15 Facts About Dominik Meichtry

Dominik Meichtry was born on November 18,1984 and is a Swiss competitive swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events.

Dominik Meichtry currently holds six Swiss national records.

Dominik Meichtry has been competing on the international stage since the 2002 European Championships in Berlin.

Dominik Meichtry was voted as Switzerland's top 10 male Athletes in 2008 and won athlete of the year in his canton of St Gallen.

Dominik Meichtry committed to the University of California, Berkeley in the spring of 2004 and started school in January 2005.

Dominik Meichtry was a multiple All-American for the California Golden Bears swimming and diving team, and placed 2nd at the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association competition.

Dominik Meichtry was voted team captain of the CAL men's swim team his junior and senior year guiding the bears to a 4th-place finish at the 2008 NCAAs.

Dominik Meichtry graduated in spring 2009 with a degree in psychology and sociology.

Dominik Meichtry trained at The Race Club, a summer swimming camp founded by Olympic Swimmers Gary Hall, Jr.

Dominik Meichtry broke out on the international stage at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he swam the 8th fastest time ever recorded in the 200m Freestyle event.

Dominik Meichtry became the first Swiss to break the 49 second barrier when he led off the 4x100 Freestyle relay in 48.96.

In December 2008 Dominik Meichtry won his first international medal at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia.

Dominik Meichtry won the silver medal in the 200m Freestyle and missed out on the European crown by 0.02s.

Dominik Meichtry moved his training base to Southern California in fall of 2009 to train with Dave Salo for Trojan Swim Club out of the University of Southern California.

Dominik Meichtry married American Olympic swimmer Jessica Hardy on October 5,2013.