Mike Wright is a diving coach at the University of Tennessee. He is from Maryville, Tennessee, and is nicknamed The Speedo Ninja.
American Ninja Warrior 7
He first competed in Orlando in American Ninja Warrior 7. His run in qualifying was digested, but he failed the Tire Swing, and didn't make the top 30.
American Ninja Warrior 10
He returned 3 years later to compete in Indianapolis in American Ninja Warrior 10. In Qualifying, he failed the Spin Hopper but placed 24th overall at the end of the night.
During the city finals, he was the first runner of the night. He breezed through the first eight obstacles, even making an incredible one-handed save on The Clacker, but failed the new Cane Lane. He placed 11th overall and moved on to the national finals.
His run on Stage 1, his run was digested but it was shown that he failed the Jumping Spider, after using an unorthodox approach of jumping directly into the chute without a run-up, which backfired.
American Ninja Warrior 11
He competed for his third season in Cincinnati. His qualifying run was digested, but he once again went out on the fifth obstacle, failing the Slingshot. However, he placed 21st and moved on to the city finals for the second straight year.
He later failed the same obstacle in the city finals. He placed 20th overall, so he didn’t have a shot at competing in the national finals.