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Lars Jorgensen
Personal information
Full nameLars Ploug Jorgensen
National teamUnited States
Born (1970-09-01) September 1, 1970 (age 54)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Tennessee
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 1989 Tokyo 1500 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis 1500m freestyle

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 2017 the record still stands. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Lars Jorgensen. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games, Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  3. ^ 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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