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Lars Ploug Jorgensen (born September 1, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Jorgensen competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, and finished with the twenty-third-best time overall (15:39.51).[1][2]

Lars Jorgensen

Personal information
Full name	Lars Ploug Jorgensen
National team	United States
Born	(1970-09-01) September 1, 1970 (age 51)
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Tennessee
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Pan Pacific Games 1989 Tokyo 1500 m freestyle Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis 1500m freestyle

Jorgensen is the head coach of the swimming team for the University of Kentucky. [3]

He is the brother of fellow Olympic swimmer Dan Jorgensen.[1]

In 1995 he set the swim course record with 46:44 for that leg of the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. [4] His swim record held until 2018, when Jan Sibbersen set the new fastest swim time in 46:29. [5] Lars Jorgensen's swim time of 46:41 from 1998 does not count as valid course record as he did not finish the Ironman World Championship that year. [6]

See also

• List of University of Tennessee people

References

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