Jack Aikins
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| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 11, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Aikins (born October 11, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer. At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, he won gold medals in the 4×100 meter medley, and mixed 4×100 meter medley. He currently competes at the collegiate level for Virginia.
Early life and education
[edit]Aikins was born to Brad and Maureen Aikins, and has two sisters, Katherine and Caroline. Both of his sisters swam for Georgia.[1]
In October 2019, he verbally committed to Virginia for the class of 2025.[2]
Career
[edit]2023
[edit]At the 2023 Pan American Games, Aikins won a gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke with a Pan American Games records time of 1:56.58.[3][4] He also won gold medals in the 4×100 meter medley relay, and mixed 4×100 meter medley relay events, and a silver medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay.[5]
2024
[edit]At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, he swam during the heats in the 4×100 meter medley relay and mixed 4×100 meter medley relay events and won gold medals.[6][7] He also won bronze medals in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay and mixed 4×100 meter freestyle relay events.[8][1]
In June 2024, at the 2024 United States Olympic trials, he placed third in both the 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke events, and failed to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. In the year leading up to Trials, he opted to take a redshirt year from collegiate competition at Virginia to focus on long-course racing and his training.[9]
2025
[edit]At the 2025 USA Swimming Championships, he won the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:54.25, as a result, he was named to team USA's roster for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jack Aikins". virginiasports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Ortegon, Karl (October 20, 2019). "UVA Gets Started on Class of 2025 with Verbal from #18 Jack Aikins". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Sophie (October 22, 2023). "Kennedy Noble and Jack Aikins Lead U.S 1-2 Sweeps in the 200 Back With New Pan Ams Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "Jack Aikins Wins Gold, Reilly Tiltmann Silver on Second Day of Pan American Games". virginiasports.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ De George, Matthew (June 6, 2024). "Jack Aikins Hopes Focus of Redshirt Year Will Pay Off at Trials". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Sagendorph, Kyle (February 14, 2024). "U.S. Wins Gold in 4x100 Mixed Medley Relay on Night Four of World Aquatics Championships". usaswimming.org. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Sagendorph, Kyle (February 18, 2024). "U.S. Finishes Atop 2024 World Aquatics Championships Medal Table with 20 Medals". usaswimming.org. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Sagendorph, Kyle (February 11, 2024). "U.S. Wins Relay Bronze on Day One of Pool Events at World Aquatics Championships". usaswimming.org. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Lohn, John (June 22, 2024). "U.S. Olympic Trials: Despite Painful Finishes, Jack Aikins Proved World-Class Status in Backstroke Events". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Kaufman, Sophie (June 8, 2025). "USA Swimming Releases Finalized Roster For 2025 World Championships". SwimSwam. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "Eight Cavaliers Qualify for World Championships". virginiasports.com. June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
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