Larsen Jensen
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush with Larsen Jensen and Michael Phelps
Personal information
Full nameLarsen Alan Jensen
Nickname"Larjo"
National team United States
Born (1985-09-01) September 1, 1985 (age 38)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMission Viejo Nadadores
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Yokohama 1500 m freestyle

Larsen Alan Jensen (born September 1, 1985) is an American former competition swimmer and a two-time Olympic medalist.

Career

At the 2003 World Championships, Jensen earned a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle, his first medal at the international level.[1]

He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, as well as competing in the 400-meter freestyle, where he finished fourth.[2] At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, he won silver medals in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle races.

Jensen completed his degree in political science with a minor in business at the University of Southern California in 2007.

Jensen competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle, and also placed fifth in the 1,500-meter freestyle.[3]

Jensen is the current American record holder in the 400-meter freestyle and former American record holder in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

After Larsen Jensen's career in swimming, he took a career in the military enlisting in the United States Navy and becoming a Navy SEAL from 2009 to 2015.

Following his retirement from the military, Larsen enrolled into Stanford Graduate School of Business and obtained a MBA.

Personal bests (long course)

Event Time Date
400 m freestyle 3:42.78 August 10, 2008
1500 m freestyle 14:45.29 August 21, 2004

See also

References

  1. ^ "Silver for Thorpe as Phelps takes records". The Age. Melbourne. July 27, 2003. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larsen Jensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Jonathan Sanfilippo (August 8, 2008). "Park Makes History". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 14, 2009.

External links

2004 USA Olympic swimming team
2008 USA Olympic swimming team
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