Larsen Jensen

Larsen Jensen President George W. Bush and Laura Bush with Larsen Jensen(2l) and Michael Phelps Personal information Full name: Larsen Alan Jensen Nationality:  United States Stroke(s): Freestyle College team: University of Southern California Date of birth: September 1, 1985 (1985-09-01) (age 23) Place of birth: Bakersfield, California, United States Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Medal record Men's swimming Silver 2004 Athens[1] 1500m freestyle Bronze 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle World Championships - Long Course Silver 2005 Montreal[2] 800 m freestyle Silver 2005 Montreal 1500 m freestyle World Championships - Short Course Bronze 2006 Shanghai[3] 4 x 200 m freestyle relay

Larsen Alan Jensen (born September 1, 1985 in Bakersfield, California) is a retired American swimmer. In the 2003 World Championships, Larsen earned a silver medal in the 800 meter freestyle, his first medal at the international level. He won the 500-yard and 1650-yard freestyle at the 2006 Men's NCAA Championships.

He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the 1500 meter freestyle race, as well as competing in the 400 meter freestyle, where he finished fourth. At the Montreal 2005 World Aquatics Championships, he won a silver medals in the 800 and 1,500 meter freestyle races. 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 1500 meter freestyle.

Jensen graduated from the University of Southern California in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science.

Jensen has retired from competitive swimming to pursue a career in the US Navy. He hopes to become a Navy SEAL and has been accepted into the training program^[4]. He is currently attending Officer Candidate School.^[5]

External links

• Larsen Jensen's official athlete bio from USA Swimming
• Videos & Results on SwimPassion.net

References

v • d • e 2004 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Ian Crocker  •  Nate Dusing  •  Mark Gangloff  •  Scott Goldblatt  •  Gary Hall Jr.  •  Brendan Hansen  •  Bryce Hunt  •  Larsen Jensen  •  Klete Keller  •  Dan Ketchum  •  Lenny Krayzelburg  •  Jason Lezak  •  Ryan Lochte  •  Tom Malchow  •  Aaron Peirsol  •  Michael Phelps  •  Scott Usher  •  Peter Vanderkaay  •  Erik Vendt  •  Neil Walker  •  Gabe Woodward Women's Team Amanda Beard  •  Lindsay Benko  •  Caroline Bruce  •  Kristen Caverly  •  Haley Cope  •  Maritza Correia  •  Natalie Coughlin  •  Margaret Hoelzer  •  Katie Hoff  •  Rhi Jeffrey  •  Kara Lynn Joyce  •  Kalyn Keller  •  Dana Kirk  •  Tara Kirk  •  Rachel Komisarz  •  Colleen Lanné  •  Diana Munz  •  Carly Piper  •  Kaitlin Sandeno  •  Jenny Thompson  •  Dana Vollmer  •  Amanda Weir Coaches Bob Bowman  •  Frank Busch  •  Teri McKeever  •  Richard Quick  •  Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach)  •  Dave Salo  •  Mark Schubert (Women's Head Coach)  •  Jon Urbanchek

v • d • e 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Nathan Adrian  •  Ricky Berens  •  Ian Crocker  •  Mark Gangloff  •  Matt Grevers  •  Brendan Hansen  •  Larsen Jensen  •  Cullen Jones  •  Klete Keller  •  Jason Lezak  •  Ryan Lochte  •  Aaron Peirsol  •  Michael Phelps  •  Eric Shanteau  •  Scott Spann  •  Gil Stovall  •  Peter Vanderkaay  •  Erik Vendt  •  Dave Walters  •  Mark Warkentin  •  Garrett Weber-Gale  •  Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner Women's Team Amanda Beard  •  Elizabeth Beisel  •  Elaine Breeden  •  Caroline Burckle  •  Natalie Coughlin  •  (Jessica Hardy)  •  Kathleen Hersey  •  Margaret Hoelzer  •  Katie Hoff  •  Megan Jendrick  •  Kara Lynn Joyce  •  Christine Magnuson  •  Christine Marshall  •  Lacey Nymeyer  •  Allison Schmitt  •  Emily Silver  •  Julia Smit  •  Rebecca Soni  •  Chloe Sutton  •  Dara Torres  •  Kim Vandenberg  •  Kate Ziegler Coaches  Jack Bauerle (Women's Head Coach)  •  Ray Benecki  •  Bob Bowman  •  Frank Busch  •  Sean Hutchison  •  Teri McKeever  •  Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach)  •  Mark Schubert (National Team Head Coach)  •  Gregg Troy  •  Jon Urbanchek  •  Paul Yetter  •

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