Christine Jeffs (born 1963) is a New Zealand-born film director known for directing the British motion picture Sylvia, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Daniel Craig, and the American independent film Sunshine Cleaning (2009), with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt.

Jeffs is the director and screenwriter of the New Zealand film Rain (2001).^[1]

Jeffs lives in Auckland with her partner John Toon, cinematographer of Sunshine Cleaning and her other films.

References[link]

1. ^ http://nzfilm.co.nz/FilmCatalogue/Films/Rain.aspx

External links[link]

• Christine Jeffs at the Internet Movie Database
• The New Zealand Listener, Issue 8-14 August 2009
• New Zealand Film Commission

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Misty Hyman

Personal information
Full name	Misty Dawn Marie Hyman
Nationality	United States
Born	(1979-03-23) March 23, 1979 (age 33) Globe, Arizona
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Backstroke, Butterfly
Club	Arizona Desert Fox
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) Bronze 1998 Perth 200 m butterfly World Championships (SC) Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke Silver 1997 Gothenburg 100 m backstroke Silver 1997 Gothenburg 4x100 m medley Bronze 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x100 m medley Bronze 1997 Gothenburg 100 m backstroke Bronze 1997 Gothenburg 100 m butterfly Bronze 1997 Gothenburg 200 m butterfly Pan Pacific Championships Bronze 1997 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly

Misty Dawn Marie Hyman (born March 23, 1979 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.^[1]

Swimming career[link]

1996 Olympic Trials[link]

In March 1996, she just missed making the USA Olympic team for the 1996 Games, finishing third at the USA Trials in both the 100 and 200 butterflies.

2000 Summer Olympics[link]

Hyman was only expected to contend for silver on that night (September 20, 2000), as Australian Susie O'Neill was expected to repeat her title (O'Neill had been undefeated in the 200 fly for the previous 3–4 years; and was swimming in her home country). So shocked was Hyman over her gold, that witnesses heard Hyman yell, "Oh my God!" at least eleven times in an aquatic centre that was stunned into silence over what had happened. In fact, she also looked at the scoreboard three times just to make sure that she had won.

Also in 2000, Hyman was ranked 35th in the world in the 50 m butterfly, 12th in the 100 m butterfly, and 2nd in the 200 m butterfly.

Post 2000 Olympics[link]

Hyman failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics after finishing a disappointing 8th place in the 200 m butterfly at the USA Olympic Trials. She retired from the sport of swimming shortly after.

Personal[link]

Hyman attended Shadow Mountain High School, and later did her collegiate swimming at Stanford University. She earned the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002. In 2002, she graduated from Stanford University.

Hyman swam at AFOX under head coach and swim improver Bob Gillett. He was not there to see her swim, but her performance in the "golden" swim is among his biggest accomplishments.

In 1984, Hyman was diagnosed with asthma.

On November 19, 2009, it was announced that Hyman would be teaching private swim instructions as a part of the fitness team at the Sanctuary on Camelback Resort^[2] in her home state of Arizona in Paradise Valley. She will be working with people at all levels of performance ability.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bio at Sports-reference.com

Records
Preceded by Limin Liu	Women's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) December 1, 1996 – March 28, 1997	Succeeded by Ayari Aoyama

v t e 2000 USA Olympic swimming team Men's team Pat Calhoun Chad Carvin Ian Crocker Josh Davis Tom Dolan Nate Dusing Anthony Ervin Scott Goldblatt Gary Hall, Jr. Tommy Hannan Klete Keller Lenny Krayzelburg Jason Lezak Tom Malchow Ed Moses Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Jamie Rauch Kyle Salyards Chris Thompson Scott Tucker Erik Vendt Neil Walker Tom Wilkens Women's team Amanda Adkins Samantha Arsenault Amanda Beard B. J. Bedford Lindsay Benko Brooke Bennett Kim Black Maddy Crippen Misty Hyman Kristy Kowal Diana Munz Rada Owen Erin Phenix Megan Quann Gabrielle Rose Kaitlin Sandeno Courtney Shealy Staciana Stitts Julia Stowers Ashley Tappin Cristina Teuscher Jenny Thompson Dara Torres Amy Van Dyken Coaches Peter Banks Jack Bauerle David Marsh Richard Quick (women's head coach) Eddie Reese Dave Salo Mark Schubert (men's head coach) Jon Urbanchek

Aaron Peirsol

Peirsol in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Aaron Wells Peirsol
Nickname(s)	Pinesol
Nationality	USA
Born	(1983-07-23) July 23, 1983 (age 28) Irvine, California
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Backstroke
Club	Longhorn Aquatics
College team	University of Texas
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke Gold 2004 Athens 200 m backstroke Gold 2004 Athens 4x100 m medley Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke Gold 2008 Beijing 4x100 m medley Silver 2000 Sydney 200 m backstroke Silver 2008 Beijing 200 m backstroke World Championships (LC) Gold 2001 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke Gold 2003 Barcelona 100 m backstroke Gold 2003 Barcelona 200 m backstroke Gold 2003 Barcelona 4x100 m medley Gold 2005 Montreal 100 m backstroke Gold 2005 Montreal 200 m backstroke Gold 2005 Montreal 4x100 m medley Gold 2007 Melbourne 100 m backstroke Gold 2009 Rome 200 m backstroke Gold 2009 Rome 4x100 m medley Silver 2003 Barcelona 4x200 m freestyle Silver 2007 Melbourne 200 m backstroke World Championships (SC) Gold 2002 Moscow 200 m backstroke Gold 2002 Moscow 4x100 m freestyle Gold 2002 Moscow 4x100 m medley Gold 2004 Indianapolis 100 m backstroke Gold 2004 Indianapolis 200 m backstroke Gold 2004 Indianapolis 4x100 m medley Silver 2002 Moscow 100 m backstroke Bronze 2002 Moscow 4x200 m freestyle Pan American Games Silver 1999 Winnipeg 200 m backstroke Pan Pacific Championships Gold 2002 Yokohama 100 m backstroke Gold 2002 Yokohama 200 m backstroke Gold 2002 Yokohama 4x100 m medley Gold 2006 Victoria 100 m backstroke Gold 2006 Victoria 200 m backstroke Gold 2006 Victoria 4x100 m medley Gold 2010 Irvine 100 m backstroke Gold 2010 Irvine 4x100 m medley

Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983) is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist (five gold, two silver). As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay (long course). Individually, he currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke (long course). In February 2011, Peirsol announced his retirement, saying, "I ended up doing everything I set out to do."

Peirsol's success have earned him the American Swimmer of the Year Award once. He has won a total of thirty-six medals in major international competition, twenty-nine gold, six silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, Pan American, and the Pan Pacific Championships.

In his Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at the age of seventeen, Peirsol won a silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Peirsol won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke (sweeping the backstroke events) and the 4×100-meter medley relay. In his third Olympics (2008 Summer Olympics), Peirsol won gold in the 100-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. He came short of his success he had in Athens by winning silver in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind Ryan Lochte.

Personal life[link]

Peirsol was born in Irvine, California in 1983, the son of Scott and Wella Peirsol. His father is a Captain and his mother is a retired dental hygenist. He has one younger sister, Hayley, who is also a swimmer. Peirsol and his sister are the only sibling duo to medal at the same FINA World Championships (in 2003). He is a 2002 graduate of Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California. Peirsol attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 2006, majoring in government. He was the 2003 NCAA Swimmer of the Year.^[1] After finishing his second year of collegiate eligibility, Peirsol signed with Nike, Inc., thus turning professional.^[2] Peirsol trained under the guidance of Eddie Reese and Kris Kubik.^[1]

Peirsol is also involved in a number of charities. He is an ambassador for the Global Water Foundation and the Surfrider Foundation.^[3] He is also a spokesman for Oceana, which is the largest international ocean conservation and advocacy organization.^[4]

Swimming career[link]

2000-2002[link]

Peirsol qualified for his first Olympics at the age of seventeen after finishing second to Lenny Krayzelburg in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.^[5] Peirsol also competed in the 100-meter backstroke, but did not qualify for the event, finishing 4th.^[6] At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Peirsol finished second to Krayzelburg in the 200-meter backstroke.^[7] Afterwards Peirsol said, "I think I'm getting to a point where I'm becoming more of a threat to (Lenny) and I think he knows that."^[8]

At the 2001 National Championships, with Krayzelburg not competing, Peirsol qualified for the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in the 100-meter backstroke, the 200-meter backstroke, and the 4x100-meter medley relay.^[9] Peirsol's time in the 200-meter backstroke was the second-fastest ever, with only Krayzelburg's world record faster.^[10] At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, Peirsol won gold in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:57.13, a championship record.^[11][12]

Peirsol started off 2002 with the first world record of his career in the 200-meter backstroke, bettering Krayzelburg's mark set in 1999.^[13] In his first major competition of 2002, Peirsol won five medals (three gold, one silver, one bronze) at the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow. In Moscow, he was a part of the American team that broke the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay and he broke the 200-meter backstroke world record.^{[14][15][16][17][18]} At the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Yokohama, Peirsol won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. Combined with Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, and Jason Lezak, Peirsol set the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay to break the previous record set in 2000.^[19]

2003 World Championships[link]

At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Peirsol won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. He also won a silver medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won gold in a time of 53.61, a championship record. His time was just 0.01 s off Lenny Krayzelburg's world record.^[20] Peirsol participated in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay with Michael Phelps, Nate Dusing, and Klete Keller to win silver behind Australia.^[21] Peirsol then competed in the 200-meter backstroke and won gold in a time of 1:55.92, almost two seconds ahead of second-place finisher Gordan Kožulj of Croatia.^[22][23] Peirsol also competed in the 50-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. In the 50-meter backstroke, Peirsol finished out of medal contention with a 8th place finish.^[24] In his last event, Peirsol competed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, and Jason Lezak. The final time of 3:31.54 was a new world record, bettering the old mark from 2002.^[25]

2004 Summer Olympic Games[link]

At the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Peirsol won individual titles in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke. Four years after finishing in 4th place at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Peirsol won the 100-meter backstroke title, beating Lenny Krayzelburg.^[26] Peirsol was the only individual in the field to break 54 seconds and was just off Krayzelburg's world record.^[27] In the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol won in a world record time of 1:54.74, bettering his previous record of 1:55.15 set in 2002.^[28] He beat his closest competitor, Michael Phelps, by more than a second.^[29]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Peirsol won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke, sweeping the backstroke events, and the 4x100-meter medley relay. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won gold in a time of 54.06, 0.29 s ahead of second-place finisher Markus Rogan of Austria.^[30][31] In his second event, the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol won gold in an Olympic record time of 1:54.95 and completed a clean sweep of the backstroke events.^[32] Rogan again finished second to Peirsol, 2.40 s back. An initial disqualification alleged that Peirsol had made an illegal turn during the 200-meter backstroke race. Having been improperly entered, the disqualification was eventually overturned.^[33] In his last event, the 4x100-meter medley relay, Peirsol combined with Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, and Jason Lezak to win gold in a world record time of 3:30.68, 2.94 s ahead of second-place finisher Germany.^[34] While leading off the relay, Peirsol broke the world record in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 53.45, bettering Krayzelburg's time of 53.60 set in 1999.^[35]

Peirsol caused minor controversy when he accused Kosuke Kitajima of Japan of using an illegal dolphin kick in the 100-meter breaststroke final when compatriot Brendan Hansen lost by 0.17 s.^[36]

2004 FINA Short Course World Championships[link]

Shortly after the 2004 Summer Olympics, Peirsol then competed at the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis where he won three gold medals. His first gold medal came in the 100-meter backstroke in a time of 50.72, a new championship record.^[37] Three days later, Peirsol competed in the 200-meter backstroke and the 4x100-meter medley relay. In the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol won gold in a world record time of 1:50.52, bettering his old mark of 1:50.64 (set earlier in 2004) and finished 2.02 s ahead of Matt Welsh of Australia.^[38][39] Peirsol then competed in the 4x100-meter medley relay with Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, and Jason Lezak to win gold in a world record time of 3:25.09, 4.63 s ahead of Australia.^[40] Peirsol also competed in the 50-meter backstroke but finished out of medal contention.^[41]

2005 World Championships[link]

At the 2005 World Championship Trials, the selection meet for the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, Peirsol won individual titles in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke. In the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won and broke his own world record with a time of 53.17, bettering his time of 53.45 set in Athens.^[42][43] In the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol easily won with a time of 1:55.13.^[44]

At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Peirsol won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won gold in a time of 53.62, just 0.01 s off his championship record set two years earlier in Barcelona.^[45] For his second event, the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol won in dominating fashion. His time of 1:54.66 was a new world record and 1.97 s ahead of second-place finisher Markus Rogan.^[46] Peirsol then competed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, and Jason Lezak to win gold in a time of 3:31.85, 3.23 s ahead of second-place finisher Russia.^[47] Peirsol also competed in the 50-meter backstroke but finished out of medal contention.^[48]

2006 Pan Pacific Championships[link]

At the 2006 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Peirsol won individual titles in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke.^[49][50] At the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, Peirsol won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won gold in a championship record time of 53.32.^[51] Peirsol was the only individual in the field to break 54 seconds and beat his closest competitor, Ryan Lochte, by 0.70 s.^[52] Peirsol earned his second gold in the 200-meter backstroke with a world record time of 1:54.44, bettering his previous mark of 1:54.66 set last year in Montreal.^[53] At the time, Peirsol held nine of the fastest times posted in the event and defeated second-place finisher Michael Phelps by 2.37 s.^[54] Peirsol then competed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, and Jason Lezak to win gold in a time of 3:31.79, a new championship record.^[55]

2007 World Championships[link]

At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Peirsol won one gold and one silver medal. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won gold in a world record time of 52.98, bettering his time of 53.17 set in 2005.^[56] Peirsol became the first man in the event to go under 53 seconds and beat Ryan Lochte by 0.52 s. At the time, Peirsol held five of the fastest times posted in the event. At one point during the first 50-meters, Peirsol was a full meter behind Ryan Lochte, and at the turn, Peirsol was in third place behind Liam Tancock and Lochte. But Peirsol had a superior finish to over-take both swimmers.^[57] After the race, Peirsol thanked Lochte for the fast start, which he attributed to the world record.^[58] In the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol placed second to Lochte and lost his world record he set in 2006.^[59] Throughout the race, Peirsol was in first and at the 150-meter mark, Peirsol was ahead of Lochte 1:24.56 to 1:25.05. But Lochte had a strong finish to over-take Peirsol for the win.^[60] For Peirsol, it was his first international loss in the event since the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[61] Peirsol did not have a chance to swim in the 4×100-meter medley relay final because the United States was disqualified in the heats.^[62]

2008 Summer Olympic Games[link]

Peirsol (far right) after his victory in the 4x100 m medley relay.

At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Peirsol won individual titles in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke, repeating his results from the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won ahead of Matt Grevers with a world record time of 52.89, lowering his previous mark of 52.98 set last year.^[63][64] In his second event, the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol won in a time of 1:54.32, equalling Ryan Lochte's world record set last year.^[65] Lochte finished a close second, just 0.02 s behind Peirsol.^[66]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Peirsol won gold in the 100-meter backstroke and the 4x100-meter medley relay. He also won silver in the 200-meter backstroke. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol was the heavy favorite for gold, with him being the world-record holder and the defending Olympic champion. For the final of the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol was swimming in lane two, having qualified fifth in the semifinals. At the first 50-meters in the 100-meter backstroke final, Peirsol was in second place behind Liam Tancock, who took it out in 25.11. Peirsol was 0.54 s behind Tancock at the turn. However, after the turn, Peirsol overtook Tancock, who eventually placed sixth, and won the gold. Peirsol's final time of 52.54 was a new world record, bettering his previous mark of 52.89 set last month. After the race, Peirsol said, "I'm a little bit excited, a little bit relieved, absolutely elated."^[67] In his second event, the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol placed second to Ryan Loche 1:54.33 to 1:53.94. In winning the gold, Lochte broke the world record tie he and Peirsol shared in the 200-meter backstroke.^[68] In his last event, the 4x100-meter medley relay, Peirsol combined with Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, and Jason Lezak to win gold in a world record time of 3:29.34, lowering the old mark of 3:30.68 set four years ago in Athens.^[69]

2009 World Championships[link]

Peirsol (right) after his victory in the 200 m backstroke at the 2009 National Championships.

At the 2009 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Peirsol won individual titles in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol won in a time of 51.94, reclaiming the world record from Aschwin Wildeboer Faber.^[70] In winning the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol became the first person to swim the event in under 52 seconds and it was the sixth time he set the world record in the event.^[71] In the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol defeated Ryan Lochte and reclaimed the 200-meter backstroke world record he lost in Beijing.^[72][73] Peirsol also competed in the 100-meter butterfly but did not qualify for the event in Rome, finishing in third place.^[74]

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Peirsol won two gold medals. In his first event, the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol surprised many after he failed to make the final, which he attributed to a miscalculation of his own position in the semifinals. Peirsol said, "I thought I was going faster. I am very disappointed. I completely misjudged my race. I have to go on, pick myself up and focus on my next events."^[75] But Peirsol's world record in the 100-meter backstroke would stay in place after the final.^[76] In his second event, the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol won the gold in a time of 1:51.92, breaking his own world record of 1:53.08 by more than a second.^[77] Peirsol then competed in the 50-meter backstroke but did not advance past the heats.^[78] In his last event, the 4x100-meter medley relay, Peirsol combined with Eric Shanteau, Michael Phelps, and David Walters to win gold in a world record time of 3:27.28, lowering the old mark of 3:29.34 set a year ago in Beijing.^[79] While leading off the relay, Peirsol broke the championship record in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 52.19, bettering the previous mark of 52.26 set by Junya Koga.^[80]

2010 Pan Pacific Championships[link]

At the 2010 National Championships, Peirsol placed second in both the 100 and 200-meter backstroke.^[81][82] In the 100-meter backstroke, Peirsol placed second to David Plummer, who touched just 0.03 s ahead. For Peirsol, it was his first lost in the 100-meter backstroke at a national championships since he placed 4th at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.^[83][84] In the 200-meter backstroke, Peirsol placed second to Ryan Lochte, who finished 0.70 s ahead.^[85]

At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, Peirsol won gold in the 100-meter backstroke and the 4x100-meter medley relay. Peirsol's first gold came in the 100-meter backstroke. Initially, Peirsol did not qualify to swim in the medal-awarding final because only a maximum of two swimmers from one country could enter in the finals and David Plummer and Ryan Lochte owned the top two American spots.^[86] However, Lochte withdrew from the 100-meter backstroke and as a result, Peirsol advanced to the finals. Peirsol ended up winning the gold in a time of 53.31, breaking his own championship record set in 2006.^[87] Peirsol then competed in the 200-meter backstroke but did not qualify to swim in the medal-awarding final, with Lochte and Tyler Clary taking the top two American spots.^[88] In his final event, the 4x100-meter medley relay, Peirsol won gold along with compatriots Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian. This would be the last race of his international career. When the competition was over, Peirsol said he put his swimming equipment in a locker and walked away.^[89][90]

Retirement[link]

On February 2, 2011, at the age of twenty-seven, Peirsol announced that he was officially retiring from professional swimming.^[91] This ended months of speculation after Peirsol withdrew from his spots in both the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai. Peirsol said he contemplated retirement after the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010, he said he had no further goals and found it difficult to swim because he "ended up doing everything (he) set out to do." He added, "Things outside of the sport started to interest me." Peirsol said it was "poetic" that he ended his career at the same pool he trained as a kid at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.^[90] Peirsol plans on going to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin to study political science.^[92]

See also[link]

• List of world records in swimming
• List of Olympic records in swimming
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• Hayley Peirsol

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• USA Swimming athlete bio: Aaron Peirsol
• Aaron Peirsol at the United States Olympic Committee
• Aaron Peirsol's Race for the Oceans

Records
Preceded by Lenny Krayzelburg Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte	Men's 200 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) March 20, 2002 – March 30, 2007 July 4, 2008 – August 15, 2008 (Tied Lochte) July 11, 2009 – present	Succeeded by Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Incumbent
Preceded by Shared between Matt Welsh & Gordan Kožulj	Men's 200 metre backstroke world record holder (short course) April 7, 2002 – December 8, 2005	Succeeded by Markus Rogan
Preceded by Lenny Krayzelburg Aschwin Wildeboer Faber	Men's 100 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) August 21, 2004 – July 1, 2009 July 8, 2009 – present	Succeeded by Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Michael Phelps	American Swimmer of the Year 2005	Succeeded by Michael Phelps

Aaron Peirsol – Navigation templates v t e Olympic Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke 1904 (100 yards): Walter Brack 1908: Arno Bieberstein 1912: Harry Hebner 1920: Warren Kealoha 1924: Warren Kealoha 1928: George Kojac 1932: Masaji Kiyokawa 1936: Adolph Kiefer 1948: Allen Stack 1952: Yoshinobu Oyakawa 1956: David Theile 1960: David Theile 1968: Roland Matthes 1972: Roland Matthes 1976: John Naber 1980: Bengt Baron 1984: Rick Carey 1988: Daichi Suzuki 1992: Mark Tewksbury 1996: Jeff Rouse 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg 2004: Aaron Peirsol 2008: Aaron Peirsol v t e Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke 1900: Ernst Hoppenberg 1964: Jed Graef 1968: Roland Matthes 1972: Roland Matthes 1976: John Naber 1980: Sándor Wladár 1984: Rick Carey 1988: Igor Polyanskiy 1992: Martin López-Zubero 1996: Brad Bridgewater 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg 2004: Aaron Peirsol 2008: Ryan Lochte v t e Olympic Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay 1960: USA (McKinney, Hait, Larson, Farrell) 1964: USA (Mann, Craig, Schmidt, Clark) 1968: USA (Hickcox, McKenzie, Russell, Walsh) 1972: USA (Stamm, Bruce, Spitz, Heidenreich) 1976: USA (Naber, Hencken, Vogel, Montgomery) 1980: Australia (Kerry, Evans, Tonelli, Brooks) 1984: USA (Carey, Lundquist, Morales, Gaines) 1988: USA (Berkoff, Schroeder, Biondi, Jacobs) 1992: USA (Rouse, Diebel, Morales, Olsen) 1996: USA (Rouse, Linn, Henderson, Hall, Jr.) 2000: USA (Krayzelburg, Moses, Crocker, Hall, Jr.) 2004: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) 2008: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Phelps, Lezak) v t e World Long Course Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke 1973: Roland Matthes (GDR) 1975: Roland Matthes (GDR) 1978: Bob Jackson (USA) 1982: Dirk Richter (GDR) 1986: Igor Polyansky (URS) 1991: Jeff Rouse (USA) 1994: Martin Lopez-Zubero (ESP) 1998: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 2001: Matt Welsh (AUS) 2003: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2005: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2007: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2009: Junya Koga (JAP) 2011: Camille Lacourt (FRA) & Jérémy Stravius (FRA) v t e World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke 1973: Roland Matthes (GDR) 1975: Zoltán Verrasztó (HUN) 1978: Jesse Vassallo (USA) 1982: Rick Carey (GDR) 1986: Igor Polyansky (URS) 1991: Martin Lopez-Zubero (ESP) 1994: Vladimir Selkov (RUS) 1998: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 2001: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2003: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2005: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2007: Ryan Lochte (USA) 2009: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2011: Ryan Lochte (USA) v t e World Long Course Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay 1973: United States (Stamm, Hencken, Bottom, Montgomery) 1975: United States (Murphy, Colella, Jagenburg, Coan) 1978: United States (Jackson, Nevid, Bottom, McCagg) 1982: United States (Carey, Lundquist, Gribble, Gaines) 1986: United States (Veatch, Lundberg, Morales, Biondi) 1991: United States (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Biondi) 1994: United States (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Hall, Jr.) 1998: Australia (Welsh, Rogers, Klim, Fydler) 2001: Australia (Welsh, Harrison, Huegill, Thorpe) 2003: United States (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) 2005: United States (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) 2007: Australia (Welsh, Rickard, Lauterstein, Sullivan) 2009: United States (Peirsol, Shanteau, Phelps, Walters) 2011: United States (Thoman, Gangloff, Phelps, Adrian) v t e World Short Course Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke 1993: Tripp Schwenk (USA) 1995: Rodolfo Falcón (CUB) 1997: Neisser Bent (CUB) 1999: Rodolfo Falcón (CUB) 2000: Neil Walker (USA) 2002: Matt Welsh (AUS) 2004: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2006: Matt Welsh (AUS) 2008: Liam Tancock (GBR) 2010: Stanislav Donets (RUS) v t e World Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke 1993: Tripp Schwenk (USA) 1995: Rodolfo Falcón (CUB) 1997: Neisser Bent (CUB) 1999: Josh Watson (AUS) 2000: Gordan Kožulj (CRO) 2002: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2004: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2006: Ryan Lochte (USA) 2008: Markus Rogan (AUT) 2010: Ryan Lochte (USA) v t e World Short Course Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay 1993: United States (Schwenk, Wunderlich, Henderson, Olsen) 1995: New Zealand (Winter, Kent, Callaghan, Bray) 1997: Australia (Radley, Rogers, Huegill, Klim) 1999: Australia (Welsh, Rogers, Klim, Fydler) 2000: United States (Krayzelburg, Marrs, Walker, Tucker) 2002: United States (Peirsol, Denniston, Marshall, Lezak) 2004: United States (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) 2006: Australia (Welsh, Rickard, Pine, Callus) 2008: Russia (Donets, Geybel, Korotyshkin, Sukhorukov) 2010: United States (Thoman, Alexandrov, Lochte, Weber-Gale) v t e Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke 1985: Rick Carey (USA) 1987: Mark Tewksbury (CAN) 1989: Jeff Rouse (USA) 1991: Jeff Rouse (USA) 1993: Jeff Rouse (USA) 1995: Jeff Rouse (USA) 1997: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 1999: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 2002: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2006: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2010: Aaron Peirsol (USA) v t e Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke 1985: Rick Carey (USA) 1987: Dan Veatch (USA) 1989: Dan Veatch (USA) 1991: Jeff Rouse (USA) 1993: Royce Sharp (USA) 1995: Tripp Schwenk (USA) 1997: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 1999: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 2002: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2006: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2010: Ryan Lochte (USA) v t e Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay 1985: USA (Carey, Moffet, Morales, Biondi) 1987: USA (Veatch, Schroeder, Morales, Biondi) 1989: USA (Rouse, Korhammer, Morales, Biondi) 1991: USA (Rouse, Barrowman, Henderson, Biondi) 1993: USA (Rouse, Van Neerden, Henderson, Olsen) 1995: USA (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Hall) 1997: USA (Krayzelburg, Grote, Dusing, Walker) 1999: USA (Krayzelburg, Grote, Wales, Walker) 2002: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Phelps, Lezak) 2006: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) 2010: USA (Peirsol, Gangloff, Phelps, Adrian) v t e 2000 USA Olympic swimming team Men's team Pat Calhoun Chad Carvin Ian Crocker Josh Davis Tom Dolan Nate Dusing Anthony Ervin Scott Goldblatt Gary Hall, Jr. Tommy Hannan Klete Keller Lenny Krayzelburg Jason Lezak Tom Malchow Ed Moses Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Jamie Rauch Kyle Salyards Chris Thompson Scott Tucker Erik Vendt Neil Walker Tom Wilkens Women's team Amanda Adkins Samantha Arsenault Amanda Beard B. J. Bedford Lindsay Benko Brooke Bennett Kim Black Maddy Crippen Misty Hyman Kristy Kowal Diana Munz Rada Owen Erin Phenix Megan Quann Gabrielle Rose Kaitlin Sandeno Courtney Shealy Staciana Stitts Julia Stowers Ashley Tappin Cristina Teuscher Jenny Thompson Dara Torres Amy Van Dyken Coaches Peter Banks Jack Bauerle David Marsh Richard Quick (women's head coach) Eddie Reese Dave Salo Mark Schubert (men's head coach) Jon Urbanchek v t e 2004 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Ian Crocker Nate Dusing Mark Gangloff Scott Goldblatt Gary Hall, Jr. Brendan Hansen Bryce Hunt Larsen Jensen Klete Keller Dan Ketchum Lenny Krayzelburg Jason Lezak Ryan Lochte Tom Malchow Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Scott Usher Peter Vanderkaay Erik Vendt Neil Walker Gabe Woodward Women's Team Amanda Beard Lindsay Benko Caroline Bruce Kristen Caverly Haley Cope Maritza Correia Natalie Coughlin Margaret Hoelzer Katie Hoff Rhi Jeffrey Kara Lynn Joyce Kalyn Keller Dana Kirk Tara Kirk Rachel Komisarz Colleen Lanné Diana Munz Carly Piper Kaitlin Sandeno Jenny Thompson Dana Vollmer Amanda Weir Coaches Bob Bowman Frank Busch Teri McKeever Richard Quick Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) Dave Salo Mark Schubert (Women's Head Coach) Jon Urbanchek v t e 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Nathan Adrian Ricky Berens Ian Crocker Mark Gangloff Matt Grevers Brendan Hansen Larsen Jensen Cullen Jones Klete Keller Jason Lezak Ryan Lochte Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Eric Shanteau Scott Spann Gil Stovall Peter Vanderkaay Erik Vendt David Walters Mark Warkentin Garrett Weber-Gale Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner Women's Team Amanda Beard Elizabeth Beisel Elaine Breeden Caroline Burckle Natalie Coughlin (Jessica Hardy) Kathleen Hersey Margaret Hoelzer Katie Hoff Megan Jendrick Kara Lynn Joyce Christine Magnuson Christine Marshall Lacey Nymeyer Allison Schmitt Emily Silver Julia Smit Rebecca Soni Chloe Sutton Dara Torres Kim Vandenberg Kate Ziegler Coaches Jack Bauerle (Women's Head Coach) Ray Benecki Bob Bowman Frank Busch Sean Hutchison Teri McKeever Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) Mark Schubert (National Team Head Coach) Gregg Troy Jon Urbanchek Paul Yetter