Cullen Jones

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“I had to work hard to be successful at swimming. The first time I thought I was good enough to even go to college I was in my junior year of high school.”

Olympians Talk About the Importance of Friendships in Swimming

Full Name:	Cullen Andrew Jones
Born:	February 29th, 1984
	The Bronx, New York, United States of America
Nationality:	American
Status:	Active

Cullen Jones At age five Cullen Jones nearly drowned while splashing around at a Pennsylvania water park. Immediately after that incident his mother Debra enrolled him in swim lessons and it soon became clear that Jones had natural talent as a swimmer. Jones was born on February 29, 1984 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Jones grew up in Irvington, New Jersey. He started his age group swimming career with the Metro Express Marlins Swim Team in West Orange, New Jersey before switching to the Jersey Gators Swim Team in Cranford, New Jersey. In those years, Jones was one of a small number of African-American competitors in the sport, but now he uses his notoriety and influence to inspire more children from minority communities to become swimmers. College Jones headed to Raleigh, North Carolina to attend North Carolina State University and quickly solidified himself as one of the greatest sprinters in ACC history. Jones attended NC State from 2002 to 2006. During that time he was a four-time ACC champion and the 2006 NCAA Division 1 champion in the 50 free with a time of 19.18. Jones also won the 50 free at the 2005 World University Games. That 50 free win made …

Missy Franklin, Los Angeles, California. Missy at the USA Swimming Foundation "Make a Splash" tour stop at the Expo pool in central Los Angeles.

Olympians Talk About the Importance of Friendships in Swimming

As a swimmer, you spend countless hours training in the pool or in racing situations and you share those experiences with only a handful of people.

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Mare Nostrum – Monaco: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Yuliya Efimova will compete in both the women’s 50 and 200 breast finals on the final night of action at the Mare Nostrum stop in Monaco.

Missy Franklin, Los Angeles, California. Missy at the USA Swimming Foundation "Make a Splash" tour stop at the Expo pool in central Los Angeles.

Manuel, Adrian, Jones, Franklin and Gaines Talk Water Safety on Today Show

Members of the group gave swim lessons on live television Wednesday morning.

Missy Franklin, Los Angeles, California. Missy at the USA Swimming Foundation "Make a Splash" tour stop at the Expo pool in central Los Angeles.

Olympians Giving Back to Summer Swimming

Cullen Jones and Missy Franklin join the First Splash Series Events in NC.

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Cullen Jones & Missy Franklin Headline First Splash Series Events in NC

Speedo USA and Swimmingly partner to place a larger emphasis on summer swimming and bring fun local events to summer swim families. Olympic champions Cullen Jones and Missy Franklin headline First Splash Series events in NC, March 30th and 31st.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Swimming Anime & Baby Jones News

Catch the latest on happenings outside the pool, including news on Cullen Jones, Emily Brunneman and a swimming anime series.

Swimming Photos of 2018: Above the Surface

Earlier we shared some of our top underwater swimming photos from the past year. During our annual end of the year…

Continuing to Cultivate Her Personal Brand, Simone Manuel Signs with Nike

Olympic champion Simone Manuel inked an apparel and footwear deal with the retailer last month.

Cullen Jones Ranks No. 75 on Worldwide Top-100 Philanthropists List

Olympic champion Cullen Jones was announced Friday as No. 75 on Richtopia.com’s 2018 Top-100 Philanthropists list, which characterizes itself as…

$500 Shopping Spree with Cullen Jones Contest Winner – Rebecca!

During the 2018 U.S. Nationals Speedo USA ran a contest to win a $500 Shopping Spree with Olympic champion Cullen Jones….

Speedster Cullen Jones Absent From Nationals Psych Sheets

2008 Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones is absent from the psych sheets for next week’s Nationals in Irvine.

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2018 U.S. Nationals Previews: Dressel Dominant In Men’s Splash-N-Dash

Caeleb Dressel is the clear favorite in the men’s 50 free at the 2018 U.S. National Championships.

Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Olympic Day Feels

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USA Swimming Foundation Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® for Largest Kickboard

This gigantic kickboard, which is 10 times the standard adult size board at 18 feet high by 11 feet wide, will serve as a larger-than-life petition for all Americans to urge Congress to add the question, “Do you know how to swim?” to the 2020 Census.