Reed Malone

Reed Malone (born April 3, 1995) is an American competition swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He has won a total of four medals in a major international competition, two golds, one silver, and one bronze, spanning the World Championships and the Summer Universiade.

Reed Malone
Personal information
Full nameReed Malone
National team United States
Born (1995-04-03) April 3, 1995
Winnetka, Illinois
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubTrojan Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Southern California
CoachDave Salo

Malone had an impressive collegiate career at University of Southern California as a 7-time All-American, 2-time NCAA Champion, and 5-time Pac-12 Champion. He remains among USC's all-time top 10 in the 100y, 200y, and 500y free-style. Known for his leadership out of the pool, Malone was USC's first ever three-time captain and honored as Trojan of the Year in 2017.[1]

Malone first established himself into the world swimming scene at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, where he produced a tally of three medals, two golds and one bronze. On the third night of the competition, Malone swam his two finals with only an hour in between. First, he lowered his personal best in 1:47.15 to lead the medal haul for the Americans with a gold in the 200 m freestyle.[2] Fresh off his illustrious triumph in the 200 m freestyle, Malone came back later in the session to complete an epic double with a bronze-winning time of 3:50.13 in the 400 m freestyle.[3] Malone followed his double feat by claiming a gold medal with the U.S. team in the 4×200 m freestyle relay three days later. Swimming the second leg, Malone recorded a fastest split of the race in 1:47.06 to pull off a commanding lead for the Americans with a final time of 7:10.82.[4][5]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Malone achieved a silver medal as a newcomer to the U.S. swimming team in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. He swam a 1:46.92 split on the third leg to maintain a strong, body-length lead for the Americans throughout the race, before losing their defense to the Brits by just four tenths of a second (0.4), finishing with a final time of 7:04.75.[6][7]

At the 2016 Olympic Trials, Malone finished 10th in the 400 free (3:50.73) and 15th in the 200 free (1:48.85). Malone graduated from USC in 2018 and moved to New York City to work at the Late Show with Stephen Colbert for a brief retirement before returning to the pool late 2018. He began training again with Wildcat Aquatics at Northwestern University and made his professional debut at the Tyr Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, placing 4th overall in the 400y freestyle (3:53.8) and 10th in the 200y (1:50.44), qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Trials in both events.[8]

In fall 2019, Malone began training with Team Elite Aquatics in San Diego, California in preparation for the 2020 Olympics.[9]

References
  1. https://usctrojans.com/sports/mens-swimming-and-diving/roster/reed-malone/2970
  2. "2015 World University Games: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". Swimming World Magazine. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. "Reed Malone Doubles Up to Lead Team USA Swimming in Gwangju". Team USA. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. "2015 World University Games: Day 6 Finals Live Recap". Swimming World Magazine. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. "USA Swimming Adds Another Three Gold Medals at World University Games". Team USA. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. "American Winning Streaks Halted at FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. "U.S. Swimmers Add Three Silver Medals To Worlds Total". USA Swimming. Team USA. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. https://swimswam.com/reed-malone-from-working-on-the-late-show-w-stephen-colbert-to-swimm/
  9. https://teamelite2021.com/reed-malone
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