Jack Conger
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| Full name | John Conger | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 United States | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
September 26, 1994 Rockville, MD | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Machine Aquatics, University of Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| College team | The University of Texas at Austin | |||||||||||||||
| Coach | Sue Chen | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Conger (born September 26, 1994) is an American swimmer who specializes in the backstroke and freestyle.
Swimming career
At the 2012 U.S. Open Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, Conger took silver in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:58.14.[1] At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, Conger missed the U.S. Team by finishing 8th in the 100-meter backstroke and 5th in the 200-meter backstroke with times of 54.63 and 1:58.97, respectively.[2][3] At the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Conger broke the national age-group (NAG) record for the 17-18 age group in the 100-meter backstroke with a winning time of 54:07.[4] He also took home two more golds in the 200-meter backstroke (1:57.20), 50-meter freestyle (22.69), and one bronze in the 100-meter freestyle (49.84).[5][6][7]
At the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Conger, competing as an incoming freshman, won gold in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:55.47, and bronze as a member of the U.S. team in the 4x100-meter medley relay. Conger also competed in the 100-meter butterfly and finished 6th in the final.
Conger has accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he will swim for coach Eddie Reese's Texas Longhorns men's swimming team starting in the 2013–14.[8]
On February 25, 2015 Conger broke the American and US Open record in the 200-yard butterfly. Conger time trialed the event during the 2015 Big 12 Championships.[9]
Personal bests
- As of July 16, 2013.
| Event | Time | Meet | Date |
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| 100 m butterfly | 51.64 | Pro Swim Series Austin, Texas | January 15, 2015 |
| 100 m backstroke | 54.04 | 2013 Summer Universiade | July 16, 2013 |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:55.47 | 2013 Summer Universiade | July 15, 2013 |
| 50 m freestyle | 22.69 | 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship | August 26, 2012 |
| 100 m freestyle | 49.44 | 2013 US National Championship | June 25, 2013 |
References
- ↑ "2012 U.S. Open Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke (final)". Omega time. Archived from the original.
- ↑ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 200 metre backstroke (final)". Omega Timing.
- ↑ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 100 metre backstroke (final)". Omega Timing.
- ↑ "2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship – Men's 100 metre backstroke (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original.
- ↑ "2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship – Men's 200 metre backstroke (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original.
- ↑ "2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship – Men's 50 metre freestyle (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original.
- ↑ "2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship – Men's 100 metre freestyle (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original.
- ↑ Swimming World Magazine, High School News, "Jack Conger makes verbal commitment to Texas Longhorns".
- ↑ http://swimswam.com/jack-conger-breaks-americanus-open-record-in-200-fly-time-trial-to-open-big-12-championships/
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