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Aaron Peirsol

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At 15, he became youngest American to break two minutes in the 200m backstroke; captured a silver medal in this event two years later at the 2000 Olympics.
Has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his lower right hip, which he got at the 2000 games in Sydney.
In 2003, Peirsol and younger sister Hayley became the only sibling duo to medal at the same World Championships.
Prior to collecting three gold medals at the 2004 Olympics, Peirsol bypassed his final year of collegiate eligibility and agreed to a multi-year endorsement contract with Nike.
Attended University of Texas with fellow Olympians Brendan Hansen and Ian Crocker; the three swam together (with Jason Lezak) in the 4x100m medley relay in Athens in 2004.
A spokesman for the oceanic protection group Oceana, Peirsol has launched a companion website called racefortheoceans.com, where supporters can pledge money for Oceana's efforts, based on each olympic-training mile he swims.