Fastest swimmier of world
Garrett celebrating his win.
Garrett Weber-Gale (born August 6, 1985) is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won the 100 and 50 meter freestyles at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in 47.92 and 21.47 seconds respectively. His time of 21.47 in the 50 was an American record.By clocking a time of 47.78 in the prelims of the 100 freestyle at the Trials, he became the first American to break 48 seconds in that event.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Weber-Gale was as a member of the 4x100 m freestyle relay team in a final that has been heralded as the best relay in the history of swimming. He was the second leg of that relay and had a split of 47.02 as the US won the gold ahead of pre-race favorite France. Weber-Gale also earned a gold medal for his contribution in the heats of the 4x100m medley relay. Weber-Gale also competed in both the 50m and 100m freestyle events but did not advance past the semifinals of either one.At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championships trials, Weber-Gale placed third in the 100 m freestyle in 48.19. He also tied for second with Cullen Jones in the 50m freestyle in 21.55, which required a swim-off to decide who would get to compete in the event at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. Jones won the swim-off in 21.41, which broke Weber-Gale's American record in the event.At the 2009 World Championships, Weber-Gale swam the lead-off leg of the 4x100 m freestyle preliminaries in 48.30. He earned a gold medal in the event when the US placed first in the final
