Klete Keller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Klete Keller

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1982

Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Klete Keller

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  • Keller (born March 21, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400-meter freestyle and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
  • In the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds.
  • This was the first time Australia had been beaten in the event in over seven years.
  • The American relay of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, and Keller are undefeated since the Athens games.
  • Vanderkaay, Larsen Jensen, Erik Vendt, and Keller make up the core of the premier American mid-distance/distance freestyle swimmers. Klete was one of many 2000 Olympic medalists from The Race Club World Team, a summer swimming camp in Florida.Keller attended the University of Southern California for two years from 2000 to 2001, but left school to focus on swimming.[1] While at USC, Keller won multiple individual and relay Pac-10 and NCAA Championships in the 200, 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle, as well as freestyle relays. Keller has also won many U.S.
  • national titles and FINA world championship medals, primarily in 200 and 400-meter freestyles and the 4×200-meter free relay. From 2004 to 2007, Keller trained at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor under Bob Bowman and former head coach Jon Urbanchek.
  • He has left Ann Arbor and returned to USC to finish school and train under coach Dave Salo.

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