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Cullen 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.

Cullen Jones

Jones at St. Benedict's with Headmaster Fr. Edwin Leahy
Personal information
Full name	Cullen Andrew Jones
National team	United States
Born	(1984-02-29) February 29, 1984 (age 38) New York City, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Wolfpack Elite
College team	North Carolina State University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 2 0 World Championships (LC) 2 1 0 World Championships (SC) 0 1 1 Pan Pacific Championships 2 0 0 Pan American Games 0 0 1 Universiade 1 0 0 Total 7 4 2 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle 2012 London 4×100 m medley 2012 London 50 m freestyle 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 50 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2006 Shanghai 50 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 50 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle Universiade 2005 Izmir 50 m freestyle

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

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

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	Date
50 m freestyle	21.40	July 2009
100 m freestyle	48.31	July 2008

Key: NR = National record

See also

• Diversity in swimming
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of United States records in swimming
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• List of world records in swimming
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• Official website
• Cullen Jones at FINA
• Cullen Jones at USA Swimming
• Cullen Jones at TeamUSA.org
• Cullen Jones at Olympics.com
• Cullen Jones at Olympic.org (archived)
• Cullen Jones at Olympedia
• Parting the Waters – Documentary film about Cullen Jones at DoTellProductions.com

На других языках

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[de] Cullen Jones

Cullen Jones (* 29. Februar 1984 in Bronx, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Freistil-Schwimmer.

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- [en] Cullen Jones

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[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.

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[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.

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[it] Cullen Jones

Cullen Andrew Jones (New York, 29 febbraio 1984) è un ex nuotatore statunitense.

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[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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