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Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983) is an American former competition swimmer and backstroke specialist who is a former world champion and world record-holder. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist (five gold, two silver). Individually, he currently holds the world record in the 200-meter backstroke event ...
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- University of Texas
- 201 lb (91 kg)
- United States
Born on 23 July 1983 in Irvine, California, Aaron Peirsol was only 15 when he became the youngest American swimmer in history to break the two-minute mark in the 200m backstroke. At the age of 16 he appeared at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he won his first medal, a silver, over the same distance, an achievement that he celebrated by having the Olympic rings tattooed on his right hip.
Wilimovsky and Twichell weren’t the only Olympians to participate: 37-year old Aaron Peirsol, who won 5 Olympic gold medals and 2 Olympic silver medals while competing at the 2000, 2004, and...
1 de ene. de 2024 · I spoke with Aaron, who connected from Hawaii at 7 a.m., which was 7 p.m. for me, in Italy. The interview has been a continuous flow, a kind of therapeutic session on what has been, what will be ...
28 de jul. de 2020 · Milo recalls an interesting story from that night: as he was walking to the ready room for the final of the 100 fly, he sees his childhood friend, Aaron Peirsol. Peirsol had won a gold medal...
27 de mar. de 2007 · 72.2K subscribers. 89. 74K views 16 years ago. American Aaron Peirsol shattered his own world record in the 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships on Tuesday. He followed in...
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After débuting internationally at the Sydney Olympics at the age of 17 (claiming a silver medal in the 200 m backstroke behind Lenny Krayzelburg), Aaron Peirsol won five Olympic gold medals, 10 long-course World Championships, and another 6 in the short course pool.
