Patrick CurranA member of the US Olympic team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, announced his retirement from competitive swimming via a post on his Instagram account.
“I have made the decision to retire from swimming and prioritize my health and future. It was a great ride, but it was time to cut it.” – Patrick Curran via Instagram
Curran qualified for the 2020 Olympic team by placing sixth in the men’s 200 free at the US Olympic trials in Omaha. He competed in the USA men’s 4×200 free relay in qualifying in Tokyo and helped Team His USA reach the finals, ultimately finishing in his 4th place.
Curran has also had a very successful NCAA career, earning national honors for both the Michigan Wolverines, who completed his undergraduate career, and Cal Golden Bear, who swam as a graduate fifth grader last season. He made an immediate impact as a freshman at the University of Michigan, and in the 2019 Big Ten Championship he finished 3rd in the 500 Free, 5th in the 200 Free, and in the 2019 NCAA he finished 500 Free. He finished 10th. He improved his freshman season time in his sophomore season in the 2019-2020 season and finished second in his 500 free for the Big Tens. Of course, his NCAA for 2020 will be canceled due to the advent of his COVID-19 pandemic, but Curran was poised to once again be a finalist in his 500 free at that competition.
Curran did not reach sophomore years in his junior and senior seasons as Michigan, but remained a very high-scoring swimmer for the Wolverines. He finished his 2021 Big Tens with his second place in both the 200 and 500 frees, and he finished 13th in both events at the NCAA that same year. As a senior, he won his 2022 Big He Ten championship in his 200 free and his 500 free where he finished 6th and competed in both races at the NCAA but never made it to the finals. could not.
Curran announced that after graduating from the University of Michigan, he will pursue his fifth-year NCAA credential, which was granted due to being suspended in 2019-2020 due to the pandemic, at Cal, where he entered graduate school. Golden In his only season with the Bears, Curran again contributed significantly to the team. He finished fourth in his 500 free at his 2023 Pac-12 Championship in early March, posting the fastest time in the event since his sophomore season at the University of Michigan . Then in the 2023 NCAA he competed in the 200 free and 500 free, and in his relay 800 free he helped Cal finish his 3rd place. The Golden Bears also won his NCAA title for the second straight season this season. Curran contributed his 800 free thanks to his leg in his relay.
Prior to arriving in Michigan, Curran was a two-time member of the US Swimming National Junior Team. He also competed at his 2017 World Junior Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Patrick’s brother Jack Curran, just finished his junior season with the Michigan Wolverines. The Curran brothers swam together in Michigan for Patrick’s two seasons before moving to California.
