The Michigan Masters LMSC is proud to announce a Masters Swim Clinic featuring Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Rowdy Gaines on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM.
Cullen Jones is the first African American to hold a world record (4×100-meter freestyle relay) in swimming. At the 2008 United States Olympic Trials, Jones broke the American record in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.59.
The record was subsequently broken the next day by Garrett Weber-Gale. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay in a world record time of 3:08.24 with Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale.
At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Jones made the Olympic team for the second time by finishing first in the 50-meter freestyle and second in the 100-meter freestyle, which subsequently qualified him for the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
In the 50-meter freestyle final, Jones won with a time of 21.59, one one-hundredth (0.01) of a second ahead of second-place finisher Anthony Ervin.
Jones attended North Carolina State University, where he studied English and swam for the NC State Wolfpack swimming and diving team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2003 to 2006.
This clinic will be held at the recently restored Detroit Yacht Club indoor pool and will be limited to 24 swimmers.
Tickets for the clinic are $70.
Deadline to register is Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 9:00 PM.
USMS Sanction #193-S013
