Jeffrey Norman Rouse (born February 6, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events.
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Full name | Jeffrey Norman Rouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Jeff" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1970-02-06) February 6, 1970 (age 52) Fredericksburg, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rouse represented the United States in two consecutive Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he won a gold medal swimming for the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. Individually, he also received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 100-meter backstroke.[1]
Four years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he earned a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. In individual competition, he won another gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke.[1]
Rouse is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
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Preceded by | Men's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) August 25, 1991 – August 24, 1999 |
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Men's 50-meter backstroke world record-holder (short course) February 12, 1995 – February 28, 1997 |
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1992 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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1996 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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Pan American Champions in Men's 100 m backstroke | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay | |
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NCAA Champions in Men's 200 y Individual Medley | |
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NCAA Champions in Men's 4×50 y Medley Relay | |
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Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year winners | |
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