Michael Jamieson

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Michael Jamieson
Personal information
Full nameMichael Jamieson
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1988-08-05) 5 August 1988 (age 34)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubNational Performance Centre
College team University of Bath
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Herning 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 200 m breaststroke
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke

Michael Jamieson (born 5 August 1988) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. Jamieson won the silver medal in the men's 200-metre breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] He now is the Head Coach for the Swimming Club, Natare West London.[ citation needed ]

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Personal life

His father, also named Michael, was a professional footballer who played for Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic and Stenhousemuir in the 1980s. [2] Jamieson also played football, but decided to focus on swimming when he was thirteen years old. [3]

He currently resides and studies in Bath, England. [4]

Swimming career

Competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal behind his arch-rival Dániel Gyurta in the 200-metre breaststroke. He broke the British record three times in the process, twice in the qualifying heats and once in the final (2:07.43), [5] [6] and came to within 0.12 seconds of the previous world record set by Christian Sprenger in 2009 (2:07.31). Only a new world record by two-time world 200 m breaststroke champion Dániel Gyurta denied Jamieson the gold.

He previously competed in the men's 100-metre breaststroke, finishing in 3rd place in the second semifinal, but failed to reach the final.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke behind Ross Murdoch. [7]

He retired from competitive swimming in 2016 and began working as a swimming coach. [8]

Honours

Jamieson was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018. [9] [10]

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