Jordan Wilimovsky

Jordan Wilimovsky (born April 22, 1994) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in open water swimming. At the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Wilimovsky won the gold medal in the 10 km open water event, thus qualifying him for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3] Wilimovsky won by a margin of 12.1 seconds over the second place finisher Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands.[4]

Jordan Wilimovsky
Personal information
National team United States
Born (1994-04-22) April 22, 1994[1]
Malibu, California[2]
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubTeam Santa Monica
College teamNorthwestern University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships (LC)
2015 Kazan 10 km open water
2017 Budapest 10 km open water
2017 Budapest Team event
2019 GwangjuTeam event
Pan Pacific Championships
2018 Tokyo 10 km open water
2018 Tokyo 1500 m freestyle
2018 Tokyo 800 m freestyle

Wilimovsky attended Northwestern University, where he swam for the Northwestern Wildcats swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition. His coach at Team Santa Monica is Dave Kelsheimer.[5][6]

At age 9, Wilimovsky failed a swim test required for attendance in a lifeguard camp, which inspired him to become a professional swimmer.[7]

See also

References
  1. "FEATURED BIO JORDAN WILIMOVSKY". USA Swimming. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  2. "JORDAN WILIMOVSKY". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  3. Marsteller, Jason (July 27, 2015). "Jordan Wilimovsky Wins Men's 10K Open Water Race as USA Qualifies 2 to 2016 Rio Olympics". Swimming World. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  4. Pamela Rios (August 7, 2015). "Native Jordan Wilimovsky Makes Olympic Team". Canyon News. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  5. "Jordan Wilimovsky Swimming". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  6. Helene Elliott (May 23, 2016). "Jordan Wilimovsky has taken the long route – marathon swimming – to the Rio Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  7. Scott McDonald (September 23, 2015). "After Failing Swim Test Jordan Wilimovsky Kept Swimming All the Way to Rio Olympics". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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