Jackson Wilcox

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Jackson Wilcox
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1989-08-16) August 16, 1989 (age 33)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubLonghorn Aquatics
College team University of Texas

Jackson Wilcox (born August 16, 1989) is an American swimmer.

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Career

At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Wilcox won the 1500 m freestyle with a time of 15:11.98, [1] earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. [2] Wilcox finished 14th in the 800 m freestyle (7:57.09) [3] and 12th in the 1500 m freestyle (15:09.66) [4] in Rome. [5]

Personal bests (long course)

EventTimeDate
800 m freestyle7:57.09July 2009
1500 m freestyle15:09.66July 2009

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References

  1. "2009 Conoco Phillips National Championships results: Men's 1500m freestyle final" (PDF). July 11, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
  2. "Jackson Wilcox Wins Metric Mile". Swimming World Magazine. July 11, 2009.
  3. "2009 World Championships results: Men's 800m freestyle preliminaries" (PDF). July 28, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
  4. "2009 World Championships results: Men's 1500m freestyle preliminaries" (PDF). August 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009.
  5. "Jackson Wilcox: Kicking it to the Next Level". USA Swimming. September 25, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]