David Plummer (swimmer)
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| Full name | David Edward Plummer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 9, 1985 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club (NYAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Edward Plummer (born October 9, 1985) is a retired American competition swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. He won bronze and gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Plummer was a 14-time All-American at the University of Minnesota from 2004-08, ranking as the seventh-most All-America honors in program history. As a sophomore in 2006, he earned First Team All-America honors in the 100 backstroke (fifth place) and 200 backstroke (eighth place). He repeated a fifth-place finish as a junior in the 200 backstroke and took ninth in the 100.[2] Plummer graduated with school records in the short course and long course 100 and 200 backstroke events.
In 2006 and 2010, Plummer was named a member of the US Pan-Pacific Championship team, where he competed in the backstroke. In 2007, Plummer competed at the World University Games, again in the backstroke.[3]
At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, Plummer won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay for his contributions in the heats.[4] Plummer also competed in the 50- and 100-meter backstroke in Dubai but finished out of medal contention in both events.[5][6] He was subsequently named a member of the 2010–2011 U.S. National Team.[3]
At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Plummer placed fifth in the final of the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 53.04. In the 50-meter backstroke final, Plummer placed fifth with a time of 24.92. On the last day of competition, Plummer won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay for his contributions in the heats.
At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Plummer narrowly missed making the Olympic Team by .12 seconds in the 100 backstroke in a time of 52.98. He finished just behind Grevers and Nick Thoman.[7]
At the 2013 U.S. National Championships, Plummer qualified to swim in two individual events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. At the National Championships, he finished first in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 53.10, upsetting the Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers.[8] Plummer also finished first in the 50-meter backstroke, breaking the US Open record in the process with a time of 24.52.[9]
At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, Plummer competed in three events: the 100-meter backstroke, the 50-meter backstroke, and the prelims of the 4x100-meter medley relay. In the individual 100-meter backstroke, Plummer finished second in the event, finishing behind teammate Matt Grevers with a time of 53.12 and improving upon his 5th-place finish from 2011.[10] In the 50-meter backstroke, Plummer slipped on the start in the semifinals, causing him to finish 16th overall, unable to qualify for the finals. Plummer lost out his last chance of a gold medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay, when the team was disqualified for a false start in the final.
In 2016, he placed second in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to qualify for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He clocked a time of 52.28, just behind Ryan Murphy's time of 52.26. He became the oldest first-time Olympian on the U.S. Olympic Swim Team since 1904 at age 30.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Plummer won the bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke final in a time of 52.40 seconds. [3]
In January 2017, Plummer retired from competitive swimming.[11]
