Maxime Rooney

Maxime Pholien Rooney (born April 16, 1998) is a retired^[3] American competitive swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore.^[4] Together with his teammates, he broke the junior world record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.^[5]

Maxime Rooney

Personal information
Full name	Maxime Pholien Rooney
National team	United States  Philippines
Born	(1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 (age 27)[1][2]
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm) (1.88)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Pleasanton Seahawks
College team	University of Florida University of Texas
Coach	Eddie Reese
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States World Junior Championships 2015 Singapore 200 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m medley World University Games 2017 Taipei 4×100 m freestyle 2017 Taipei 4×100 m medley 2017 Taipei 4×200 m freestyle

At the senior 2015 National Championships (long course) in San Antonio, Rooney won the title in the 200 meter freestyle. His winning time of 1:47.10 was the former junior world record.^[6]

Personal life

Rooney is half Filipino^[7] and has dual citizenship.^[8]