Cullen Jones to Swim in World Championships

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From WRAL.com:

North Carolina State University alum Cullen Jones, a 2006 NCAA national champion and 2008 U.S. Olympic gold medalist, will represent the USA at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China, July 24-31. Jones will participate in the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly.

Here’s a look back at Cullen Jones talking about one of the most exciting moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympics:

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6 Responses to Cullen Jones to Swim in World Championships

  1. GAWolf 07/22/2011 at 11:45 AM #

    Cullen has always been a fantastic representative of NC State. Cool kid….

  2. avlwolfpacker 07/22/2011 at 12:01 PM #

    I love this post. When he won the natl championship in the 50 freestyle I was at State and the Technician just wrote a small side article about it that was maybe 6 sentences long. As State fans we want a successful athletic program, however when one of our own wins the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in the most competitive event in their sport we hardly recognize it. To be fair, the Technician did give more than adequate coverage when he was in the Olympics with Phelps.

  3. TeufelWolf 07/22/2011 at 12:05 PM #

    Awesome!

  4. packalum08 07/22/2011 at 12:51 PM #

    Congrats and best of luck to Cullen. Always struck me as a class guy and strong competitor.

  5. blpack 07/22/2011 at 1:01 PM #

    He comes across as a great competitor and rep of NCSU.

  6. sequoyah 07/24/2011 at 10:30 AM #

    Nice article about Cullen in the NYT Sunday Magazine (except no mention of his time at State).

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/cullen-jones-sprinter-in-a-speedo.html?_r=1&src=dayp

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