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Cullen Jones

カレン・ジョーンズ　/　かれん・じょーんず

American swimmer

February 29, 1984 (age 42)　・　The Bronx, New York, United States

New York
swimmer

My Take

Plenty of sprinters win Olympic gold, but Jones earned my respect for what he did after the medals. A Bronx kid turned world-record relay swimmer, he turned his fame toward a cause that actually saves lives, confronting the alarmingly high drowning rates among Black children through swim education. To me that second act matters more than any podium. The leap-day birthday is a fun footnote, but the real story is a champion who used his speed to teach kids to survive the water. That's the kind of athlete legacy I genuinely root for.

Overview

Cullen Andrew Jones (born February 29, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specialized in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (long course).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Cullen Jones
Name (Japanese): カレン・ジョーンズ
Reading: かれん・じょーんず
Born: February 29, 1984 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rat
Origin: The Bronx, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 196 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: swimmer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: North Carolina State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.cullenjones.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cullenjones/
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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

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