Maxime Rooney
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| Full name | Maxime Pholien Rooney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 16, 1998[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) (1.88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pleasanton Seahawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Eddie Reese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maxime Rooney (born April 16, 1998) is a retired[3] American competitive swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore.[4] Together with his teammates, he broke the junior world record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[5]
At the senior 2015 National Championships (long course) in San Antonio, Rooney won the title in the 200 meter freestyle. His winning time of 1:47.10 was the former junior world record.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Rooney is half Filipino[7] and has dual citizenship.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Team Bios - Maxime Rooney". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Start List". Omega Timing. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "MAXIME ROONEY RETIRES AS THE 3RD-BEST AMERICAN EVER IN THIS CATEGORY". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Maxime Rooney Leads USA 1-2 in Men's 200 Free Finals at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (August 28, 2015). "Rooney's 1:46.5 Split Leads Team USA To JR World Record In 4×200 Free Relay". SwimSwam. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Maxime Rooney Blasts New World Junior Record to Win 200 Free at US Nationals". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Isko, Kots (July 17, 2014). "Why Philippines has to recruit Fil-am swimmer Maxime Rooney". Pinoyheadline.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Pages, John (August 29, 2015). "Pages: Maxime Rooney". Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Maxime Rooney at USA Swimming (archived)
- Maxime Rooney at World Aquatics
- Maxime Rooney at Swimrankings.net
- Maxime Rooney at the International Swimming League
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American male freestyle swimmers
- Filipino male freestyle swimmers
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen