Jordan Wilimovsky
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Surname: | Jordan Wilimovsky | ||||||
Nation: | United States | ||||||
Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||
Birthday: | April 22, 1994 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Malibu (California) | ||||||
Size: | 1.78 m | ||||||
Weight: | 68 kg | ||||||
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Jordan Wilimovsky (born April 22, 1994 in Malibu ) is an American open water swimmer . He is US champion of the year 2015 over 10 kilometers and world champion of the same year over the same distance.
successes
The 1.78 m tall and 68 kg weighs Wilimovsky attends Northwestern University , competes for the Santa Monica team and is trained by Dave Kelsheimer .
He won the silver medal over 7.5 km at the FINA World Youth Championships in 2012 and was runner-up over 5 km at the US national championships of the same year, a success that he repeated in 2013. At the World Swimming Championships in 2013 , he finished 14th over 25 km. For the Pan Pacific Games 2014 he qualified with a 2nd place over 10 km at the US Championships. The following year he was US champion over this route and qualified for the 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia . On the Kasanka he won the world title with a time of 1: 49.48.2 hours ahead of the Dutchman Ferry Weertman (1: 50.00.3) and the Greek Spyridon Gianniotis (1: 50.00.7).
Web links
- Jordan Wilimovsky on a website of the US Swimming Federation (pdf)
- Profile on swimswam.com (English)
- California Surfer Wins 10K Open Water World Title at Kazan , ABC News July 27, 2015, accessed July 28, 2015
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SURNAME | Wilimovsky, Jordan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American open water swimmer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Malibu (California) |