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Full name	Michael George Klim
National team	Australia
Born	(1977-08-13) 13 August 1977 Gdynia, Poland
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Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Melbourne Vicentre, Australian Institute of Sport
Medal record {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Men's swimming |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for Australia |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Olympic Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Sydney || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Sydney || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Sydney || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Sydney || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2004 Athens || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1996 Atlanta || 4×100 m medley |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (LC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Perth || 200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Perth || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Perth || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Perth || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Fukuoka || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Fukuoka || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2007 Melbourne || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1998 Perth || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1998 Perth || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1998 Perth || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2005 Montreal || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (SC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1995 Rio de Janeiro || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1997 Gothenburg || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1997 Gothenburg || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1995 Rio de Janeiro || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1995 Rio de Janeiro || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1999 Hong Kong || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1995 Rio de Janeiro || 200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1997 Gothenburg || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1997 Gothenburg || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1997 Gothenburg || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Goodwill Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Brisbane || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Brisbane || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2001 Brisbane || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2001 Brisbane || 50 m butterfly |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Pan Pacific Championships |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Sydney || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Sydney || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Sydney || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Sydney || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1995 Atlanta || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1999 Sydney || 200 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Commonwealth Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Kuala Lumpur || 100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Kuala Lumpur || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Kuala Lumpur || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Kuala Lumpur || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2006 Melbourne || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1998 Kuala Lumpur || 200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2006 Melbourne || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2006 Melbourne || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1998 Kuala Lumpur || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1998 Kuala Lumpur || 100 m butterfly |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 2006 Melbourne || 50 m butterfly #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is a Polish-born Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder. Early years He was born in Gdynia, Poland. He was educated at the University High School, Melbourne and Wesley College, Melbourne where he is currently employed as the college's elite head coach of swimming. Career Klim was first selected to represent Australia in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, while still a student at Wesley College, Melbourne. For his achievements he was named the Male Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine in 1997. In 1999, he set a world record in the 100 m butterfly twice, in a FINA-sanctioned time trial (51.81 s). It was broken at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona by the Ukrainian Andriy Serdinov in the first semifinal of the 100 m butterfly, and then broken another time in the next semifinal by Michael Phelps. Phelps's record was bested by Ian Crocker in the final the following day. Klim was Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year in 1998 and 1999 and was inducted into the AIS ' Best of the Best' in 2001. Klim was the only Australian to win a Gold medal at both the Sydney 2000 Olympics and the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Medal achievements In 1996, he arrived at the Atlanta Olympics ranked first in the world for the 200 m freestyle, but was surprisingly eliminated in the heats. He rebounded to qualify for a finals in the 100m butterfly, and swam the freestyle leg in the 4×100 m medley relay, in which Australia claimed a bronze medal. Atlanta Olympics (USA) : Med 3.png Men's 4×100m Medley Relay. 1998 was Michael Klim's year in the sun. In January, the World Aquatics Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, and in front of a boisterous home crowd, he was the leading swimmer of the meet. He triumphed in the 200 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly, and added silver in the 100 m freestyle, and bronze in the 50 m freestyle. He was a member of each of Australia's three relay teams, winning gold in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay, and a silver in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. FINA World Championships 1998 in Perth, Australia: Med 1.png 200m Freestyle. Med 2.png 100m Freestyle. Med 3.png 50m Freestyle. Med 1.png 100m Butterfly. Med 2.png 4×100m Freestyle Relay. Med 1.png 4×200m Freestyle Relay. Med 1.png 4×100m Medley Relay. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Klim set a world record (48.18) leading off the 4×100 m freestyle relay, which paved the way for a world record (3:13.67). Three days later, he was part of the 4×200 m freestyle relay, which set another world record (7:07.05), which left the opposition over 5 seconds in arrears on its way to victory. His 100m freestyle world record bested by Pieter van den Hoogenband in the semi's, in the final he finished with a bitter 4th place, he turned first at the wall but he claimed his legs gave away in the second half. In the 100 m butterfly, he was the world record holder, again turning first at the wall heavily under world record pace, but was cut down in the closing stages by Sweden's Lars Frölander, finishing second. On the final night he claimed silver as part of the 4×100 m medley relay team. 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia: Med 2.png 100m Butterfly. Med 1.png 4×100m Freestyle Relay. Med 1.png 4×200m Freestyle Relay. Med 2.png 4×100m Medley Relay. In 2001, hampered by an ankle injury Klim was restricted to relay duties, and contributed to another world record, winning gold in the 4×200 m relay (7:04.66). He also collected a gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. FINA World Championships 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan: Med 1.png 4×100m Freestyle Relay. Med 1.png 4×200m Freestyle Relay. 2002–2007 In 2002 and 2003, due to chronic back and shoulder problems, Michael Klim was inactive throughout these years. Klim failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics, but was later selected as part of the relay team, which came second behind USA in the 4×200m, race. The relay team did not win a medal in the 4x100m and failed to qualify for the medley relay final. 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece: Med 2.png 4×200m Freestyle Relay. In 2005, Klim swam at the World Aquatics in Montreal, returning to individual action, but failed to progress to the finals in the 50m & 100m Freestyle. He won bronze as part of the 4×100 m freestyle relay. FINA World Championships 2005 in Montreal, Canada: Med 3.png 4×100m Freestyle Relay. In 2007, he swam as part of the B team in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, in the final the Australian team won the gold medal. 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia: Med 1.png 4×100m Medley Relay. Retirement On the 26 June 2007 Klim retired from competitive swimming. He finished the year ranked 94 in the 100 freestyle with the Olympics 14 months away, however, in February 2011 Klim announced a comeback to competitive swimming with a view to seeking selection for the 2012 London Olympics. Return to competitive swimming On the 14 February 2011 Klim announced his return to competitive swimming, hoping to compete in the London 2012 Olympics. Ultimately Klim failed to qualify for the team. Second retirement After failing to compete at the London Olympics, Klim retired from competitive swimming and became founder and CEO of a skin care company "Milk and Co" [1]. Personal life Klim married Lindy Rama, a former model and fashion entrepreneur, in April 2006. Rama (known in Bali as Anak Agung] is a Balinese princess, being the niece of Ida Cokorde Pamecutan XI, the king of Denpasar. The couple have two daughters, Stella (born January 2006) and Frankie (born June 2011) and a son, Rocco (born May 2008). See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) World record progression 50 metres butterfly World record progression 100 metres butterfly World record progression 100 metres freestyle World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay References External links Michael Klim on Facebook Michael Klim on Twitter Template:Instagram Records Preceded by Alexander Popov Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 16 September 2000–19 September 2000 Succeeded by Pieter van den Hoogenband Preceded by Denis Pankratov Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) 9 October 1997 – 25 July 2003 Succeeded by Andriy Serdinov Preceded by Denis Pankratov Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) 22 January 1998 – 14 December 1998 Succeeded by James Hickman Preceded by James Hickman Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) 2 September 1999 – 16 March 2000 Succeeded by Lars Frölander Awards Preceded by Denis Pankratov Swimming World Swimmer of the Year 1997 Succeeded by Ian Thorpe Preceded by Danyon Loader Swimming World Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year 1996 Succeeded by Ian Thorpe Preceded by Megan Marcks and Kate Slatter Australian Athlete of the Year 1998, 1999 Succeeded by Simon Fairweather