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| Justin
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| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 03 Aug 1997
| | Height | 1.96 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Mathematics - North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Playing the guitar, playing video games. (digitaljournal.com, 27 Sep 2020) |
Injuries |
He sustained a series of ankle injuries while playing football in high school, which eventually persuaded him to pursue a collegiate swimming career. (teamunify.com, 03 Mar 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Placing sixth in the 50m backstroke at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (a.isl.global, 01 Jan 2019) |
Famous relatives |
His mother Maya competed in swimming for North Carolina State University in the United States of America between 1984 and 1988. (swimswam.com, 31 Jul 2019; gopack.com, 31 May 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I first started swimming because of my love for the water. I even have a couple of pictures of me going off the diving board when I was maybe two. I started with summer league swimming and quickly learned how much I loved being part of a team and winning." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
While competing for North Carolina State University in the United States of America, he was named Freshman of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] for the 2015/16 season. (swimswam.com, 31 Jul 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Braden Holloway |
Training Regime |
He trains with the Wolfpack Elite at North Carolina State University in the United States of America. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at a young age. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I think competitiveness is what drove me for so long to start becoming serious about the sport. What I ended up loving was the social connections you can make with other people. When you work as hard as swimmers do, you form bonds with other people that most non-athletes simply cannot understand." (teamunify.com, 03 Mar 2021) |
Other information |
LATE DECISION ON COLLEGE
He enjoyed football, as well as swimming, while he was in high school. A succession of ankle injuries then persuaded him that he would be better off pursuing swimming, although he had to work hard on his physique - gaining about 20 kilograms in bodyweight while at North Carolina State University - to make sure his times were quick enough to compete at an elite level. "When I was 16, I didn't even know if I wanted to swim in college. I was probably barely fast enough. It's kind of crazy to think where I've gotten." (usaswimming.org, 18 Mar 2021; teamunify.com, 03 Mar 2021) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
24.24 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Backstroke |
24.12 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:09.34 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Backstroke |
24.77 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
100m Freestyle |
47.18 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
50m Freestyle |
21.23 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
50m Backstroke |
23.97 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
50m Backstroke |
23.07 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
100m Backstroke |
50.48 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
50m Freestyle |
21.35 |
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