sport.wikisort.org - AthleteCullen Andrew Jones (born February 29, 1984) is an American former[1] competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (long course). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won silver medals in the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay and the 50-meter freestyle, as well as the gold in the 4 x 100-metre medley.
American swimmer
Cullen Jones
 Jones at St. Benedict's with Headmaster Fr. Edwin Leahy |
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Full name | Cullen Andrew Jones |
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National team | United States |
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Born | (1984-02-29) February 29, 1984 (age 38) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
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Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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Sport | Swimming |
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Strokes | Freestyle |
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Club | Wolfpack Elite |
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College team | North Carolina State University |
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Childhood
Born on Leap day of 1984[2] in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey, while in elementary school. He learned to swim after he was rescued from a near-drowning at a splash-down pool at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Pennsylvania when he was five years old.[2][3] He became an age-group swimmer at Metro Express, a club team at the Jewish Community Center in West Orange, New Jersey under head coach Ed Nessel. Jones later switched teams to the Jersey Gators Swim Club in Cranford.
Jones graduated from Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark in 2002. While there, he swam for coach Glenn Cassidy and set numerous Essex County swimming records.
Swimming career
Jones attended North Carolina State University, where he studied English and swam for the NC State Wolfpack swimming and diving team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2003 to 2006.
2006
He turned professional in the summer of 2006, after signing with Nike[4] and burst onto the scene shortly after at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships where he set a meet record in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.84 seconds. He also swam a leg (split of 47.96) in the world record breaking 4×100-meter freestyle relay along with Michael Phelps, Neil Walker and Jason Lezak.
2007
In 2007, he also won a gold medal in 4×100-meter freestyle relay with the same teammates in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.
2008 Summer Olympics
See also: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics |
 | 4x100 m freestyle relay | 3:08.24 (WR) |
Jones is the first African-American to hold a world record (4×100-meter freestyle relay) in swimming.[5] At the 2008 United States Olympic Trials, Jones broke the American record in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.59. The record was subsequently broken the next day by Garrett Weber-Gale. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay in a world record time of 3:08.24 with Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale.[6]
2009
In July 2009, Jones set the American record in the 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.[7]
2012
2012 US Olympic Trials
At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the qualifying meet for the 2012 Olympics, Jones made the Olympic team for the second time by finishing first in the 50-meter freestyle and second in the 100-meter freestyle, which subsequently qualified him for the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. In the 50-meter freestyle final, Jones won with a time of 21.59, one one-hundredth (0.01) of a second ahead of second-place finisher Anthony Ervin (21.60).[8]
2012 Summer Olympics
See also: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics |
 | 4x100 m medley relay | 3:29.35 |
 | 50 m freestyle | 21.54 |
 | 4x100 m freestyle relay | 3:10.38 |
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Jones won silver medals in the 50-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[9] He earned a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay after swimming the freestyle leg in the preliminaries.[10][11] He also competed in the 100-meter freestyle, but did not qualify for the event finals.[6][12]
The 2012 U.S. Olympic swim team was the first U.S. Olympic swim team with more than one black swimmer on it, Jones made history with Anthony Ervin and Lia Neal by being the three African-Americans on the team.[13]
Personal bests (long course)
Event |
Time |
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50 m freestyle |
21.40 |
July 2009 |
100 m freestyle |
48.31 |
July 2008 |
Key: NR = National record
See also
Biography portal
Olympics portal
References
- "Cullen Jones announces retirement on Brett Hawke podcast".
- "Cullen Jones". Contemporary Black Biography. Vol. 73. Gale. 2009. ISSN 1058-1316. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- "Olympian Seeks to Highlight Swimming in African-American Community - ABC News".
- Swimming World Magazine – Swimming News Archived September 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- "What's on TV Thursday night" Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, New York Daily News, July 31, 2008. Accessed August 10, 2008.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cullen Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- "Jones sets American record in 50 free", "Associated Press", July 12, 2009.
- Tjarks, Jonathan. "2012 Olympic Swimming Trials: Cullen Jones wins 50M Free, Anthony Ervin Qualifies". sbnation.com. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- Brady, Erik (August 3, 2012). "USA's Cullen Jones gets oh so close to an Olympic Dream". usatoday.com. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- "Swimming: U.S. qualifies for men's medley relay". ca.retuters.com. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- Forde, Pat. "Michael Phelps swims into retirement with 18th Olympic Gold on U.S. 400 Medley Relay Team". yahoo.com. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- Smith, Jared. "Men's 100-Meter Freestyle Final: USA's Cullen Jones Misses Final, Nathan Adrian Wins Gold". sbnation.com. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- "Black Swimmers Have Historic Presence in London Olympics". Atlanta Black Star. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
External links
2008 USA Olympic swimming team |
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Qualification |
- 2008 United States Olympic Trials
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Women's team | |
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Coaches |
- Jack Bauerle (women's head coach)
- Ray Benecki
- Bob Bowman
- Frank Busch
- John Dussliere
- Sean Hutchison
- Teri McKeever
- Eddie Reese (men's head coach)
- Bill Rose
- Mark Schubert (national team head coach)
- Gregg Troy
- Jon Urbanchek
- Paul Yetter
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2012 USA Olympic swimming team |
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Qualification |
- 2012 United States Olympic Trials
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Men's team | |
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Women's team | |
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Coaches |
- Bob Bowman (asst. men's coach)
- Steve Bultman (asst. women's coach)
- David Marsh (asst. men's coach)
- Teri McKeever (women's head coach)
- Tim Murphy (open water head coach)
- Eddie Reese (asst. men's coach)
- Dave Salo (asst. women's coach)
- Todd Schmitz (asst. women's coach)
- Gregg Troy (men's head coach)
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 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
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- 1964:
Steve Clark, Mike Austin, Gary Ilman, Don Schollander (USA)
- 1968:
Zac Zorn, Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Ken Walsh (USA)
- 1972:
David Edgar, John Murphy, Jerry Heidenreich, Mark Spitz (USA)
- 1984:
Chris Cavanaugh, Mike Heath, Matt Biondi, Rowdy Gaines (USA)
- 1988:
Chris Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Jager, Matt Biondi (USA)
- 1992:
Joe Hudepohl, Matt Biondi, Tom Jager, Jon Olsen, Shaun Jordan, Joel Thomas (USA)
- 1996:
Jon Olsen, Josh Davis, Brad Schumacher, Gary Hall Jr., David Fox, Scott Tucker (USA)
- 2000:
Michael Klim, Chris Fydler, Ashley Callus, Ian Thorpe, Todd Pearson, Adam Pine (AUS)
- 2004:
Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend, Ryk Neethling (RSA)
- 2008:
Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Nathan Adrian, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Matt Grevers (USA)
- 2012:
Amaury Leveaux, Fabien Gilot, Clément Lefert, Yannick Agnel, Alain Bernard, Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
- 2016:
Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian, Jimmy Feigen, Blake Pieroni, Anthony Ervin (USA)
- 2020:
Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Bowe Becker, Zach Apple, Brooks Curry (USA)
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 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
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- 1960:
Frank McKinney, Paul Hait, Lance Larson, Jeff Farrell (USA)
- 1964:
Thompson Mann, Bill Craig, Fred Schmidt, Steve Clark (USA)
- 1968:
Charlie Hickcox, Don McKenzie, Doug Russell, Ken Walsh (USA)
- 1972:
Mike Stamm, Tom Bruce, Mark Spitz, Jerry Heidenreich (USA)
- 1976:
John Naber, John Hencken, Matt Vogel, Jim Montgomery (USA)
- 1980:
Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Mark Tonelli, Neil Brooks (AUS)
- 1984:
Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, Pablo Morales, Rowdy Gaines (USA)
- 1988:
David Berkoff, Richard Schroeder, Matt Biondi, Chris Jacobs (USA)
- 1992:
Jeff Rouse, Nelson Diebel, Pablo Morales, Jon Olsen, David Berkoff, Hans Dersch, Melvin Stewart, Matt Biondi (USA)
- 1996:
Jeff Rouse, Jeremy Linn, Mark Henderson, Gary Hall Jr., Josh Davis, Kurt Grote, John Hargis, Tripp Schwenk (USA)
- 2000:
Lenny Krayzelburg, Ed Moses, Ian Crocker, Gary Hall Jr., Neil Walker, Tommy Hannan, Jason Lezak (USA)
- 2004:
Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Jason Lezak, Lenny Krayzelburg, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker (USA)
- 2008:
Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, Matt Grevers, Mark Gangloff, Ian Crocker, Garrett Weber-Gale (USA)
- 2012:
Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, Nick Thoman, Eric Shanteau, Tyler McGill, Cullen Jones (USA)
- 2016:
Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, David Plummer, Cordes, Shields, Dressel (USA)
- 2020:
Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple, Hunter Armstrong, Andrew Wilson, Tom Shields, Blake Pieroni (USA)
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- 1973:
Melvin Nash, Joe Bottom, Jim Montgomery, John Murphy (USA)
- 1975:
Bruce Furniss, Jim Montgomery, Andy Coan, John Murphy (USA)
- 1978:
Jack Babashoff, Rowdy Gaines, Jim Montgomery, David McCagg (USA)
- 1982:
Chris Cavanaugh, Robin Leamy, David McCagg, Rowdy Gaines (USA)
- 1986:
Tom Jager, Mike Heath, Paul Wallace, Matt Biondi (USA)
- 1991:
Tom Jager, Brent Lang, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi (USA)
- 1994:
Jon Olsen, Josh Davis, Uğur Taner, Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
- 1998:
Scott Tucker, Jon Olsen, Neil Walker, Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
- 2001:
Michael Klim, Ashley Callus, Todd Pearson, Ian Thorpe (AUS)
- 2003:
Andrey Kapralov, Ivan Usov, Denis Pimankov, Alexander Popov (RUS)
- 2005:
Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, Nate Dusing, Jason Lezak (USA)
- 2007:
Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak (USA)
- 2009:
Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian (USA)
- 2011:
James Magnussen, Matt Targett, Matthew Abood, Eamon Sullivan (AUS)
- 2013:
Yannick Agnel, Florent Manaudou, Fabien Gilot, Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
- 2015:
Mehdy Metella, Florent Manaudou, Fabien Gilot, Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
- 2017:
Caeleb Dressel, Townley Haas, Blake Pieroni, Nathan Adrian (USA)
- 2019:
Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Zach Apple, Nathan Adrian (USA)
- 2022:
Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Justin Ress, Brooks Curry (USA)
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 50 m Freestyle |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay |
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- 1985: USA (McCadam, Heath, Wallace, Biondi)
- 1987: USA (Jacobs, Oppel, Dalbey, Biondi)
- 1989: USA (Lang, Olsen, Gjertsen, Jager)
- 1991: USA (Jordan, Jager, Olsen, Biondi)
- 1993: USA (Hudepohl, Pepper, Fox, Olsen)
- 1995: USA (Fox, Hudepohl, Olsen, Hall)
- 1997: USA (Tucker, Schumacher, Olsen, Walker)
- 1999: Australia (Klim, English, Fydler, Thorpe)
- 2002: Australia (Callus, Pearson, Hackett, Thorpe)
- 2006: USA (Phelps, Walker, Jones, Lezak)
- 2010: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Lezak, Adrian)
- 2014: Australia (D'Orsogna, Magnussen, Abood, McEvoy)
- 2018: Brazil (Santos, Chierighini, Ferreira Jr., Spajari)
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 50 m Freestyle |
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На других языках
[de] Cullen Jones
Cullen Jones (* 29. Februar 1984 in Bronx, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Freistil-Schwimmer.
- [en] Cullen Jones
[es] Cullen Jones
Cullen Jones (Nueva York, Nueva York, 29 de febrero de 1984) es un nadador estadounidense de la modalidad estilo libre. Fue medallista de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008 y Londres 2012.
[fr] Cullen Jones
Cullen Jones (né le 29 février 1984 à New York dans l'État de New York) est un nageur américain en activité, spécialiste des épreuves de sprint en nage libre (50 et 100 m). Dans le cadre de l'équipe américaine, il détient le record du monde du relais 4 × 100 m nage libre (long cours). Toujours au sein du relais américain 4 × 100 m nage libre, il est sacré champion olympique en 2008, record du monde à la clé. En juillet 2009, Jones a établi le record américain dans le 50 mètres nage libre lors des Championnats du US National à Indianapolis, dans l'Indiana. Aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2012, il a remporté une médaille d'argent au relais 4 × 100 mètres nage libre et le 50 mètres nage libre.
[it] Cullen Jones
Cullen Andrew Jones (New York, 29 febbraio 1984) è un ex nuotatore statunitense.
[ru] Джонс, Каллен
Ка́ллен Э́ндрю Джонс (англ. Cullen Andrew Jones; род. 29 февраля 1984, Бронкс, Нью-Йорк) — американский пловец, двукратный олимпийский чемпион, двукратный чемпион мира, чемпион летней Универсиады 2005, рекордсмен США на дистанции 50 метров вольным стилем.
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