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Coleman Stewart

Personal information
National team	United States
Born	(1998-03-03) March 3, 1998 (age 26) York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle
Club	Cali Condors Wolfpack Elite
College team	NC State
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Universiade 1 0 1 Total 1 0 1 Universiade 2019 Naples 4×100 m medley 2019 Naples 100 m butterfly Representing the NC State Wolfpack Event 1st 2nd 3rd NCAA Championships 2 6 1 Total 2 6 1 NCAA Championships 2018 Minneapolis 100 y backstroke 2018 Minneapolis 4×100 y freestyle 2018 Minneapolis 4×50 y freestyle 2018 Minneapolis 4×100 y medley 2019 Austin 100 y backstroke 2019 Austin 100 y butterfly 2019 Austin 4×100 y freestyle 2019 Austin 4×200 y freestyle 2019 Austin 4×50 y medley

Coleman Stewart (born March 3, 1998) is a retired American swimmer. He is the current world record holder in the short course 100 meter backstroke. At the 2019 World University Games, he won a gold medal as part of the 4×100 metre medley relay, swimming backstroke in the prelims heats, and a bronze medal in the 100 meter butterfly. He competed in the International Swimming League as part of the Cali Condors.

Career

2016–2019

2016 US Olympic Trials

In 2016, Stewart placed 78th in the 200 meter backstroke with a 2:04.74 and 135th in the 100 meter backstroke with a time of 57.57 seconds at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.

2019 World University Games

2019 World University Games
	4×100 m medley	3:33.02 (h)
	100 m butterfly	52.11

At the 2019 World University Games held at Piscina Felice Scandone in Naples, Italy in July 2019, Stewart placed 8th in the 50 meter butterfly with a time of 24.00 seconds, won the bronze medal in the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 52.11 seconds, and split a 53.85 for the backstroke leg of the 4×100 meter medley relay in the prelims heats and won a gold medal in the event when the finals relay, on which Justin Ress substituted in for Stewart, finished first in 3:33.02.

2021

2020 US Olympic Trials

At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stewart placed 10th in the 100 meter backstroke on the second day of competition with a time of 53.91 seconds. In the final of the 100 meter freestyle three days later, Stewart placed eighth with a time of 48.51 seconds. For the final of the 100 meter butterfly two days later, he tied Trenton Julian for fourth-place with a time of 51.78 seconds.

2021 International Swimming League

On August 29, 2021, Stewart broke the world record in the short course 100 meter backstroke at Piscina Felice Scandone in Naples, Italy as part of regular season competition during the 2021 International Swimming League representing the Cali Condors. His world record time of 48.33 seconds in the event broke the world record of 48.58 seconds set in 2020 by Kliment Kolesnikov of Russia. One day earlier, Stewart broke the American record in the short course 100 meter backstroke with a time of 48.91 seconds when he swam the first, backstroke, leg of the 4×100 meter medley relay. Come the final match of the 2021 season in December, Stewart set a new Americas record and American record in the 4×100 meter medley relay with teammates Nick Fink (breaststroke), Caeleb Dressel (butterfly), and Justin Ress (freestyle) in a combined relay final time of 3:19.64.

2022

Pro Swim Series – San Antonio

Stewart swam a 52.42 in the prelims heats of the 100 meter butterfly at the 2022 Pro Swim Series in San Antonio, Texas, held at Northside Swim Center in March and April, qualifying for the final later in the second day of competition ranking second behind Shaine Casas. In the final he placed third, finishing 0.84 seconds behind first-place finisher Shaine Casas with a time of 51.93 seconds. In the prelims session the following morning, he qualified for the final of 100 meter backstroke with a time of 55.44 seconds and overall second-rank. He placed second in the final, swimming a 54.43 to finish less than a second behind Shaine Casas. He qualified for the b-final of the 100 meter freestyle the following morning, ranking thirteenth overall with a time of 50.06 seconds, in which he went on to swim a 50.39 and finish fifth, thirteenth-place overall.

2022 International Team Trials

The first day of the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 2022, Stewart swam a 49.26 in the preliminary heats of the 100 meter freestyle, qualifying for the evening b-final ranking 13th overall. He near-equaled his time from the prelims in the b-final, swimming a 49.35 to finish fourth and place 12th overall. Day two of competition, he qualified for the final of the 50 meter butterfly with an overall rank of sixth and a time of 23.89 seconds in the morning prelims heats. In the final, he swam a time of 23.91 seconds to place seventh. With a time of 52.40 seconds in the 100 meter butterfly preliminary heats on day three, he qualified for the b-final of the event ranking tenth. He did not swim in the event's finals.

World records

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Continental and national records

Short course meters (25 m pool)

References

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23. USA Swimming (April 27, 2022). "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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External links

• Coleman Stewart at World Aquatics
• Coleman Stewart at SwimRankings.net
• Coleman Stewart at the International Swimming League

Records
Preceded by Kliment Kolesnikov	Men's 100 meter backstroke world record holder (short course) 29 August 2021 – present	Succeeded byIncumbent

• 1998 births
• Living people
• American male swimmers
• World record holders in swimming
• NC State Wolfpack men's swimmers
• Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
• FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
• FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
• Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
• 21st-century American sportsmen