Larsen Jensen

Larsen Jensen

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush with Larsen Jensen and Michael Phelps
Personal information
Full name	Larsen Alan Jensen
Nickname(s)	"Larjo"
National team	United States
Born	(1985-09-01) September 1, 1985 (age 31) Bakersfield, California
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Mission Viejo Nadadores
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens 1500 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 800 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 800 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 1500 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2006 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2002 Yokohama 800 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 1500 m freestyle

Larsen Alan Jensen (born September 1, 1985) is an American former competition swimmer and a two-time Olympic medalist.

At the 2003 World Championships, Jensen earned a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle, his first medal at the international level.

He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, as well as competing in the 400-meter freestyle, where he finished fourth. At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, he won silver medals in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle races.

Jensen competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle, and also placed fifth in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

Jensen is the current American record holder in the 400-meter freestyle and former American record holder in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jensen retired from competitive swimming to pursue a career in the U.S. Navy.

He graduated from the U.S. Navy SEAL BUD/S training program at the top of his class in 2011.

He currently is obtaining his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.