Weber-Gale won the 100 and 50-meter freestyles at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in 47.92 and 21.47 seconds respectively. His time of 21.47 in the 50-meter was an American record.[4] By clocking a time of 47.78 in the prelims of the 100 freestyle at the Trials, he became the first American to break 48 seconds in that event.[5]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Weber-Gale was as a member of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team in a final that has been heralded as the best relay in the history of swimming.[6] He was the second leg of that relay and had a split of 47.02 as the US won the gold ahead of pre-race favorite France.[7] Weber-Gale also earned a gold medal for his contribution in the heats of the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[8][9] Weber-Gale also competed in both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle events but did not advance past the semifinals of either one.[10][11][12]
At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championships trials, Weber-Gale placed third in the 100 m freestyle in 48.19. He also tied for second with Cullen Jones in the 50m freestyle in 21.55, which required a swim-off to decide who would get to compete in the event at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. Jones won the swim-off in 21.41, which broke Weber-Gale's American record in the event.[13]
At the 2009 World Championships, Weber-Gale swam the lead-off leg of the 4 × 100 m freestyle preliminaries in 48.30. He earned a gold medal in the event when the US placed first in the final.[14]
In 2013, Weber-Gale was chosen to be the flag bearer for Team USA at the opening ceremonies of the 19th (2013) Maccabiah Games.[15] At the games he won two gold medals; one in 100 m freestyle at 48.99 seconds and a second one in the 50 m freestyle at 0:22:12 (MR).[16] Weber-Gale also won silver in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[17]
MiscellaneousEdit
Weber-Gale began his competitive career as a YMCA age-group swimmer at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. He refined his stroke training in Austin, Texas, swimming with Circle C (now Longhorn Aquatics). In 2003, he set a national public high school record while at Nicolet High School in the 100-yard (91 m) freestyle with a time of 43.49.[18] He is a four-time Wisconsin State Champion, twice in the backstroke and once in the freestyle.[19]
Weber-Gale also was a multiple-time Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (a URJ summer camp) triathlon champion.
On July 19, 2009, Weber-Gale (along with Phelps, Jones and Lezak) received an ESPY Award for Best Moment for their 4 × 100 m freestyle relay performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[21]
Weber-Gale married in Austin, Texas, in the fall of 2013.
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garrett, weber, gale, born, august, 1985, american, competition, swimmer, time, olympic, gold, medalist, world, record, holder, events, weber, gale, 2009personal, informationnickname, dubs, national, team, united, statesborn, 1985, august, 1985, stevens, point. Garrett Weber Gale born August 6 1985 is an American competition swimmer two time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in two events Garrett Weber GaleWeber Gale in 2009Personal informationNickname s G dubs G National team United StatesBorn 1985 08 06 August 6 1985 age 38 Stevens Point Wisconsin U S Height6 ft 2 in 188 cm Weight180 lb 82 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleClubLonghorn AquaticsCollege teamUniversity of TexasMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games2008 Beijing 4 100 m freestyle2008 Beijing 4 100 m medleyWorld Championships LC 2005 Montreal 4 100 m freestyle2007 Melbourne 4 100 m freestyle2009 Rome 4 100 m freestyle2011 Shanghai 4 100 m medley2011 Shanghai 4 100 m freestyleWorld Championships SC 2010 Dubai 4 100 m medley2012 Istanbul 4 100 m freestyle2012 Istanbul 4 200 m freestyle2010 Dubai 4 200 m freestyleMaccabiah Games2013 Israel 50 m freestyle2013 Israel 100 m freestyle2013 Israel 4 200 m freestyle Contents 1 Early life 2 Swimming career 3 Miscellaneous 4 Hall of Fame 5 Best swimming times 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditWeber Gale is Jewish 1 and was born in Stevens Point Wisconsin He graduated from Nicolet High School in Glendale Wisconsin in 2003 2 He then competed for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team of the University of Texas from 2003 to 2007 In 2006 he was the NCAA Division I champion in the 100 yard freestyle 3 Swimming career EditWeber Gale won the 100 and 50 meter freestyles at the 2008 U S Olympic Trials in 47 92 and 21 47 seconds respectively His time of 21 47 in the 50 meter was an American record 4 By clocking a time of 47 78 in the prelims of the 100 freestyle at the Trials he became the first American to break 48 seconds in that event 5 At the 2008 Summer Olympics Weber Gale was as a member of the 4 100 m freestyle relay team in a final that has been heralded as the best relay in the history of swimming 6 He was the second leg of that relay and had a split of 47 02 as the US won the gold ahead of pre race favorite France 7 Weber Gale also earned a gold medal for his contribution in the heats of the 4 100 m medley relay 8 9 Weber Gale also competed in both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle events but did not advance past the semifinals of either one 10 11 12 At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championships trials Weber Gale placed third in the 100 m freestyle in 48 19 He also tied for second with Cullen Jones in the 50m freestyle in 21 55 which required a swim off to decide who would get to compete in the event at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome Jones won the swim off in 21 41 which broke Weber Gale s American record in the event 13 At the 2009 World Championships Weber Gale swam the lead off leg of the 4 100 m freestyle preliminaries in 48 30 He earned a gold medal in the event when the US placed first in the final 14 In 2013 Weber Gale was chosen to be the flag bearer for Team USA at the opening ceremonies of the 19th 2013 Maccabiah Games 15 At the games he won two gold medals one in 100 m freestyle at 48 99 seconds and a second one in the 50 m freestyle at 0 22 12 MR 16 Weber Gale also won silver in the 4 200 m freestyle relay 17 Miscellaneous EditWeber Gale began his competitive career as a YMCA age group swimmer at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer Wisconsin He refined his stroke training in Austin Texas swimming with Circle C now Longhorn Aquatics In 2003 he set a national public high school record while at Nicolet High School in the 100 yard 91 m freestyle with a time of 43 49 18 He is a four time Wisconsin State Champion twice in the backstroke and once in the freestyle 19 Weber Gale also was a multiple time Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute a URJ summer camp triathlon champion On November 17 2008 Weber Gale won a Golden Goggles award with Beijing relay teammates Michael Phelps Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak 20 On July 19 2009 Weber Gale along with Phelps Jones and Lezak received an ESPY Award for Best Moment for their 4 100 m freestyle relay performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics 21 Weber Gale married in Austin Texas in the fall of 2013 Hall of Fame EditWeber Gale was elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame s induction class of 2015 22 Best swimming times EditLong Course Meters 50 freestyle 21 47 100 freestyle 47 78 First American to break 48 seconds 100 freestyle relay split 47 02 200 freestyle 1 49 06 100 backstroke 56 48Short Course Meters 50 freestyle 21 31 100 freestyle 46 29Short Course Yards 50 freestyle 19 16 100 freestyle 41 94 200 freestyle 1 33 53 100 backstroke 47 33See also EditList of Olympic medalists in swimming men List of select Jewish swimmers List of University of Texas at Austin alumni List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming men World record progression 4 100 metres freestyle relay World record progression 4 100 metres medley relayReferences Edit Sports Shorts Jewish Sports Review 8 87 18 September 2011 Garrett Weber Gale Bio Auburn nabs fourth straight swimming and diving title USA TODAY March 26 2006 Retrieved August 5 2009 One world three American records fall on seventh night of Trials July 5 2008 Retrieved August 5 2009 permanent dead link 2008 U S Olympic Team Trials Men s 100m Freestyle Heats PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2012 Retrieved January 7 2011 Charles Robinson August 11 2008 Lezak lifts U S in best ever relay Yahoo Retrieved August 5 2009 Men s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final Men s 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heat 2 August 11 2008 August 11 2008 Jewish swimmers pace U S to relay gold JTA Archived from the original on June 6 2012 Retrieved January 7 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Men s 50m Freestyle semifinals Men s 100m freestyle semifinals Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Garrett Weber Gale Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on December 4 2016 Beth Harris July 11 2009 Jones sets American record in 50 free Associated Press Retrieved August 5 2009 USA wins 400 free relay at World Championships July 26 2009 Retrieved August 5 2009 Garrett Weber Gale Team USA Flag Bearer Maccabiah Games Opening Ceremony Swimming World Magazine July 17 2013 Archived from the original on February 25 2014 Retrieved February 25 2014 19th Maccabiah official results PDF Maccabiah Archived from the original PDF on February 28 2014 Retrieved February 25 2014 Warnock W E August 2 2013 Wohl wins silver medals at Maccabiah Games Chapel Hill News Archived from the original on February 25 2014 Retrieved February 25 2014 NISCA Boys Public High School 25 yard 23 m National Records Section9swim com Retrieved January 7 2011 WIAA Division I Boys Records Wisca net Retrieved January 7 2011 Phelps and Coughlin Win Top Honors at Golden Goggles November 17 2008 Retrieved August 5 2009 permanent dead link Lakers LeBron among ESPY winners ESPN July 16 2009 Retrieved August 5 2009 Late S F boxing champ to be enshrined jweekly com December 2 2014 External links EditGarrett Weber Gale at World Aquatics nbsp Garrett Weber Gale at Olympics com nbsp Garrett Weber Gale at Olympedia nbsp Garrett Weber Gale at USA Swimming archived June 2 2021 Garrett Weber Gale at TeamUSA org archive July 11 2022 Garrett Weber Gale s blog at SwimNetwork com at the Wayback Machine archived August 25 2010 Official website at the Wayback Machine archived June 12 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garrett Weber Gale amp oldid 1168835038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
