Patrick Callan

Kevin Patrick Callan is an American competitive swimmer. In 2017, he won a silver medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the 2017 World Junior Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Callan was part of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay that took fourth place.

Patrick Callan
Personal information
Full nameKevin Patrick Callan[1]
Nickname(s)Pat
Nationality United States
Born (1999-10-06) October 6, 1999[2]
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Michigan
CoachMike Bottom
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
Total 0 1 0
World Junior Championships
2017 Indianapolis 4x200 m freestyle

Early life and education

Callan was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2][3] He attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, graduating in 2018.[1][2][3]

Collegiately, he started competing for the University of Michigan Wolverines in autumn 2018 while pursuing studies for an undergraduate degree in business administration.[1][2]

Career

2016 US Olympic Trials

In June 2016, at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Callan competed in two events. He ranked 67th overall in the 200-meter freestyle and 87th overall in the 400-meter freestyle.[4]

2017 World Junior Championships
2017 World Junior Championships
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:10.96

He represented the United States at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Indianapolis, winning the silver medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[5][6] Callan also placed fourth in the final of the 200-meter freestyle individual event.[5][6][7]

Collegiate (2018-Present)

Patrick began representing the University of Michigan Wolverines in autumn 2018. He has been named to the Big Ten All-First Team two times (2020, 2021), and he has been on two Big Ten Championship winning teams (2020, 2021).

2020 US Olympic Trials

Callan placed 6th in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska with a time of 1:46.49, qualifying him for the 2020 Olympic Games in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[8]

2020 Summer Olympics
See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Callan qualified for his first Olympic Games in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] His sixth place finish at the US Olympic Trials situated him as a relay-only prelims swimmer for the 4x200-meter freestyle relay heading into the 2020 Olympics.[9]

In the prelims of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, Callan swam alongside Blake Pieroni, Drew Kibler, and Andrew Seliskar and the relay ranked fifth overall and advanced to the final.[10][11][12] In the final the relay finished fourth overall, winning no Olympic medal.[13]


References
  1. "Swimming & Diving Roster: Patrick Callan". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  2. "Team USA: Patrick Callan". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. DiMaria, Chris (June 21, 2021). "Patrick Callan secures spot on Team USA". 2 News Oklahoma. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. "2016 Olympic Trials Results". USA Swimming. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  5. FINA (August 28, 2017). "6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Complete Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  6. Ross, Andy (October 10, 2017). "World Junior Team Member Patrick Callan Verbals To Michigan". Swimming World. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  7. Lepesant, Anne (October 9, 2017). "#6 Patrick Callan Announces Verbal Commitment To Michigan". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  9. Sardis, Nick (July 25, 2021). "'It is a rare thing': How Tulsa Kelley alum Patrick Callan realized his Olympic swimming dream". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  10. Anderson, Jared (July 27, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  11. McFarland, Cayden (July 27, 2021). "Owasso native Patrick Callan helps USA Swimming advance to finals". 2 News Oklahoma. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  12. Sutherland, James (July 27, 2021). "Relay Lineups: Pieroni In For U.S. Men on 4x200 Free Prelims". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  13. "IU graduates come up short in swimming events at Tokyo". WTHR. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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