CONOR DWYER

Conor Dwyer
Conor Dwyer

Full Name: Conor James Dwyer
Born: January 10, 1989 (age 27) Winnetka, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight: 194 lb (88 kg)
Strokes: Freestyle, medley
Club: Lake Forest Swim Club, Gator Swim Club, North Baltimore Aquatic Club
College Team: University of Iowa, University of Florida

PERSONAL LIFE

Dwyer was born in Winnetka, Illinois, the son of Patrick and Jeanne Dwyer. His mother was an All-American swimmer for the Florida State Seminoles swimming team. Dwyer is the second oldest of five children in his family. He grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, and attended Loyola Academy, a Catholic high school in Wilmette, Illinois, where he swam for the Loyola Academy Ramblers high school swim team for four years. As a senior team captain, he was the league champion in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.03) and runner-up in 500-yard freestyle (4:45.15), received all-section and all-league honors, and was his team's most valuable swimmer. In addition to swimming, he played baseball, lacrosse and water polo. In water polo, he earned third-team all-state and first-team all-section, all-region and all-league honors. He graduated from Loyola in 2007.

CAREER

EVENT 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 1
World Championships (LC) 3 3 0
World Championships (SC) 2 0 1
Pan Pacific Championships 1 0 0
Pan American Games 1 3 0
Total 9 6 2

PERSONAL BESTS

100 m freestyle 48.94 Indianapolis June 25, 2013
200 m freestyle 1:45.23 Rio de Janeiro August 8, 2016
400 m freestyle 3:43.42 Rio de Janeiro August 6, 2016
200 m individual medley 1:57.74 Indianapolis June 29, 2013
400 m individual medley 4:15.39 Santa Clara June 1, 2013
200 m individual medley 1:53.03 Berlin August 8, 2013
400 m individual medley 3:59.90 Berlin August 7, 2013

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