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| Full name | Michael Jamieson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-08-05)5 August 1988 (age 37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | National Performance Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Bath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Jamieson (born 5 August 1988) is a Scottish former competitiveswimmer 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 themen's 200-metre breaststroke at the2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He now is the Head Coach for the Swimming Club, Natare West London.[citation needed]
His father, also named Michael, was a professionalfootballer who played forAlbion Rovers,Alloa Athletic andStenhousemuir 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]
Competing forGreat Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal behind his arch-rivalDániel Gyurta in the200-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 championDániel Gyurta denied Jamieson the gold.
He previously competed in themen's 100-metre breaststroke, finishing in 3rd place in the second semifinal, but failed to reach the final.
At the2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke behindRoss Murdoch.[7]
He retired from competitive swimming in 2016 and began working as a swimming coach.[8]
Jamieson was inducted into theScottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[9][10]
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