born july american competition swimmer specialist world champion world record holder time seven time olympic medalist gold silver member national team holds world record men meter medley relay long course individually currently holds world record meter meter events long course february announced retirement saying ended set successes earned year award won total thirty medals major international competition gold silver bronze spanning olympics world olympic debut summer olympics age won silver medal meter years later summer olympics won gold meter meter sweeping events meter medley relay olympics summer olympics won gold meter meter medley relay came short success athens winning silver meter finishing personal life born california son scott father captain mother retired dental younger sister swimmer sister sibling duo medal world championships graduate california attended austin graduated government year finishing second year collegiate eligibility signed inc turning professional trained guidance involved number charities ambassador spokesman largest international ocean conservation advocacy organization swimming career qualified olympics age seventeen finishing second meter competed meter qualify event finishing 4th summer olympics finished second meter said think getting point threat think knows national championships competing qualified world championships japan meter meter meter medley relay time meter second fastest world record faster world championships won gold meter time championship record started world record career meter mark set major competition won medals gold silver bronze world swimming championships moscow moscow american team broke world record meter medley relay broke meter world record pan pacific swimming championships japan won gold meter meter medley relay combined set world record meter medley relay break previous record set world championships world championships barcelona spain won gold meter meter medley relay won silver medal meter freestyle relay event meter won gold time championship record time world record participated meter freestyle relay win silver australia competed meter won gold time seconds ahead second place finisher croatia competed meter meter medley relay meter finished medal contention 8th place finish event competed meter medley relay final time new world record old mark summer olympic games won individual titles meter years finishing 4th place won meter title beating individual field break seconds world record meter won world record time previous record set beat closest competitor second summer olympics athens greece won gold meter sweeping events meter medley relay event meter won gold time ahead second place finisher austria second event meter won gold olympic record time completed clean sweep events finished second initial disqualification alleged illegal turn meter race having entered disqualification eventually overturned event meter medley relay combined win gold world record time ahead second place finisher germany leading relay broke world record meter time time set caused minor controversy accused japan illegal kick meter final lost short course world championships shortly summer olympics competed world swimming championships indianapolis won gold medals gold medal came meter time new championship record days later competed meter meter medley relay meter won gold world record time old mark set earlier finished ahead australia competed meter medley relay win gold world record time ahead australia competed meter finished medal contention world championships world championship trials selection meet world championships won individual titles meter meter won broke world record time time set athens meter easily won time world championships montreal quebec won gold meter meter medley relay event meter won gold time championship record set years earlier barcelona second event meter won dominating fashion time new world record ahead second place finisher competed meter medley relay win gold time ahead second place finisher russia competed meter finished medal contention pan pacific championships national championships selection meet pan pacific swimming championships world championships won individual titles meter pan pacific swimming championships victoria british_columbia won gold meter meter medley relay event meter won gold championship record time individual field break seconds beat closest competitor earned second gold meter world record time previous mark set year montreal time held fastest times posted event defeated second place finisher competed meter medley relay win gold time new championship record world championships world championships melbourne australia won gold silver medal event meter won gold world record time time set man event seconds beat time held fastest times posted event point meters meter turn place superior finish swimmers race thanked fast start attributed world record meter placed second lost world record set race meter mark ahead strong finish win international loss event summer olympics chance swim meter medley relay final united_states disqualified heats summer olympic games olympic team trials won individual titles meter repeating results event meter won ahead world record time lowering previous mark set year second event meter won time world record set year finished close second summer olympics beijing china won gold meter meter medley relay won silver meter event meter heavy favorite gold world record holder defending olympic champion final meter swimming lane having qualified fifth semi finals meters meter final second place took turn turn overtook eventually placed sixth won gold final time new world record previous mark set month race said little bit excited little bit relieved absolutely second event meter placed second winning gold broke world record tie shared meter event meter medley relay combined win gold world record time lowering old mark set years ago athens world championships national championships selection meet world championships won individual titles meter event meter won time world record winning meter person swim event seconds sixth time set world record event meter defeated reclaimed meter world record lost beijing competed meter butterfly qualify event rome finishing place world championships rome won gold medals event meter surprised failed final attributed position semi finals said thought going faster disappointed completely race pick focus events world record meter stay place final second event meter won gold time breaking world record second competed meter advance past heats event meter medley relay combined win gold world record time lowering old mark set year ago beijing leading relay broke championship record meter time previous mark set national championships placed second meter meter placed second touched ahead loss meter national championships placed 4th meter placed second finished ahead pan pacific swimming championships california won gold meter meter medley relay gold came meter initially qualify swim medal awarding final maximum swimmers country enter finals owned american spots withdrew meter result advanced finals won gold time breaking championship record set competed meter qualify swim medal awarding final taking american spots final event meter medley relay won gold race international career competition said swimming equipment locker walked away retirement february age seven announced officially retiring professional swimming ended months speculation withdrew spots world swimming championships world championships shanghai said contemplated retirement summer olympics said goals found difficult swim ended set added things outside sport started interest said poetic ended career pool trained kid pan pacific swimming championships plans graduate school austin study political science
Aaron Peirsol