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| James
FEIGEN |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 26 Sep 1989
in Hilo, HI, USA |
| Height | 1.96 m |
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General Interest |
Hobbies |
Playing word games, video games and paintball. (teamusa.org, 09 Jul 2016; Twitter profile, 04 Jul 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His mother wanted all her children to be able to swim, as they always lived near water. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age five. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Every race is the same. You dive in and pretty much black out. I wish I had a better answer, but you black out and the training takes over. I've probably swam hundreds and hundreds and thousands and thousands of 50s in my lifetime. Each one feels the same, whether you go a 20.5 or a 19.0. It's all out and it's all tiring." (ncaa.com, 23 Mar 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Biology, Human Movement Studies - University of Texas at Austin: United States |
Residence |
Austin, TX, USA |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His mother. (usaswimming.org, 21 Aug 2016) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
After retiring from swimming he became a student at St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (expressnews.com, 03 Oct 2017)
SUSPENSION
In September 2016 he was banned from the sport for four months by USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee [USOC] for breaching both organisations' code of conduct at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He and teammates Joseph Bentz, Ryan Lochte and Jack Conger were filmed on closed-circuit television [CCTV] vandalising a petrol station in the city during a night out. Bentz and Conger also received four-month bans while Lochte was suspended for 10 months after initially falsely claiming the quartet had been robbed at gunpoint. Feigen also donated 35,000 Brazilian reals to a Brazilian charity. (bbc.com, 08 Sep 2016, 21 Aug 2016, 19 Aug 2016)
ENTREPRENEUR
In 2014 he and some friends founded Phox, a mobile-phone charging locker system located inside bars and restaurants where people pay to charge their mobile devices while they are out. By early 2016 they had 50 units across four cities in Texas, United States of America. (usaswimming.org, 04 Mar 2016) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
49.12 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:16.01 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Freestyle |
47.82 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:11.42 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
47.44 |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
21.33 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:05.58 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:23.47 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 6 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Freestyle |
47.11 |
| 1 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:06.40 |
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