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Aaron Peirsol

Personal information
Full nameAaron Wells Peirsol
NationalityUnited States
StrokesBackstroke
ClubLonghorn Aquatics
College teamUniversity of Texas
Birth dateJuly 23, 1983(age 27)
Birth placeIrvine, California, USA
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight175 lb (79.4 kg)

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Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983) is an American backstroke swimmer and world record holder for the 100 and 200 m backstroke (long course). He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals. Peirsol is widely considered one of the greatest backstroke swimmers in history.

Peirsol is best known for sweeping the gold medals in the backstroke at the Athens games. He has also won world championship titles in the 100 m backstroke in 2003, 2005 and 2007, and 200 m backstroke titles in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2009.

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Catching up with Eric Shanteau - Universal Sports (blog) Tweet this news
Universal Sports (blog)--Earlier this year -Aaron Peirsol- and I got a Mastercraft X10. It is a great boat to wakeboard and wakesurf behind, so we have been spending a lot of time out ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:28:08 GMT+00:00
Michael Phelps eliminado en 50 libre y segundo en 100 espalda - EFE Tweet this news
EFE--El plusmarquista mundial y campeón olímpico -Aaron Peirsol- terminó quinto. En el programa de Phelps sólo queda para la tercera y última jornada la ... - Date : Sun, 16 May 2010 08:33:32 GMT+00:00
Phelps se contente du deuxième rang au 100m dos de l'UltraSwim de Charlotte - La Presse Canadienne Tweet this news
La Presse Canadienne--Deux autres athlètes olympiques ont participé à la compétition; Matt Grevers a pris le troisième échelon avec un chrono de 54,50 secondes, et -Aaron Peirsol-, ... - Date : Sun, 16 May 2010 06:45:04 GMT+00:00

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Preceded by
US Lenny Krayzelburg
Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

March 20, 2002 - March 30, 2007
Succeeded by
US Ryan Lochte|rec
Preceded by
US Lenny Krayzelburg
Men's 100 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

August 21, 2004 - July 1, 2009
Succeeded by
ES Aschwin Wildeboer Faber|rec
Preceded by
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Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (short course)

October 11, 2004 - December 8, 2005
Succeeded by
AT Markus Rogan|rec
Preceded by
US Ryan Lochte
Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

July 4, 2008 - August 15, 2008
sharing with US Ryan Lochte
Succeeded by
US Ryan Lochte|rec
Preceded by
ES Aschwin Wildeboer Faber
Men's 100 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

July 8, 2009 - present
Succeeded by
Incumbent|rec
Preceded by
US Ryan Lochte
Men's 200 metre backstroke
world record holder (long course)

July 11, 2009 - present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
US Michael Phelps
Swimming World American Swimmer of the Year
2005
Succeeded by
US Michael Phelps

Medal Record
Men's swimming
Competitor for the United States
Gold2004 Athens100 m backstroke
Gold2004 Athens200 m backstroke
Gold2004 Athens4x100 m medley
Gold2008 Beijing100 m backstroke
Gold2008 Beijing4x100 m medley
Silver2000 Sydney200 m backstroke
Silver2008 Beijing200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold2001 Fukuoka200 m backstroke
Gold2003 Barcelona100 m backstroke
Gold2003 Barcelona200 m backstroke
Gold2003 Barcelona4x100 m medley
Gold2005 Montreal100 m backstroke
Gold2005 Montreal200 m backstroke
Gold2005 Montreal4x100 m medley
Gold2007 Melbourne100 m backstroke
Gold2009 Rome200 m backstroke
Gold2009 Rome4x100 m medley
Silver2003 Barcelona4x200 m freestyle
Silver2007 Melbourne200 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold2002 Moscow200 m backstroke
Gold2002 Moscow4x100 m freestyle
Gold2002 Moscow4x100 m medley
Gold2004 Indianapolis100 m backstroke
Gold2004 Indianapolis200 m backstroke
Gold2004 Indianapolis4x100 m medley
Silver2002 Moscow100 m backstroke
Bronze2002 Moscow4x200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver1999 Winnipeg200 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold2002 Yokohama100 m backstroke
Gold2002 Yokohama200 m backstroke
Gold2002 Yokohama4x100 m medley
Gold2006 Victoria100 m backstroke
Gold2006 Victoria200 m backstroke
Gold2006 Victoria4x100 m medley


Olympic Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke

1904 (100 yards): Walter Brack * 1908: Arno Bieberstein * 1912: Harry Hebner * 1920: Warren Kealoha * 1924: Warren Kealoha * 1928: George Kojac * 1932: Masaji Kiyokawa * 1936: Adolph 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 * 2008: Aaron Peirsol

Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke

1900: Ernst Hoppenberg * 1964: Jed Graef * 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 * 2008: Ryan Lochte

Olympic Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1960 USA (McKinney, Hait, Larson, Farrell) * 1964 USA (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) * 2008 USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Phelps, Lezak)

World Long Course Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke

1973: Roland Matthes (GDR) * 1975: Roland Matthes (GDR) * 1978: Bob Jackson (USA) * 1982: Dirk Richter (GDR) * 1986: Igor Polyansky (URS) * 1991: Jeff Rouse (USA) * 1994: Martin Lopez-Zubero (ESP) * 1998: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) * 2001: Matt Welsh (AUS) * 2003: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2005: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2007: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2009: Junya Koga (JAP)

World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke

1973: Roland Matthes (GDR) * 1975: Zoltán Verrasztó (HUN) * 1978: Jesse Vassallo (USA) * 1982: Rick Carey (GDR) * 1986: Igor Polyansky (URS) * 1991: Martin Lopez-Zubero (ESP) * 1994: Vladimir Selkov (RUS) * 1998: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) * 2001: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2003: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2005: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2007: Ryan Lochte (USA) * 2009: Aaron Peirsol (USA)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke

1993: Tripp Schwenk (USA) * 1995: Rodolfo Falcón (CUB) * 1997: Neisser Bent (CUB) * 1999: Rodolfo Falcón (CUB) * 2000: Neil Walker (USA) * 2002: Matt Welsh (AUS) * 2004: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2006: Matt Welsh (AUS) * 2008: Liam Tancock (GBR)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke

1993: Tripp Schwenk (USA) * 1995: Rodolfo Falcón (CUB) * 1997: Neisser Bent (CUB) * 1999: Josh Watson (AUS) * 2000: Gordan Kožulj (CRO) * 2002: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2004: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2006: Ryan Lochte (USA) * 2008: Markus Rogan (AUT)

World Short Course Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1993: United States (Schwenk, Wunderlich, Henderson, Olsen) * 1995: New Zealand (Winter, Kent, Callaghan, Bray) * 1997: Australia (Radley, Rogers, Huegill, Klim) * 1999: Australia (Welsh, Rogers, Klim, Fydler) * 2000: United States (Krayzelburg, Marrs, Walker, Tucker) * 2002: United States (Peirsol, Denniston, Marshall, Lezak) * 2004: United States (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) * 2006: Australia (Welsh, Rickard, Pine, Callus) * 2008: Russia (Donets, Geybel, Korotyshkin, Sukhorukov)

Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke

1985: Rick Carey (USA) * 1987: Dan Veatch (USA) * 1989: Dan Veatch (USA) * 1991: Jeff Rouse (USA) * 1993: Royce Sharp (USA) * 1995: Tripp Schwenk (USA) * 1997: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) * 1999: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) * 2002: Aaron Peirsol (USA) * 2006: Aaron Peirsol (USA)

Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1985: USA (Carey, Moffet, Morales, Biondi) * 1987: USA (Veatch, Schroeder, Morales, Biondi) * 1989: USA (Rouse, Korhammer, Morales, Biondi) * 1991: USA (Rouse, Barrowman, Henderson, Biondi) * 1993: USA (Rouse, Van Neerden, Henderson, Olsen) * 1995: USA (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Hall) * 1997: USA (Krayzelburg, Grote, Dusing, Walker) * 1999: USA (Krayzelburg, Grote, Wales, Walker) * 2002: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Phelps, Lezak) * 2006: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak)

2000 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team
Pat Calhoun * Chad Carvin * Ian Crocker * Josh Davis * Tom Dolan * Nate Dusing * Anthony Ervin * Scott Goldblatt * Gary Hall, Jr. * Tommy Hannan * Klete Keller * Lenny Krayzelburg * Jason Lezak * Tom Malchow * Ed Moses * Aaron Peirsol * Michael Phelps * Jamie Rauch * Kyle Salyards * Chris Thompson * Scott Tucker * Erik Vendt * Neil Walker * Tom Wilkens
Women's Team
Amanda Adkins * Samantha Arsenault * Amanda Beard * B.J. Bedford * Lindsay Benko * Brooke Bennett * Kim Black * Maddy Crippen * Misty Hyman * Kristy Kowal * Diana Munz * Rada Owen * Erin Phenix * Megan Quann * Gabrielle Rose * Kaitlin Sandeno * Courtney Shealy * Staciana Stitts * Julia Stowers * Ashley Tappin * Cristina Teuscher * Jenny Thompson * Dara Torres * Amy Van Dyken
Coaches
Peter Banks * Jack Bauerle * David Marsh * Richard Quick (Women's Head Coach) * Eddie Reese * Dave Salo * Mark Schubert (Men's Head Coach) * Jon Urbanchek

2004 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team
Ian Crocker * Nate Dusing * Mark Gangloff * Scott Goldblatt * Gary Hall, Jr. * Brendan Hansen * Bryce Hunt * Larsen Jensen * Klete Keller * Dan Ketchum * Lenny Krayzelburg * Jason Lezak * Ryan Lochte * Tom Malchow * Aaron Peirsol * Michael Phelps * Scott Usher * Peter Vanderkaay * Erik Vendt * Neil Walker * Gabe Woodward
Women's Team
Amanda Beard * Lindsay Benko * Caroline Bruce * Kristen Caverly * Haley Cope * Maritza Correia * Natalie Coughlin * Margaret Hoelzer * Katie Hoff * Rhi Jeffrey * Kara Lynn Joyce * Kalyn Keller * Dana Kirk * Tara Kirk * Rachel Komisarz * Colleen Lanné * Diana Munz * Carly Piper * Kaitlin Sandeno * Jenny Thompson * Dana Vollmer * Amanda Weir
Coaches
Bob Bowman * Frank Busch * Teri McKeever * Richard Quick * Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) * Dave Salo * Mark Schubert (Women's Head Coach) * Jon Urbanchek

2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team
Nathan Adrian * Ricky Berens * Ian Crocker * Mark Gangloff * Matt Grevers * Brendan Hansen * Larsen Jensen * Cullen Jones * Klete Keller * Jason Lezak * Ryan Lochte * Aaron Peirsol * Michael Phelps * Eric Shanteau * Scott Spann * Gil Stovall * Peter Vanderkaay * Erik Vendt * Dave Walters * Mark Warkentin * Garrett Weber-Gale * Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner
Women's Team
Amanda Beard * Elizabeth Beisel * Elaine Breeden * Caroline Burckle * Natalie Coughlin * (Jessica Hardy) * Kathleen Hersey * Margaret Hoelzer * Katie Hoff * Megan Jendrick * Kara Lynn Joyce * Christine Magnuson * Christine Marshall * Lacey Nymeyer * Allison Schmitt * Emily Silver * Julia Smit * Rebecca Soni * Chloe Sutton * Dara Torres * Kim Vandenberg * Kate Ziegler
Coaches
Jack Bauerle (Women's Head Coach) * Ray Benecki * Bob Bowman * Frank Busch * Sean Hutchison * Teri McKeever * Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) * Mark Schubert (National Team Head Coach) * Gregg Troy * Jon Urbanchek * Paul Yetter



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