.jpg) Jaeger at the2015 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-04-30)April 30, 1991 (age 33) Fair Haven, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Courtney Beidler (m. 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connor Lee Jaeger (born April 30, 1991) is a former American competition swimmer who specializes in distancefreestyle events. Jaeger attended theUniversity of Michigan where he was a three-timeAll-American. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, placing sixth in the 1500 metre freestyle at those Olympics, as well as the 2016 United States Olympic team, where he earned a silver medal in the same event. He currently holds theAmerican record in the short course 1500 metre freestyle.
Jaeger was born inFair Haven, New Jersey on April 30, 1991.[1][2] He grew up swimming with his older sister, Dana. He began swimming competitively at 8 years old with the Central Jersey Aquatic Club (CJAC).[3] He made the New Jersey All-Star squad and theJunior Olympics before turning 13.[3]
As a teen, Jaeger worked as alifeguard while continuing to train with CJAC.[3] In high school, he was named All-State in the 200 yard freestyle and set five conference swimming records.[1] He graduated fromRumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, in 2010[1] and attended theUniversity of Michigan, where he graduated with a degree inmechanical engineering, in 2014.[1]
Jaeger attendedUniversity of Michigan, where he was a member of theMichigan Wolverines swimming and diving team. In 2011, he was part of the NCAA title winning 4×200-yard freestyle relay team and was named to the All-Big Ten first team.[1] In 2012, he became anAll-American in three disciplines (500-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle relay, 1,650-yard freestyle) and was the Big Ten champion in the latter two. At the 2012 NCAA championships, he finished third in the 1,650-yard freestyle.[1] He also won an award for academic achievement for the 2011–12 school year.[1]
At the2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Jaeger made his first Olympic team by finishing second behindAndrew Gemmell in the 1,500-meter freestyle with a time of 14:52.51.[4] With a margin of just thirty-two (0.32) one-hundredths of a second between Gemell and Jaeger, it was one of the closest 1,500-meter finishes in Trials history.[5] Jaeger's swim was also the fifth fastest time in the world during 2012 heading into the Olympics.[3] For Jaeger, it was only the fifth time he ever swam the 1,500 in competition.[5] In the preliminary round of the event, he went under fifteen minutes for the first time in his career, despite miscounting his laps and swimming an extra 100 meters.[5] He also competed in the 400-meter freestyle, and finished sixth in the final with a time of 3:49.55.[6]
At the2012 Summer Olympics in London, Jaeger swam in the preliminary round of the1,500-meter freestyle on August 3, qualifying seventh for the final on August 4. In the final, he placed sixth with a time of 14:52.99.[7][8]
At the2013 World Aquatics Championships, Jaeger qualified to swim in three individual events: the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle. In his first event, the400-meter freestyle, he placed third in the final with a personal best time of 3:44.85, finishing behindSun Yang andKosuke Hagino.[9] In his second event, Jaeger placed 4th in the800-meter freestyle in a personal best time of 7:44.26, finishing behindSun Yang, teammateMichael McBroom, andRyan Cochrane.[10] In his third and last event, the1500-meter freestyle, Jaeger placed 4th in the final with a personal best time of 14:47.96.
Jaeger qualified for the2016 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the1500 m freestyle. He retired from competitive swimming following the Olympics.[11]
| Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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| 200 m freestyle | 1:47.60 | Indianapolis | June 25, 2013 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:43.79 | Omaha | June 26, 2016 |
| 800 m freestyle | 7:44.26 | Barcelona | July 31, 2013 |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:39.48 | Rio de Janeiro | August 13, 2016 |
| Event | Time | Meet | Date |
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| 200-yard freestyle | 1:33.80 | 2014 NCAA Men's Division I | March 27, 2014 |
| 500-yard freestyle | 4:10.84 | 2013 NCAA Men's Division I | March 28, 2013 |
| 1000 yard freestyle | 8:41.09 | 2014 MI U of M PostGrad Quad | October 25, 2014 |
| 1650 yard freestyle | 14:23.52 | 2014 AT&T Winter National Champs | June 12, 2014 |
Jaeger became engaged to his girlfriend, Courtney Beidler, on June 18, 2017. They married on October 27, 2018.
