Aaron Peirsol

Aaron Peirsol
Peirsol in 2008
Personal information
Full nameAaron Wells Peirsol
National team United States
Born (1983-07-23) July 23, 1983
Irvine, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight201 lb (91 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubIrvine Novaquatics
Longhorn Aquatics
College teamUniversity of Texas (UT)
CoachDave Salo, Brian Pajer (Novaquatics)
Eddie Reese, Kris Kubik (UT)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 2 0
World Championships (LC) 10 2 0
World Championships (SC) 6 1 1
Pan Pacific Championships 8 0 0
Pan American Games 0 1 0
Total 29 6 1
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 100 m backstroke
2004 Athens 200 m backstroke
2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke
2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
2000 Sydney 200 m backstroke
2008 Beijing 200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
2001 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke
2003 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
2003 Barcelona 200 m backstroke
2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
2005 Montreal 100 m backstroke
2005 Montreal 200 m backstroke
2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley
2007 Melbourne 100 m backstroke
2009 Rome 200 m backstroke
2009 Rome 4×100 m medley
2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
2007 Melbourne 200 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
2002 Moscow 200 m backstroke
2002 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle
2002 Moscow 4×100 m medley
2004 Indianapolis 100 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis 200 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
2002 Moscow 100 m backstroke
2002 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
2002 Yokohama 100 m backstroke
2002 Yokohama 200 m backstroke
2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley
2006 Victoria 100 m backstroke
2006 Victoria 200 m backstroke
2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley
2010 Irvine 100 m backstroke
2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg 200 m backstroke

Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983) is an American former competition swimmer and backstroke specialist who swam for the University of Texas and is a former world champion and world record-holder. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist with five gold, and two silver medals. Individually, he has held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke event (long course). In his long career, Peirsol captured a total of thirty-six medals in major international competition: twenty-nine gold, six silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, Pan American, and the Pan Pacific Championships.

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