Cullen Jones is a swimmer who has competed for the United States. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Jones started his Olympic career in Beijing 2008. There, he recorded a fastest split of the U.S. men's team (47.61) through the second leg in the heats of the 4x100 metres freestyle relay before his teammates Nathan Adrian, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, and Matthew Grevers completed the race with a new world record time (3:12.23). A few days later, he helped the U.S. men's team of Jason Lezak, Garrett Weber-Gale, and Michael Phelps lower their world record to 3:08.24 to reclaim their title in the final round.
Four years later in London, Jones recorded a third-leg split of 47.60 to maintain the lead for the U.S. men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay team. When he handed Ryan Lochte the relay duties at the final exchange, the latter's split of 47.74 was a full second slower than the Frenchmen that sealed a victory, leaving Adrian and the rest of the U.S. team with a silver. On the individual side, he rebounded from an early semifinal exit in the 100 metres freestyle to claim his first individual medal with a silver in the 50. Throughout his Olympic career, Jones became the first African-American swimmer to hold a world record and the second overall to win a medal.
Olympic Results[]
Year | Event | Rank |
---|---|---|
2008 | Men's 4x100m freestyle relay | |
2012 | Men's 50m freestyle | |
Men's 100m freestyle | 14th | |
Men's 4x100m freestyle relay | ||
Men's 4x100m medley relay |
2008[]
Discipline | Round | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
4x100 metres freestyle relay | Heats | 3:12.23 (47.61 split) |
WR |
Final | 3:08.24 (Reserve) |
WR |
2012[]
Discipline | Round | Time |
---|---|---|
50 metres freestyle | Heats | 21.95 |
Semifinal | 21.54 | |
Final | 21.54 | |
100 metres freestyle | Heats | 48.61 |
Semifinal | 48.60 | |
Final | Did not advance | |
4x100 metres freestyle relay | Heats | 3:12.59 (Reserve) |
Final | 3:10.38 (47.60 split) | |
4x100 metres medley relay | Heats | 3:32.65 (48.12) |
Final | 3:29.35 (Reserve) |