Aaron Peirsol
Aaron competed in his first Olympics at age 16; he set his first world record at age 17 and hasn’t looked back since. His charm and personality shine through in his own playful way making him a darling of the media. Aaron’s laid back attitude out of the pool doesn’t hold true in the pool where his self-discipline and hard work has made him the dominant and possibly the most influential back stroke swimmer of all time.
Aaron won 3 Gold medals at the Games in Athens, sweeping all of the backstroke events, making him one of the top Olympians to watch in 2004. In 2008, he proved himself yet again at the Beijing Olympics when he set the world record for the fifth time in the 100 meter backstroke. Aaron also took home a gold in the 4x100 medley relay and a silver in the 200m backstroke. Still going strong in 2010, Aaron won two gold medals at the 2010 MOO Pan Pacific Championships in the 100m back and 400m medley relay. The sky is the limit, but Aaron hopes to use his success to give back to his community through motivational speaking and youth clinics.
In his spare time, Aaron is earning a degree in Government from the University of Texas. As the spokesperson for the clean-ocean advocacy group Oceana, he helps protect the world’s oceans with his very own fundraising program called Aaron Peirsol's Race For the Oceans.
Aaron competed in his first Olympics at age 16; he set his first world record at age 17 and hasn’t looked back since. His charm and personality shine through in his own playful way making him a darling of the media. Aaron’s laid back attitude out of the pool doesn’t hold true in the pool where his self-discipline and hard work has made him the dominant and possibly the most influential back stroke swimmer of all time.
Aaron won 3 Gold medals at the Games in Athens, sweeping all of the backstroke events, making him one of the top Olympians to watch in 2004. In 2008, he proved himself yet again at the Beijing Olympics when he set the world record for the fifth time in the 100 meter backstroke. Aaron also took home a gold in the 4x100 medley relay and a silver in the 200m backstroke. Still going strong in 2010, Aaron won two gold medals at the 2010 MOO Pan Pacific Championships in the 100m back and 400m medley relay. The sky is the limit, but Aaron hopes to use his success to give back to his community through motivational speaking and youth clinics.
In his spare time, Aaron is earning a degree in Government from the University of Texas. As the spokesperson for the clean-ocean advocacy group Oceana, he helps protect the world’s oceans with his very own fundraising program called Aaron Peirsol's Race For the Oceans.
