Aaron Peirsol
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Aaron Peirsol (2008) |
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Surname: | Aaron Wells Peirsol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle, layers, back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Society: | Longhorn Aquatics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birthday: | July 23, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Irvine , California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Size: | 1.93 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983 in Irvine , California ) is a retired American swimmer . He specialized largely in the backstroke , but also won medals in freestyle relay teams. During his active career, he became a five-time Olympic champion, sixteen-time world champion and world record holder.
Career
In 1999, at the age of 15, Peirsol was the youngest swimmer to swim the 200 m back under two minutes. The following year he won the silver medal in the 200 m back at the Olympic Games in Sydney behind his teammate Lenny Krayzelburg .
When he first took part in the 2001 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka , he also won the 200 m back. Three more world championship titles in the 100 m back, 200 m back and the US 4 × 100 m layer relay followed at the 2003 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona . At the 2005 World Championships in Montreal , Canada , Peirsol was able to defend all three titles and thus again became world champion over 100 m and 200 m back and with the individual relay.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , Peirsol was a three-time Olympic champion in the 100 m and 200 m back and with the US 4 × 100 m layer relay. His victory over 200 m back was awarded to him only afterwards. Although he had won the competition well ahead of the Austrian Markus Rogan , Peirsol was initially disqualified because the referees had recognized an illegal kick in a turn. After a protest by the US team management, the disqualification was lifted on the formal grounds that the Japanese referee had pronounced the exclusion in French and not in English as required. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won an individual and a relay gold medal.
Peirsol lives, studies and trains in Austin at the University of Texas .
After he had contested his last competition at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2010 , Peirsol announced his retirement from active competitive sport in February 2011 at the age of 27.
Records
Personal best
Explanation of symbols:
- WR = world record
- US = US Open record, fastest time swum on US soil
Long track
- 100 m back - 00: 51.94 min WR (July 8, 2009 in Indianapolis )
- 200 m back - 1: 51.92 min WR (July 31, 2009 at the World Championships in Rome )
Short course
- 100 m back - 00: 50.72 min (October 8, 2004 in Indianapolis )
- 200 m back - 1: 50.52 min US (October 11, 2004 in Indianapolis )
International records
World records (3) | |||
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100 m back | 00: 51.94 min | July 8, 2009 | Indianapolis |
200 m back | 01: 51.92 min | July 31, 2009 | Rome |
4 × 100 m layers (with Shanteau , Phelps and Walters ) | 03: 27.28 min | August 2, 2009 | Rome |
American Records (6) | |||
100 m back | 00: 51.94 min | July 8, 2009 | Indianapolis |
200 m back | 01: 51.92 min | July 31, 2009 | Rome |
4 × 100 m layers (with Shanteau , Phelps and Walters ) | 03: 27.28 min | August 2, 2009 | Rome |
4 × 50 m layers (with Hansen , Crocker and Weber-Gale ) (short course) | 01: 34.58 min | March 26, 2004 | East Meadow |
4 × 50 yd layers (with Hansen , Crocker and Neil Walker ) (short course) | 01: 24.00 min | March 4, 2006 | Austin |
4 × 100 yd layers (with Hansen , Crocker and Neil Walker ) (short course) | 03: 02.94 min | March 4, 2006 | Austin |
US Open Records (4) | |||
4 × 100 m layers (with Moses , Phelps and Neil Walker ) | 03: 34.24 min | April 6, 2003 | Indianapolis |
200 m back (short course) | 01: 50.52 min | October 11, 2004 | Indianapolis |
4 × 100 m layers (with Hansen , Crocker and Lezak ) (short course) | 03: 25.09 min | October 11, 2004 | Indianapolis |
4 × 100 yd layers (with Hansen , Crocker and Neil Walker ) (short course) | 03: 02.94 min | March 4, 2006 | Austin |
(As of August 3, 2009) |
Web links
- Website of Aaron Peirsol (English)
- Aaron Peirsol in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
- Aaron Peirsol in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Peirsol, Aaron |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peirsol, Aaron Wells (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer, five-time Olympic champion and world record holder |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Irvine , California , United States |