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Connor Lee Jaeger (born April 30, 1991) is a former American competition swimmer who specializes in distance freestyle events. Jaeger attended the University of Michigan where he was a three-time All-American. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and placed sixth in the 1500 metre freestyle during the 2012 Summer Olympics. He currently holds the U.S. Open record in the 800 meter freestyle and the American record in the 1500 metre freestyle. Jaeger placed first at the 2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials in the 400 m Freestyle and was named to the 2016 US Men's Olympic Swimming Team.[1] He won a Silver medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Connor Jaeger

Jaeger at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
National team	United States
Born	(1991-04-30) April 30, 1991 (age 31) Fair Haven, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Spouse(s)	Courtney Beidler (m. 2018)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 1500 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 400 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Gold Coast 1500 m freestyle 2014 Gold Coast 400 m freestyle 2014 Gold Coast 800 m freestyle

Early life

Jaeger was born in Fair Haven, New Jersey on April 30, 1991.[2][3] He grew up swimming his older sister, Dana. He began swimming competitively at 8 years old with the Central Jersey Aquatic Club (CJAC).[4] He made the New Jersey All-Star squad and the Junior Olympics before turning 13.[4]

As a teen, Jaeger worked as a lifeguard while continuing to train with CJAC.[4] In high school, he was named All-State in the 200 yard freestyle and set five conference swimming records.[2] He graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, in 2010[2] and attended the University of Michigan, where he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, in 2014.[2]

Swimming career

Jaeger attended University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team. In 2011, he was part of the NCAA title winning 4×200-yard freestyle relay team and was named to the All-Big Ten first team.[2] In 2012, he became an All-American in three disciplines (500-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle relay, 1,650-yard freestyle) and was the Big Ten champion in the latter two. At the 2012 NCAA championships, he finished third in the 1,650-yard freestyle.[2] He also won an award for academic achievement for the 2011–12 school year.[2]

At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Jaeger made his first Olympic team by finishing second behind Andrew Gemmell in the 1,500-meter freestyle with a time of 14:52.51.[5] With a margin of just thirty-two (0.32) one-hundredths of a second between Gemell and Jaeger, it was one of the closest 1,500-meter finishes in Trials history.[6] Jaeger's swim was also the fifth fastest time in the world during 2012 heading into the Olympics.[4] For Jaeger, it was only the fifth time he ever swam the 1,500 in competition.[6] In the preliminary round of the event, he went under fifteen minutes for the first time in his career, despite miscounting his laps and swimming an extra 100 meters.[6] He also competed in the 400-meter freestyle, and finished sixth in the final with a time of 3:49.55.[7]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Jaeger swam in the preliminary round of the 1,500-meter freestyle on August 3, qualifying seventh for the final on August 4. In the final, he placed sixth with a time of 14:52.99.[8][9]

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, Jaeger qualified to swim in three individual events: the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle. In his first event, the 400-meter freestyle, he placed third in the final with a personal best time of 3:44.85, finishing behind Sun Yang and Kosuke Hagino.[10] In his second event, Jaeger placed 4th in the 800-meter freestyle in a personal best time of 7:44.26, finishing behind Sun Yang, teammate Michael McBroom, and Ryan Cochrane.[11] In his third and last event, the 1500-meter freestyle, Jaeger placed 4th in the final with a personal best time of 14:47.96.

Jaeger qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle. He retired from competitive swimming following the Olympics.[12]

Personal bests (long course)

As of August 13, 2016

Event	Time	Venue	Date
200 m freestyle	1:47.60	Indianapolis	June 25, 2013
400 m freestyle	3:43.79	Omaha	June 26, 2016
800 m freestyle	7:44.26	Barcelona	July 31, 2013
1500 m freestyle	14:39.48 NR	Rio de Janeiro	August 13, 2016

Short course yards

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Event	Time	Meet	Date
200-yard freestyle	1:33.80	2014 NCAA Men's Division I	March 27, 2014
500-yard freestyle	4:10.84	2013 NCAA Men's Division I	March 28, 2013
1000 yard freestyle	8:41.09	2014 MI U of M PostGrad Quad	October 25, 2014
1650 yard freestyle	14:23.52	2014 AT&T Winter National Champs	June 12, 2014

Personal life

Jaeger became engaged to his girlfriend, Courtney Beidler, on June 18, 2017. Married longtime girlfriend, Courtney Beidler on October 27, 2018.

See also

• List of University of Michigan sporting alumni
• Michigan Wolverines

References

External links

• Connor Jaeger at USA Swimming
• Connor Jaeger at FINA
• Connor Jaeger at TeamUSA.org
• Connor Jaeger at Olympics.com
• Connor Jaeger at Olympic.org (archived)
• Connor Jaeger at Olympedia
• Connor Jaeger – University of Michigan athlete profile at MGoBlue.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2013)

На других языках

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- [en] Connor Jaeger

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[es] Connor Jaeger

Connor Lee Jaeger (Hackensack, 30 de abril de 1991) es un deportista estadounidense que compitió en natación, especialista en el estilo libre.[1]

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[fr] Connor Jaeger

Connor Jaeger, né le 30 avril 1991 à Hackensack, est un nageur américain spécialisé dans les épreuves de distance en nage libre.

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[it] Connor Jaeger

Connor Jaeger (Hackensack, 30 aprile 1991) è un ex nuotatore statunitense.

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[ru] Йегер, Коннор

Коннор Ли Йегер (англ. Connor Lee Jaeger; род. 30 апреля 1991 (1991-04-30), Хакенсак, Нью-Джерси, США) — американский пловец, призёр чемпионатов мира 2013 и 2015 годов. Специализируется в плавании вольным стилем на дистанции 400, 800 и 1500 метров.

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