Connor Jaeger
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Jaeger at the 2015 World Championships
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| Full name | Connor Jaeger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 30, 1991 Hackensack, New Jersey |
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| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connor Jaeger (born April 30, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in distance freestyle events. Jaeger attended the University of Michigan where he was a three-time All-American. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and placed sixth in the 1500 metre freestyle during the 2012 Summer Olympics. He currently holds the U.S. Open record in the 800 meter freestyle and the American record in the 1500 metre freestyle. Jaeger placed first at the 2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials in the 400 m Freestyle and was named to the 2016 US Men's Olympic Swimming Team. He won a Silver medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Jaeger was born in Fair Haven, New Jersey on April 30, 1991. He has an older sister, Dana, with whom he grew up swimming. He began swimming seriously at age eight with the Central Jersey Aquatic Club (CJAC), coached by Corrina Weinkofsky and Cathy Corcione. He excelled at swimming quickly, making the New Jersey All-Star squad and the Junior Olympics before he turned 13.
As a teenager, Jaeger worked as a lifeguard while continuing to train with CJAC, where he never missed a practice according to his coaches. During high school, he was named All-State in the 200 yard freestyle and set five conference swimming records. He graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 2010. After high school, Jaeger went to the University of Michigan for college, where he graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2014.
Jaeger attended University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team. In 2011, he was part of the NCAA title winning 4×200-yard freestyle relay team and was named to the All-Big Ten first team. In 2012, he became an All-American in three disciplines (500-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle relay, 1,650-yard freestyle) and was the Big Ten champion in the latter two. At the 2012 NCAA championships, he finished third in the 1,650-yard freestyle. He also won an award for academic achievement for the 2011–12 school year.
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