Andrew Gemmell
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Andrew Douglas Gemmell is an American long-distance
swimmer
. Gemmell currently swims for the University of Georgia
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, Gemmell won gold in the boy's 400 m individual medley.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
, Gemmell won silver in the men's 10 km open water
race. In the 5 km race, Gemmell finished 5th. Gemmell is a recipient of the United States 2009 male open-water swimmer of the year award and was nominated for the 2009 Golden Goggle Awards as breakout swimmer of the year. At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
, Gemmell placed 5th in the 1500 m freestyle and 11th in the 400 m individual medley.
Long-distance swimming
The distances that distinguish long distance swimming from ordinary swimming are those distances that are longer than are typically swum in pool competitions. When a given swim calls more on endurance than outright speed, the more likely it is to be considered a long distance swim...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. Gemmell currently swims for the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
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Career
At the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships
The 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championships, or 2008 Youth Worlds, were held on July 8-13, 2008, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.The Championships were held at the Aquatics Center of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León...
, Gemmell won gold in the boy's 400 m individual medley.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
, Gemmell won silver in the men's 10 km open water
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
race. In the 5 km race, Gemmell finished 5th. Gemmell is a recipient of the United States 2009 male open-water swimmer of the year award and was nominated for the 2009 Golden Goggle Awards as breakout swimmer of the year. At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22....
, Gemmell placed 5th in the 1500 m freestyle and 11th in the 400 m individual medley.