American swimmer (born 2002)
Jack Aikins (born October 11, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer. At the2024 World Aquatics Championships , he won gold medals in the4×100 meter medley , andmixed 4×100 meter medley . He currently competes at the collegiate level forVirginia .
Early life and education [ edit ] Aikins was born to Brad and Maureen Aikins, and has two sisters, Katherine and Caroline. Both of his sisters swam forGeorgia .[ 1]
In October 2019, he verbally committed toVirginia for the class of 2025.[ 2]
At the2023 Pan American Games , Aikins won a gold medal in the200-meter backstroke with aPan American Games records time of 1:56.58.[ 3] [ 4] He also won gold medals in the4×100 meter medley relay , andmixed 4×100 meter medley relay events, and a silver medal in the4×100 meter freestyle relay .[ 5]
At the2024 World Aquatics Championships , he swam during the heats in the4×100 meter medley relay andmixed 4×100 meter medley relay events and won gold medals.[ 6] [ 7] He also won bronze medals in the4×100 meter freestyle relay andmixed 4×100 meter freestyle relay events.[ 8] [ 1]
In June 2024, at the2024 United States Olympic trials , he placed third in both the 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke events, and failed to qualify for the2024 Summer Olympics . In the year leading up to Trials, he opted to take a redshirt year from collegiate competition at Virginia to focus on long-course racing and his training.[ 9]
At the2025 USA Swimming Championships , he won the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:54.25, as a result, he was named to team USA's roster for the2025 World Aquatics Championships [ 10] [ 11]
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2019 : G. Guido ,J. Gomes Jr. ,G. Diamante ,L. Oliveira ,L. de Deus ,J. Conceição ,V. Lanza ,M. Lyrio (BRA ) 2023 : K. Noble ,J. Foster ,K. Pash ,J. Kulow ,J. Aikins ,A. Bustos ,O. Bray ,K. Wilson (USA ) Italics : Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.