Jeremy Linn
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Jeremy Porter Linn set an American record in the one hundred meter breaststroke
category while winning the silver medal
in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
.
In Atlanta, Mark Henderson
, Gary Hall Jr., Jeff Rouse
, and Linn set the world record
in the 400m medley relay. Linn is known for his unusual warm-up routine.
Linn attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
from 1995-1998 where he was a seventeen-time NCAA All-American in swimming.. Linn won eleven SEC
swimming titles-six individual and five relay. He also helped the Tennessee Volunteers
win an SEC team championship in 1996. At the National level, he won four individual NCAA titles. Linn held the NCAA and US Open record in the 100 yard breaststroke until 2007, that record was broken by Mike Alexandrov of Northwestern University
.
Linn was the Senior Coach at the QDD Swim Team in Manassas, Virginia from September 2004 until August 2007. Jeremy coached 3 swimmers to National Championship qualifying times and he also coached 3 of the 4 QDD women in the 200 Free Relay to the VSI State Senior Championships for short course in 2007, breaking the meet record and nearly breaking the five year old state record http://virginiaswimming.org/Meets/Senior%20Champs%20Meets/Archive/2006-2007/SC/2007%20VSI%20SC%20Senior%20Champs%20Meet%20Results.htm. Linn coached 11 QDD athletes whom achieved USA Swimming's Scholastic All American status for the 2006-2007 school year,
Linn coached for Tar Heel Aquatic Team, in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina from August 2007 to December 2007. He now coaches for the Curl-Burke Swim Team in Northern Virginia.
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
category while winning the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
In Atlanta, Mark Henderson
Mark Henderson (swimmer)
Mark Andrew Henderson in Washington DC is a retired American swimmer. He is an Olympic Champion, 3-time World Champion, 2-time Pan American Games Champion, 4-time Pan Pacific Champion and 5-time U.S. National Champion...
, Gary Hall Jr., Jeff Rouse
Jeff Rouse
Jeffrey Norman Rouse is an Olympic Gold Medalist and former World Record Holder in swimming from the United States.-References:* from the International Swimming Hall of Fame.*...
, and Linn set the world record
World record progression 4x100 metres medley relay
The world record in the 4×100 metres medley swimming relay was first recognised in 1953 by FINA, with world swimming governing body. Initially world records were only recognised in long course swimming pools which were a minimum of 50 metres in length – some of the early records were achieved...
in the 400m medley relay. Linn is known for his unusual warm-up routine.
Linn attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
from 1995-1998 where he was a seventeen-time NCAA All-American in swimming.. Linn won eleven SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
swimming titles-six individual and five relay. He also helped the Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike Hamilton is the most recent Men's Athletic Director, but resigned on June 7, 2011, and Joan Cronan is the current Women's...
win an SEC team championship in 1996. At the National level, he won four individual NCAA titles. Linn held the NCAA and US Open record in the 100 yard breaststroke until 2007, that record was broken by Mike Alexandrov of Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
Linn was the Senior Coach at the QDD Swim Team in Manassas, Virginia from September 2004 until August 2007. Jeremy coached 3 swimmers to National Championship qualifying times and he also coached 3 of the 4 QDD women in the 200 Free Relay to the VSI State Senior Championships for short course in 2007, breaking the meet record and nearly breaking the five year old state record http://virginiaswimming.org/Meets/Senior%20Champs%20Meets/Archive/2006-2007/SC/2007%20VSI%20SC%20Senior%20Champs%20Meet%20Results.htm. Linn coached 11 QDD athletes whom achieved USA Swimming's Scholastic All American status for the 2006-2007 school year,
Linn coached for Tar Heel Aquatic Team, in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina from August 2007 to December 2007. He now coaches for the Curl-Burke Swim Team in Northern Virginia.