weight birth_place height birth_date article_title name
190 lb kg on -lrb- 2015 -rrb- aberdeen , south dakota , u.s. 6 ft 5 in cm on -lrb- 2015 -rrb- 18 april 1999 michael andrew -lrb- swimmer -rrb-
 michael andrew
michael andrew -lrb- swimmer -rrb-

michael andrew -lrb- born april 18 , 1999 -rrb- is an american competitive swimmer .
he won the gold medal in the 50 meter backstroke at the 2015 fina world junior swimming championships in singapore , breaking the championships record in both the heats and the final .
he also won the silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle and 50 meter butterfly events and reached the final in four other individual events .
fina named him male swimmer of the meet .
andrew has broken more than 80 national age group records -lrb- long course meters and short course yards combined -rrb- , more than any other american swimmer .
he turned professional in 2013 at the age of 14 , becoming the youngest american swimmer to do so .
he is coached by his father in a two-lane pool in their backyard , and trains in a non-traditional way , using a method called ultra short race pace training -lrb- usrpt -rrb- .
