Cullen Jones (born 29 February 1984, The Bronx, New
York, United States) is an American freestyle sprint
swimmer. He was first discovered by NCSU Assistant
Coach Chad Onken. He swam for the NC State Aquatics
Team. He now trains with David Marsh at the Center
of Excellence at Mecklenburg Aquatic Club in
Charlotte, NC.
He burst onto the international swimming scene at
the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships[3] in Victoria,
BC. He was a student athlete at North Carolina State
University and is majoring in English with a minor
in Psychology. In the summer of 2006, he became a
professional swimmer after signing with Nike.[4]
At the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships he set a meet
record in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 21.84. He
also swam a leg (split of 47.96) in the world record
breaking 4x100 m Freestyle Relay along with Michael
Phelps, Jason Lezak and Neil Walker. He also got a
gold medal in 4x100 m Freestyle Relay with the same
teammates in 2007 World Aquatics Championships.
