Michael Jamieson (born 5 August 1988) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer 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 the men's 200-metre breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He now is the Head Coach for the Swimming Club, Natare West London.[citation needed]
Personal life
His father, also named Michael, was a professional footballer who played for Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic and Stenhousemuir 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]
Swimming career
Competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal behind his arch-rival Dániel Gyurta in the 200-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 champion Dániel Gyurta denied Jamieson the gold.
He previously competed in the men's 100-metre breaststroke, finishing in 3rd place in the second semifinal, but failed to reach the final.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke behind Ross Murdoch.[7]
He retired from competitive swimming in 2016 and began working as a swimming coach.[8]
Honours
Jamieson was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[9][10]
Great Britain
