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Maxime Rooney

Maxime Rooney

American swimmer

Maxime Rooney (born April 16, 1998) is a retired[3] American competitive swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore.[4] Together with his teammates, he broke the junior world record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[5]

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At the senior 2015 National Championships (long course) in San Antonio, Rooney won the title in the 200 meter freestyle. His winning time of 1:47.10 was the former junior world record.[6]

Personal life

Rooney is half Filipino[7] and has dual citizenship.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Team Bios - Maxime Rooney". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Start List". Omega Timing. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "MAXIME ROONEY RETIRES AS THE 3RD-BEST AMERICAN EVER IN THIS CATEGORY". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Maxime Rooney Leads USA 1-2 in Men's 200 Free Finals at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  5. [5]
    Anderson, Jared (August 28, 2015). "Rooney's 1:46.5 Split Leads Team USA To JR World Record In 4×200 Free Relay". SwimSwam. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Maxime Rooney Blasts New World Junior Record to Win 200 Free at US Nationals". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. [7]
    Isko, Kots (July 17, 2014). "Why Philippines has to recruit Fil-am swimmer Maxime Rooney". Pinoyheadline.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  8. [8]
    Pages, John (August 29, 2015). "Pages: Maxime Rooney". Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved November 5, 2015.


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