Paige Madden
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Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-10-22) October 22, 1998 (age 25) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paige Madden (born October 22, 1998) is an American swimmer who won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career
Madden was born to Ellen and Mike Madden in 1998, and she has one brother.[1]
Madden is from Mobile, Alabama, and attended UMS-Wright Preparatory School. She set Alabama high school state swimming records in the 50 y freestyle, 100 y freestyle, 200 y freestyle, 500 y freestyle, 100 y butterfly, 100 y backstroke, and 200 y individual medley.[2]
Madden attended the University of Virginia and joined their swimming team during her freshman year of 2017–18.[2]
2019
Madden competed at the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships in March. She won the silver medal in the 500 y freestyle and finished fifth in the 200 y freestyle.[2]
In July, Madden competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade. She won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle and a gold medal in the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[3]
In August, Madden competed at the 2019 U.S. National Championships and won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle.[3]
2020
Madden was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year in 2020.[1]
2021
In March, Madden competed at the 2021 NCAA Division I Championships, the final meet of her NCAA career. She won gold medals in the 200 y freestyle, 500 y freestyle, and 1650 y freestyle, breaking the University of Virginia school record in the 200. Madden also won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 200 y freestyle relay and a silver medal in the women's 4 × 100 y freestyle relay. She helped Virginia win the team championship. Madden won her second straight ACC Swimmer of the Year award.[2][4][5]
In June, Madden competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials. She won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle and the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle. Madden made the Olympic team.[6]
In July, Madden competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She finished seventh in the 400 m freestyle. She then swam in the heats and the final of the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.[3]
From August to September, Madden competed in the 2021 International Swimming League as a member of the Tokyo Frog Kings.[5]
Madden competed at the 2021 World Championships (25 m) in December. She won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle and then finished fifth in the 400 m freestyle. Madden swam in the heats and the final of the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, winning a silver medal. She swam in the heats of the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay, and the American team finished fourth in the final.[3]
2022
In April, Madden competed at the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials while dealing with health problems. Afterward, she took a break from competitive swimming for several months.[5]
2023
Madden competed at the 2023 U.S. National Championships in June. She finished fifth in the 400 m freestyle.[3]
In October, Madden competed at the 2023 Pan American Games. She won gold medals in the 400 m freestyle and 800 m freestyle.[3] Madden also won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.
References
- ^ a b "Paige Madden". teamusa.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Paige Madden". swimswam.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Paige Madden". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Paige Madden". virginiasports.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c Rieder, David. "Paige Madden Returns to Nationals After 2022 Miss and Traveling the World". swimmingworldmagazine.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mobile's Paige Madden qualifies for Olympic swim team". al. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
External links
- Paige Madden at World Aquatics
- Paige Madden at Swimrankings.net
- Paige Madden at Olympedia
- Paige Madden at Olympics.com
- Paige Madden at Team USA (archive July 12, 2022)
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