Jarrod Marrs

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Jarrod Marrs
Personal information
Full nameJarrod Thomas Marrs
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1975-05-28) May 28, 1975 (age 45)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Website www.fitnessbyjarrod.com
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubCurl-Burke Swim Club
College team Louisiana State University

Jarrod Thomas Marrs (born May 28, 1975) is an American competition swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. He twice competed at the Pan American Games (1999 and 2003), winning a silver medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke in both, and won a gold medal at the 2000 FINA Short Course World Championships as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4x100-meter medley relay. [1] While he was a college student at Louisiana State University (LSU), he competed for the LSU Tigers swimming and diving team.

He is an assistant swimming coach for the University of Houston.

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References

  1. "ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history" (PDF). ishof.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-10.