Mike Barrowman

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Medal record
Mike Barrowman
Men's Swimming
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1992 Barcelona	200 m Breaststroke
Pan American Games
Silver	1987 Indianapolis	200 m Breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold	1989 Tokyo	200 m Breaststroke
Gold	1991 Edmonton	100 m Breaststroke
Gold	1991 Edmonton	200 m Breaststroke

Michael ("Mike") Ray Barrowman (born December 4, 1968 in Costa Mesa, California) was an Olympic swimmer for the United States and one of the pioneers of the "Wave-Style" Breaststroke technique. He placed 4th in the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 200m Breaststroke. In 1992 he returned to the Olympics and won the gold medal in the same event. He later temporarily retired from swimming and took up competitive flatwater kayaking, competing at the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1995. He is now a coach in the Cayman Islands. Barrowman was known for his high consumption of hamburgers and french fries during his taper period just prior to a major meet, while he would maintain a strict diet during training season.

Barrowman swam for four years The University of Michigan. Between 1989 and 1991, he won three consecutive NCAA titles in the 200 yard breaststroke. His NCAA record of 1:53.77 from 1990, would stand strong for eleven seasons, and was the oldest men's NCAA record until 2001, when it was finally broken by Brendan Hansen.

He was named Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1989 and 1990 by Swimming World magazine.