Lars Jorgensen
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Full name | Lars Ploug Jorgensen | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | September 1, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lars Ploug Jorgensen (born September 1, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Jorgensen competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, and finished with the twenty-third-best time overall (15:39.51).[1][2]
He is the brother of fellow Olympic swimmer Dan Jorgensen.[1]
In 1998 he set the swim course record for that leg of the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. As of 2015 the record still stands. [3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Lars Jorgensen. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games, Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.ironman.com/triathlon-news/articles/2007/10/kona-stats-including-age-group-records.aspx#axzz4HQsq0k37 2007 Ironman World Championship Pre Race Program
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