Aaron Peirsol

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Medal record
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Aaron Peirsol
Men’s Swimming
Competitor for Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens[1] 100 m Backstroke
Gold 2004 Athens 200 m Backstroke
Gold 2004 Athens 4x100 m Medley
Silver 2000 Sydney[2] 200 m Backstroke
World Championships
Gold 2001 Fukuoka 200 m Backstroke
Gold 2003 Barcelona 100 m Backstroke
Gold 2003 Barcelona 200 m Backstroke
Gold 2003 Barcelona 4x100 m Medley
Silver 2003 Barcelona 4x200 m Freestyle
Gold 2005 Montreal[3] 100 m Backstroke
Gold 2005 Montreal 200 m Backstroke
Gold 2005 Montreal 4x100 m Medley
Gold 2007 Melbourne[4] 100 m Backstroke
Silver 2007 Melbourne 200 m Backstroke
World Championships - Short Course
Gold 2006 Shanghai[5] 100 m backstroke
Gold 2004 Indianapolis[6] 100 m Backstroke
Gold 2004 Indianapolis 200 m Backstroke
Gold 2004 Indianapolis 4x100 m Medley
Silver 2002 Moscow[7] 100 m Backstroke
Gold 2002 Moscow 200 m Backstroke
Gold 2002 Moscow 4x100 m Freestyle
Bronze 2002 Moscow 4x200 m Freestyle
Gold 2002 Moscow 4x100 m Medley
Pan American Games
Silver Winnipeg 1999 200 m Backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold 2006 Victoria 100 m Backstroke
Gold 2006 Victoria 200 m Backstroke
Gold 2006 Victoria 4x100 m Medley

Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983 in Irvine, California) is an American competitive swimmer. He is best known for winning both available gold medals for men in the backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

After winning gold in the 100 m backstroke, he followed up by winning the 200 m event, but an initial disqualification alleged that he had made an illegal turn during the race. Having been improperly entered, the disqualification was overturned, giving Peirsol his second individual gold. Peirsol won the world championships in the 100 m backstroke in 2003, 2005 and 2007, and won 200 m backstroke in 2001, 2003 and 2005.

He also holds the world record for the 100 m backstroke and has been undefeated in finals in the 100 m since the 2002 Spring Nationals. He was also undefeated in the 200 m since losing to Lenny Krayzelburg in the 2000 Sydney Olympics until being defeated by countryman Ryan Lochte at the 2007 World Championships.

Peirsol is a student-athlete at the University of Texas, although he considers Newport Beach, California home. He trains with fellow world record holders and gold medalists Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen, and Neil Walker under the guidance of Eddie Reese. Aaron is also known for his diversity in events other than backstroke such as butterfly and middle distance freestyle.

His younger sister, Hayley Peirsol, is a top swimmer at Auburn University.

At the 2007 World Championships, Peirsol lowered his own 100 m Backstroke record to 52.98, and in doing so became the first man under 53 seconds. At one point during the first 50 metersPeirsol was a full meter behind Ryan Lochte, but Peirsol's final 25 meters was enough to over-take Lochte at the finish.

[edit] Personal bests

[edit] Long Course

  • 50 m backstroke: 25.30
  • 100 m backstroke: 52.98 (World Record)
  • 200 m backstroke: 1:54.44
  • 200 m freestyle: 1:50.14
  • 400 m freestyle: 3:57.96
  • 100 m butterfly: 53.34
  • 200 m butterfly: 1:59.66
  • 200 m individual medley: 2:03.13

[edit] Short Course

  • 50 m backstroke: 24.19
  • 100 m backstroke: 50.72
  • 200 m backstroke: 1:50.52
  • 400 m freestyle: 3:46.55

[edit] Short Course (yards)

  • 50 y backstroke: 21.50
  • 100 y backstroke: 45.02
  • 200 y backstroke: 1:38.45
  • 200 y freestyle: 1:34.10
  • 500 y freestyle: 4:23.26
  • 200 y butterfly: 1:45.87
  • 200 y individual medley: 1:46.67
  • 400 y individual medley: 3:58.31

[edit] Philanthropy

As he trains for the 2008 Olympics, Aaron Peirsol is also swimming to raise awareness about the threats facing our oceans. He is partnering with Oceana [1] at RacefortheOceans.org [2] to harness the strength of the swimming community to help conserve our oceans. http://www.Oceana.org [Oceana] is the largest international organization focused solely on protecting the world's oceans.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Video Interviews

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
  2. ^ ESPN Sydney Swimming. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
  3. ^ Montreal 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  4. ^ 12th FINA World Championships. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  5. ^ Shanghai 2006 results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  6. ^ Montreal 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  7. ^ 2002 World Championships - Short Course Swim Rankings results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
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Olympic champions in men's 100 m backstroke

1908: Arno Bieberstein | 1912: Harry Hebner | 1920: Warren Paoa Kealoha | 1924: Warren Paoa Kealoha | 1928: George Kojac | 1932: Masaji Kiyokawa | 1936: Adolf Kiefer | 1948: Allen Stack | 1952: Yoshinobu Oyakawa | 1956: David Theile | 1960: David Theile | 1968: Roland Matthes | 1972: Roland Matthes | 1976: John Naber | 1980: Bengt Baron | 1984: Rick Carey | 1988: Daichi Suzuki | 1992: Mark Tewksbury | 1996: Jeff Rouse | 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg | 2004: Aaron Peirsol

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Olympic champions in men's 200 m backstroke

1900: Ernst Hoppenberg | 1964: Jed Greaf | 1968: Roland Matthes | 1972: Roland Matthes | 1976: John Naber | 1980: Sándor Wladár | 1984: Rick Carey | 1988: Igor Polyanskiy | 1992: Martin López-Zubero | 1996: Brad Bridgewater | 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg | 2004: Aaron Peirsol

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Olympic champions in men's 4x100 m medley relay

1960: USA (McKinney, Hait, Larson, Farrell) | 1964: USA (Thompson Mann, Craig, Schmidt, Clark) | 1968: USA (Hickcox, McKenzie, Russell, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Stamm, Bruce, Spitz, Heidenreich) | 1976: USA (Naber, Hencken, Vogel, Montgomery) | 1980: Australia (Kerry, Evans, Tonelli, Brooks) | 1984: USA (Carey, Lundquist, Morales, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Berkoff, Schroeder, Biondi, Jacobs) | 1992: USA (Rouse, Diebel, Morales, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Rouse, Linn, Henderson, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: USA (Krayzelburg, Moses, Crocker, Hall, Jr.) | 2004: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak)

Persondata
NAME Peirsol, Aaron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Competitive swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Irvine, California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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