Zach Harting

Zach Harting was born August 27, 1997, in Madison, Alabama, as the son of Scott and Lori Harting. Harting attended Bob Jones High School and swam for the Huntsville Swim Association. In 2014, he was the High School State Champion in the 100-yard butterfly. ==College era swimming==

Harting swam for the University of Louisville under Head Coach Arthur Albiero from 2015 to 2019. As a freshman for the Louisville Cardinals, he won silver in the 200-yard butterfly at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships, finished fifth in the 400 IM and won the B final of the 500-yard freestyle. At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships, he was part of the seventh place 800-yard freestyle relay team, while also swimming the 500-yard freestyle, 100 and 200-yard butterfly. At the ACC Championships of the following year, Harting was second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:41.95), fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:16.67) and sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (46.42). He also won a silver as part of the school record breaking 800 freestyle relay team. At the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships as a sophomore, Harting placed 11th in the 200-yard butterfly with a new school record time of 1:41.65. Harting was a member of the 800, 400, and 200-yard freestyle relays, as well as in the 200 and 400-yard medley relays as a junior at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships. Individually, he tied for fifth in the B final of the 200-yard butterfly and placed 15th in the 200-yard freestyle. During his last season at Louisville, Harting earned earning All-American honors by finishing sixth in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships. He was also member of the All-American medley relays, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays. ==International career==

Harting was named to the USA Junior National Team after qualifying for the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore in the 200m butterfly, finishing fifth at the meet. At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials Harting finished seventh in the same event. At the meet, he won a gold medal as part of the 4x100 freestyle and medley relays and was a semifinalist in the 200m and 100m butterfly. his first USA "A" team ever, by finishing second in the 200 butterfly at the 2018 National Swimming Championships. At the Pan Pac Championships in Tokyo, Japan Harting won a bronze medal in the 200m butterfly with a new best time of 1:55.01. Harting was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League (ISL) representing DC Trident. He competed at the first two matches held in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Naples, Italy, respectively. 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games In 2021, he won the 200m butterfly at the 2020 US Olympic Swimming Trials, qualifying to represent the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. ==References==