Larsen Jensen
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| Full name | Larsen Alan Jensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Larjo" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | September 1, 1985 Bakersfield, California |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mission Viejo Nadadores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Larsen Alan Jensen (born September 1, 1985) is an American former competition swimmer and a two-time Olympic medalist.
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Career
At the 2003 World Championships, Jensen earned a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle, his first medal at the international level.[1]
He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, as well as competing in the 400-meter freestyle, where he finished fourth. At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, he won silver medals in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle races.
Jensen competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle, and also placed fifth in the 1,500-meter freestyle.[2]
Jensen is the current American record holder in the 400-meter freestyle and former American record holder in the 1,500-meter freestyle.
Retirement
After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jensen retired from competitive swimming to pursue a career in the U.S. Navy.
He graduated from the U.S. Navy SEAL BUD/S training program at the top of his class in 2011.
Personal bests (long course)
| Event | Time | Date |
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| 400 m freestyle | 3:42.78 | August 10, 2008 |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:45.29 | August 21, 2004 |
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Southern California people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
References
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- American male freestyle swimmers
- American people of Danish descent
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- USC Trojans men's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
