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Jordan Wilimovsky

Jordan Wilimovsky
Personal information
Full name Jordan Wilimovsky
National team  United States
Born (1994-04-22) April 22, 1994 (age 23)
Malibu, California
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Team Santa Monica
College team Northwestern University

Jordan Wilimovsky (born April 22, 1994) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in open water swimming. At the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Wilimovsky won the gold medal in the 10 km open water event, thus qualifying him for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Wilimovsky won by a margin of 12.1 seconds over the second place finisher Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands.

Wilimovsky attended Northwestern University, where he swam for the Northwestern Wildcats swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition. His coach at Team Santa Monica is Dave Kelsheimer.

At age 9, Wilimovsky failed a swim test required for attendance in a lifeguard camp.


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