Tim Phillips (swimmer)
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Timothy "Tim" Phillips is an American swimmer
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in Dubai
, Phillips placed 21st in the 50 m butterfly and 14th in the 100 m butterfly.
At the 2011 Summer Universiade
in Shenzhen
, Phillips earned the first international medal of his career, a gold, in the 50 m butterfly. On the same day of his 50 m butterfly gold, Phillips then competed in the 4x100 m freestyle relay with Jimmy Feigen
, Kohlton Norys, and Kohlton Norys. As the second leg, Phillips had a split of 48.96 and the American team won the gold with a time of 3:15.84. In the 100 m butterfly, Phillips won the gold ahead of compatriot Tom Shields in a time of 52.06, becoming the first American man to win the event since 1995. In the 4x100 m medley relay, Phillips earned a silver medal with Rex Tullius, George Klein, and Jimmy Feigen
. As the butterfly leg, Phillips had a split of 52.55.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
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Swimming career
At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships2010 FINA Short Course World Championships
The 10th FINA World Championships was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter pool....
in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Phillips placed 21st in the 50 m butterfly and 14th in the 100 m butterfly.
At the 2011 Summer Universiade
2011 Summer Universiade
The 2011 Summer Universiade, the XXVI Summer Universiade, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.-Bid selection:The cities of Kazan, Russia, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Shenzhen, China, Murcia, Spain, and Poznań, Poland were in contention for the Games. On 16 January 2007, FISU announced at the conference...
in Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
, Phillips earned the first international medal of his career, a gold, in the 50 m butterfly. On the same day of his 50 m butterfly gold, Phillips then competed in the 4x100 m freestyle relay with Jimmy Feigen
Jimmy Feigen
James "Jimmy" Feigen is an American swimmer who swims for the The University of Texas at Austin.-High School:...
, Kohlton Norys, and Kohlton Norys. As the second leg, Phillips had a split of 48.96 and the American team won the gold with a time of 3:15.84. In the 100 m butterfly, Phillips won the gold ahead of compatriot Tom Shields in a time of 52.06, becoming the first American man to win the event since 1995. In the 4x100 m medley relay, Phillips earned a silver medal with Rex Tullius, George Klein, and Jimmy Feigen
Jimmy Feigen
James "Jimmy" Feigen is an American swimmer who swims for the The University of Texas at Austin.-High School:...
. As the butterfly leg, Phillips had a split of 52.55.