Tom Shields

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Shields
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Jul 11, 1991(1991-07-11)
Age	33
Birthplace	Panama City
Country	Panama
Horoscope	Cancer

Tom Shields Biography

Tom Shields is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on July 11, 1991 in Panama City, Panama. Shields was born the 11th of July 1991. He was the son of Tim Shields and Jolene Shields from Panama City, Florida, since the father of Tim was stationed in Tyndall Air Force Base. When Shields was just two an age, parents relocated Shields and his younger sister Lindy Shields and their family to their hometownof Huntington Beach, California. It was the in Orange County that Shields began swimming at the age of eight years old. older. He was a student at Edison High School where he was a member of the Varsity Swim Team throughout his four years. He was awarded numerous awards, including breaking his own National High School Record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:33.83) and completing the high school season by being inducted into the Edison High School Hall of Fame in 2009.

Shields took part in his Shields competed at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He was second in the 100m butterfly (49.54) and third in the 50-meter butterfly (22.46). His time of 22.46 in the 50-meter butterfly set an all-new American Record. The team consisting comprising Matt Grevers, Kevin Cordes, Shields, and Ryan Lochte achieved the gold medal in the 100 meters Medley relay.

Shields swam for Cal at the 2012 NCAA Swimming Championships. Shields finished first in the 100-yard Butterfly (44.76) and the 100-yard backstroke (44.86). He finished second to teammate Will Hamilton in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:41.07). He anchored the 400-yard Freestyle relay with a split of 41.79, and started the 800 Freestyle Relay (splitting a 1:33.72). He swam the butterfly leg in both the 200-yard Medley Relay (19.80 split) and the first-place finishing 400 Medley Relay (splitting a 43.56).

After failing to qualify for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, Shields broke the American record in the 200 short course meter butterfly at the Eindhoven World Cup. He also posted a personal best of 49.32 in the 100 meter butterfly at the same meet. A few days later, he lowered his own American Record mark in the 200 meter butterfly at 1:51.31

In the 2010 NCAA Division 1 Championships, Shields took first place in the backstroke race of 100 yards (45.02) and was second at the 100 yard butterfly (44.91) and third place in the 200-yard butterfly (1:41.20). He was the anchor of the second-place freestyle relay 4×50 yards as well as the 4×100-yard freestyle relay and the 4-x200 yard freestyle relay. He took the butterfly leg to support the Medley relays.

Tom Shields Net Worth

Tom Shields is one of the richest Swimmer from Panama. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Shields 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Allen Shields (born July 11th 1991) is an American swimmer who is a part of the University of California, Berkeley. In 2016 Shields finished second in the 200 and 100 meter butterfly competitions in the US Olympic Swimming Trials. He has the shorter-course American record in the 200 and 100 meters butterfly events.

In this year’s Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, Shields received his first medal of international acclaim in his life, an medal of gold in the freestyle relay 4×200 meters for his participation to the heats. For the second leg Shields achieved a split of 1:50.57. Shields was awarded his first solo medal, a silver for the butterfly race of 100 meters event, coming in second place behind fellow countryman Tim Phillips. Shields also took home silver medals in the 4×100-meter relay for his performance to the heats.

At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Shields finished fourth place in the 100-meter butterfly behind Michael Phelps, Tyler McGill, and Ryan Lochte, with a time of 51.86. He finished ninth place in the 200-meter butterfly semi- finals with a time of 1:58.75. Additionally, he competed in the 100-meter freestyle, finishing twenty-first in the heats (49.96).

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Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Panama. Tom Shields celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.