Table of Biography
Zach Apple is a young American competitive swimmer. Zach Apple’s specialization is in sprint freestyle events. He was a part of the US swim team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won his 1st Olympic gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
Early Life
Zach Apple was born on April 23, 1997, and he is currently 26 years old. Zach hails from Trenton, Ohio, U.S., and his zodiac sign is Taurus. His full name is Zachary Apple and his nickname is Zapple. Talking about his family, Zach’s parents are his father Doug, and his mother Allison Apple. Likewise, he has a sister named Rachel. Moreover, he has a pet dog named Duke (@good_boyduke).
Talking about his educational journey, he attended Edgewood High School and graduated in the class of 2015. For her further studies, he attended Indiana University. There, she graduated in 2019 with a degree in Exercise Science.
Caption: Zach Apple posing for a photo with his pet – Duke. Source: Instagram
Zach Apple – Net worth 2024
Moving on, Zach Apple’s net worth ranges between $3 million to $5 million US dollars. However, there is no information about his salary and other asset values.
Career and Professional Life
Professionally, Zach Apple is a professional swimmer. Zach’s specialization is in sprint freestyle events. At present, he swims for DC Trident in the International Swimming League. As an Olympic swimmer, he won a gold medal for the first time in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. This was at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In the prelims, and final of the event, as well as the same Olympic games, he won a gold medal. He also set a new world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay. The swimmer swam the freestyle leg of the relay in the final.
Likewise, Zach was also a participant in the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. There, the swimmer won 3 medals. They were two gold medals and one bronze. Moreover, he also won a gold medal along with his USA team in the men’s 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay. Further, he also competed as a part of the team in the mixed 4×100-meter freestyle relay. In this event, he won a world record time.
During high school, he competed as a part of the GMVY Wahoos club team. Then in the year 2015, he was the YMCA Long Course National Champion. It was in the 50m freestyle event. Likewise, the same year, he became the runner-up for the 200m freestyle. Moreover, he participated collegiately at Auburn University from the year 2015 to 2018. Later on, he transferred to Indiana University. This university, he participated from the year 2018 to 2019.
Caption: Zach Apple photographed during his swim. Source: Instagram
More Details
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was his 1st Olympic Games. The swimmer competed in the prelims as well as the final of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. During the final of the event, Zach competed and swam the fastest of any of his relay teammates. The teammates of the final relays were Apple, Blake Pieroni, Caeleb Dressel, and Bowe Becker.
All the relay teammates won the gold medal for their efforts. Moreover, he was the 1st athlete from the Auburn University swim program who won a gold medal in swimming at an Olympic Games. He broke the record during the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Zach was teamed with Drew Kibler, Kieran Smith, and Townley Haas to swim in the finals of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. The team finished 4th in the final and sadly didn’t win an Olympic medal. In the same session, he also didn’t advance to the final of the 100-meter freestyle. The swimmer placed 6th in his semifinal heat.
Moreover, Zach swam the freestyle leg of the 4×100-meter medley relay. This was on the final day. On the same day, Zah also won a gold medal. The swimmer along with his teammates Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, and Ryan Murphy set the world record in the event. Furthermore, Zach became a member of the team DC Trident roster for the 2021 International Swimming League.
Caption: Zach posing for a photo with his relay teammates after their win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Source: Instagram
Relationship Status
Zach Apple is in a romantic relationship with Susie Holmes. Susie’s Instagram username is @susholmie. He and Susie have been together with each other since 30 January 2020 and recently celebrated their 1st anniversary. Previously, he was romantically involved with Samantha Colyer. The last photo featuring Samantha on Zach’s Instagram profile dates back to August 2019.
Caption: Zach posing for a photo with his lover. Source: Instagram
Body Measurements
Zach stands tall at an approximate height of 6 feet 7 inches or 201 cm and his weight is around 218 lbs or 99 kgs. Other than this, there is no further information about His other body measurement details like his chest-waist-hip measures, dress size, shoe size, biceps, etc. Moreover, he has brown eyes and hair of the same color.
Zach Apple – Social Media
Talking about his social media presence, Zach joined Twitter in December 2011 and so far has over 1.4k followers on her @apple_zach account. Likewise, he is available on Instagram under the username @apple_zach and so far has more than 28.1k followers. Other than this, he doesn’t seem to have a personal profile on other platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Youtube, etc.