Aaron Wells Peirsol Net Worth
Aaron Wells Peirsol Net Worth is
$11 Million
Aaron Wells Peirsol Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983) is an American former competition swimmer and backstroke specialist who is a former world champion and world record-holder. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist (five gold, two silver). As a member of the U.S. national team, he holds the world record in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay (long course). Individually, he currently holds the world record in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events (long course). In February 2011, Peirsol announced his retirement, saying, "I ended up doing everything I set out to do."Peirsol's successes have earned him the American Swimmer of the Year Award once. He has won a total of thirty-six medals in major international competition, twenty-nine gold, six silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, Pan American, and the Pan Pacific Championships.In his Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at the age of 17, Peirsol won a silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Peirsol won gold in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke (sweeping the backstroke events) and the 4×100-meter medley relay. In his third Olympics (2008 Summer Olympics), Peirsol won gold in the 100-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. He came short of his success he had in Athens by winning silver in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind Ryan Lochte. | Date Of Birth | July 23, 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | Irvine, California, USA |
| Height | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 91.17 |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Men's 100 Meter Backstroke and the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay, and the silver medal in the Men's 200 Meter Backstroke in swimming. |
| 2 | Part of the "Texas Trio," with fellow UT teammates Brendan Hansen and Ian Crocker. Each of them are world-record holders in their respective strokes and dominated their events in college. They share the world-record in the 4x100 medley relay. |
| 3 | Handed Michael Phelps his first loss at the Olympic Trials in his signature event, the 200-meter backstroke, breaking his own two-year old world-record in the process by swimming it in 1:54.74. |
| 4 | Has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his lower right hip, which he got in Sydney in 2000. |
| 5 | Sister Hayley competed at the 2004 Olympic Trials and swims for Auburn University. |
| 6 | Enjoys surfing and reading. |
| 7 | Attends the University of Texas, where he was a swimming standout during his two-year NCAA eligibility period before turning pro (2002-2004). |
| 8 | Youngest American to swim the 200-meter backstroke under 2 minutes, which he did at age 15 at the 1999 Spring Nationals. |
| 9 | Won the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the Men's 200 Meter Backstroke in swimming. |
| 10 | Won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the Men's 100 Meter Backstroke, the Men's 200 Meter Backstroke and the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay in swimming. |
| 11 | World-record holder in the 100-meter & 200-meter backstroke (long and short course) and the 4x100 medley relay. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad | 2008 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Hope Rocks: The Concert with a Cause | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| I Love the '90s: Part Deux | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 6th Annual Family Television Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad | 2000 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
Known for movies
Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (2004)
as Himself
Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad (2000)
as Himself
I Love the '90s: Part Deux (2005)
as Himself
The 6th Annual Family Television Awards (2004)
as Himself