page_title: Tom Shields
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Tom Shields / International career
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Том Шилдс в Казани на чемпионате мира, финал 100-метровки баттерфляем
context_page_description: Thomas Allen Shields is an American swimmer who swam for the University of California, Berkeley. In 2016, Shields placed second in the 100 and 200 meter butterfly events at the US Olympic Swimming Trials. He currently holds the short-course American records in the 100 and 200 meter butterfly events.
context_section_description: At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, Shields earned the first international medal of his career, a gold, in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay for his contribution in the heats.  As the second leg, Shields had a split of 1:50.57.  Shields earned his first individual medal, a silver, in the 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriot Tim Phillips.  Shields also earned a silver medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay for his contribution in the heats.
  At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Shields finished fourth place in the 100-meter butterfly behind Michael Phelps, Tyler McGill, and Ryan Lochte, with a time of 51.86. He finished ninth place in the 200-meter butterfly semi-finals with a time of 1:58.75. Additionally, he competed in the 100-meter freestyle, finishing twenty-first in the heats (49.96).
  Shields competed at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He finished second in the 100 meter butterfly (49.54) and third in the 50 meter butterfly (22.46). Shields's time in the 50 meter butterfly was a new American Record. Additionally, the relay team of Matt Grevers, Kevin Cordes, Shields, and Ryan Lochte swam to a gold medal finish in the 4 × 100 meter medley relay.
  After failing to qualify for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, Shields broke the American record in the 200 short course meter butterfly at the Eindhoven World Cup. He also posted a personal best of 49.32 in the 100 meter butterfly at the same meet. A few days later, he lowered his own American Record mark in the 200 meter butterfly at 1:51.31
caption: Shields in Kazan 2015 before his 100m butterfly final
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