Jason Lezak
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2004 Athens[1] | 4x100 m Medley | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney[2] | 4x100m Medley | |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | 4x100 m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | 4x100 m Freestyle | |
| World Championships - Long Course | |||
| Gold | 2005 Montreal[3] | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 2005 Montreal | 4x100m Medley | |
| Gold | 2007 Melbourne[4] | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| World Championships - Short Course | |||
| Bronze | 2006 Shanghai[5] | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 2006 Shanghai | 4x100m Medley | |
| Gold | 2004 Indianapolis[6] | 100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 2004 Indianapolis | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 2004 Indianapolis | 4x100m Medley | |
| Gold | 2002 Moscow[7] | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 2002 Moscow | 4x100m Medley | |
| Pan Pacific Championships | |||
| Gold | 2006 Victoria | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 2006 Victoria | 4x100m Medley | |
| Silver | 1999 Sydney | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 2006 Victoria | 100m Freestyle | |
Jason Edward Lezak (born on November 12, 1975 in Irvine, California) is an American swimmer.
He is a member of the Irvine Novaquatics. He went to Irvine High School in 1994, then to University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) and weighs 93 kg (205 pounds). Lezak is specialist of 50 and 100 m freestyle races.
Lezak's first long-course international swimming gold medal was in 2003, when he won the 4×100 m medlay relay, setting new world record. He was also silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. In shourt-course swimpool he was five times world champion, all with relays apart from the 100 m single freestyle gold medal in 2004. Lezak has been also 7 times US Champion, 3 times in 50 m freestyle and 4 in 100 m freestyle.
He competed in several events at the 2004 Olympic Games, and was a member of the 4x100 metre medley relay team that set a new world record at the games. He also won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, finishing only eighth in the 50 m freestyle single race.
In 2005 he was World Champion in the 4×100 m medley and freestyle relays with US national team.
As of 2007 Jason Lezak represents the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club, in Pasadena, CA. The head coach, Jeff Julian is a long-time childhood friend.
[edit] Personal bests
His personal bests (long-course swimpools) are:
- 50 m freestyle: 21.98
- 100 m freestyle: 48.17 (US record)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ ESPN Sydney Swimming. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Montreal 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ 12th FINA World Championships. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ Shanghai 2006 results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ 7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ 2002 World Championships - Short Course Swim Rankings results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
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