg. 18|access-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref>
At the 2008 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Madwed placed 5th in the 200 m butterfly<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/Omaha_b_2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_112_Finals_1_Men_200_Fly.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011043946/http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/Omaha_b_2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_112_Finals_1_Men_200_Fly.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |title=2008 US Olympic Trials results: Men's 200 m butterfly final |date=July 2, 2008}}</ref> and 6th in the 200 m individual medley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/Omaha_b_2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_120_Finals_1_Men_200_Medley.pdf |title=2008 US Olympic Trials results: Men's 200 m individual medley final |date=July 4, 2008}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Madwed also entered the 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, and the 100 m butterfly. He did not advance past the preliminaries in those events.
At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Madwed placed second to Peter Vanderkaay in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:47.24,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_102_Finals_1_Men_400_Free.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318031612/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_102_Finals_1_Men_400_Free.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |title=2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 400 m freestyle final |date=July 7, 2009}}</ref> earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. At Nationals, Madwed also placed third in the 200 m butterfly final<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_112_Finals_1_Men_200_Fly.pdf |title=2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 200 m butterfly final |date=July 8, 2009 |access-date=2010-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806183026/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_112_Finals_1_Men_200_Fly.pdf |archive-date=2009-08-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and 7th in the 200 m freestyle preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C74A_ResSummary_9_Heats_Men_200_Free.pdf |title=2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 200 m freestyle preliminaries |date=July 8, 2009}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At the World Championships, Madwed placed ninth in the 400 m freestyle in 3:45.95, barely missing a place in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74A_ResSummary_2_Heats_Men_400_Free.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806182722/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74A_ResSummary_2_Heats_Men_400_Free.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2009 |title=2009 World Championships results: Men's 400 m freestyle preliminaries |date=July 26, 2009}}</ref> Madwed also competed in the preliminaries of the 4 × 200 m freestyle, where he swam the second leg in 1:45.63.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74B_ResSummaryRelay_31_Heats_Men_4x200_Free.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806182849/http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74B_ResSummaryRelay_31_Heats_Men_4x200_Free.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2009 |title=2009 World Championships results: Men's 4x200 m freestyle preliminaries |date=July 31, 2009}}</ref> The US won the gold medal in the final.
==University of Michigan== Madwed attended and swam for the University of Michigan Swimming and Diving team from around 2008-2012 under Hall of Fame Coach Mike Bottom. He studied at the Engineering College, receiving a degree in industrial & operations engineering. During his swimming tenure at Michigan, he was a Big Ten Champion 14 times. He was honored as the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships in 2012, where he won conference titles in the 400-yard freestyle relay, the 800-yard freestyle relay, as well as the 200 and 100-yard butterfly. In 2011, he was an All-American in the NCAA in the 200 and 100-yard butterfly, and the 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays.<ref name=UM>{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-swimming-and-diving/roster/dan-madwed/5684|title=University of Michigan swimming and Diving Roster, Daniel Madwed|website=mgoblue.com|access-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal== In addition to his undergraduate studies, Madwed studied as an Industrial and Operations engineering Masters student at the University of Michigan and trained with Club Wolverine. Prior to attending Michigan, he swam with the North Baltimore Aquatic Club for two years.<ref name=UM/>
==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" | Long course |- align=center ! Stroke !! Distance !! Time !! Date |- align=center | Freestyle || 100 m || 49.97 || July 2008 |- align=center | Freestyle || 200 m || 1:47.31 || July 2009 |- align=center | Freestyle || 400 m || 3:45.95 || July 2009 |- align=center | Butterfly || 100 m || 53.14 || July 2008 |- align=center | Butterfly || 200 m || 1:56.13 || July 2009 |- align=center | Medley || 200 m || 2:00.62 || July 2008 |- align=center |}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{World Aquatics|name=Daniel Madwed}} * {{USA Swimming|new_id=daniel-madwed|name=Dan Madwed|archive=20210602215517}} * {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421003042/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/madwed_dan00.html |title=Dan Madwed – Michigan Wolverines athlete bio}} {{Footer Pan American Champions 4x200 m Freestyle Men}}{{Big Ten Swimmer of the Year navbox}}
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