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Aaron Peirsol is a competitive swimmer and a two-time Olympian. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Aaron won gold medals in the 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke and 4x100 Medley Relay, sweeping all of the backstroke events, and becoming the fifth male swimmer and fourth American to do so. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, he earned a silver medal in the 200m Backstroke. In 2007, Aaron broke his own 100m Backstroke record at the World Championships and became the first man to finish in less than 53 seconds. He is a lso a decorated medalist at multiple World Championships, and is currently training for the 2008 Games in Beijing. In his spare time, Aaron is earning his degree in Government from the University of Texas and is the spokesperson for Oceana, a clean-ocean advocacy group that he supports through Aaron Peirsol’s Race for the Oceans. |
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