Zach Apple

Zach Apple (born April 23, 1997) is an American professional swimmer who specializes in the sprint freestyle events. He currently represents DC Trident at the International Swimming League.

Zach Apple
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-04-23) April 23, 1997
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDC Trident [1]
Indiana Swim Club
College teamIndiana University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2019 Gwangju4×100 m freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×100 m mixed freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×200 m freestyle
World University Games
2017 Taipei4×100 m freestyle
2019 Naples100 m freestyle
2019 Naples200 m freestyle
2019 Naples4×100 m freestyle
2019 Naples4×200 m freestyle
2019 Naples4×100 m medley

He participated in the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, winning three medals – two gold and one bronze. He won gold as part of the USA team in the men's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.[2] He was also part of the team in the mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay, won in a world record time of 3 minutes, 19.40 seconds.[3]

Early life

Zach Apple was born April 23, 1997 in Trenton, Ohio, as the son of Doug and Allison Apple.[4] Apple attended Edgewood High School and swam for GMVY Wahoos club team. In 2015, he was the YMCA Long Course National Champion in the 50m freestyle and runner-up for 200m freestyle.[5] Apple swam collegiately at Auburn University from 2015 to 2018 and then transferred to Indiana University to finish his college career from 2018 to 2019.

College career

As a freshman for the Auburn Tigers, Apple finished 19th in the 50-yard freestyle, 35th in the 100-yard and 20th in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships.[6] He also earned All-American honors as a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay that finished sixth.[7]

In his sophomore year, Apple tied for fourth place in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2017 Men's NCAA Division I Championships.[8] He also finished 12th and 14th in the 200 and 100-yard freestyle, and was a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay that finished sixth, 400-yard freestyle relay that finished 11th and 800-yard freestyle relay that finished 12th.[9]

References
  1. Gibbs, Robert (June 11, 2019). "natalie-coughlin-to-return-to-competition-with-the-dc-tridentfor-2019-international-swimming-league-finale". SwimSwam.
  2. 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay results
  3. McCarriston, Shanna (27 July 2019). "American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins three titles in one night at World Championships, puts gold medal count at six". CBS Sports.
  4. "2017-2018 Swimming & Diving Roster". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "Camryn Forbes, Mark Andrew Lower Own Records at 2015 YMCA Long Course Nationals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. "Zach Apple Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. "Holoda's busy day helps Auburn to eighth at NCAA S&D Championships". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. Andy, Ross (March 23, 2017). "Caeleb Dressel Just Misses American Record; Threepeats in 50 Free". Swimming World.
  9. Andy, Ross (March 23, 2017). "Texas Wins 200 free relay title". Swimming World.


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