| Fullname | Michael Jamieson |
|---|---|
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | National Performance Centre |
| Collegeteam | University of Bath |
| Birth date | 5 August 1988 (age 38) |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Michael Jamieson". British Swimming. Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Mike Jamieson". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Hough, Andrew (2012-08-02). "London 2012 Olympics: swimmer Michael Jamieson sacrified promising football career". Telegraph
- ^ "Jamieson and Willis impress en route to semis | Team Bath". 31 July 2012. Archived 9 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Olympics swimming: Michael Jamieson & Andrew Willis in final". BBC Sport. 31 July 2012. Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Fordyce, Tom (1 August 2012). "Jamieson wins silver for Britain in 200m breaststroke". BBC Sport. Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Men's 200m Breaststroke Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived 12 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Michael Jamieson returns to the pool - but this time as a coach". The Herald. Archived 16 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived 13 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.