Zach Apple

Zach Apple
Personal information
Full nameZachary Douglas Apple
Nickname(s)Zach, Zapple
Born (1997-04-23) April 23, 1997
Trenton, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
SpouseSusie Holmes (m. 2023)
Sport
Country United States
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDC Trident
Indiana Swim Club
College teamAuburn University
Indiana University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships (LC) 3 1 1
World Championships (SC) 1 1 1
Pan Pacific Championships 1 0 0
Total 7 2 2
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo4×100 m freestyle
2020 Tokyo4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
2017 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×100 m freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×100 m mixed freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×100 m medley
2019 Gwangju4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
2021 Abu Dhabi4×50 m medley
2021 Abu Dhabi4×100 m medley
2021 Abu Dhabi4×100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
2018 Tokyo4×200 m freestyle
World University Games
2019 Naples100 m freestyle
2019 Naples200 m freestyle
2019 Naples4×100 m freestyle
2019 Naples4×200 m freestyle
2019 Naples4×100 m medley

Zachary Douglas Apple (born April 23, 1997) is a retired American competitive swimmer who specialized in the sprint freestyle events. He used to swim for DC Trident in the International Swimming League. He won his first Olympic gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, swimming in the prelims and the final of the event, and later in the same Olympic Games won a gold medal and helped set a new world record and Olympic record in the 4x100-meter medley relay, swimming the freestyle leg of the relay in the final.

He competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, winning four medals two gold, one silver, and one bronze. He won a gold medal and set a new Championships record as part of the finals relay in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. He was also a part of the finals relay team in the mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay that won the gold medal in a world record time of 3 minutes, 19.40 seconds.