Jeff Rouse

Jeffrey Norman Rouse (born February 6, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events.

This article is about the Olympic swimmer. For the bass player for Loaded, see Jeff Rouse (musician).

Jeff Rouse

Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey Norman Rouse
Nickname(s)	"Jeff"
National team	United States
Born	(1970-02-06) February 6, 1970 Fredericksburg, Virginia
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m medley 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m medley 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 100 m backstroke 1991 Perth 4x100 m medley 1994 Rome 4x100 m medley 1994 Rome 100 m backstroke Pan Pacific Championships 1989 Tokyo 100 m backstroke 1989 Tokyo 4x100 m medley 1991 Edmonton 100 m backstroke 1991 Edmonton 200 m backstroke 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m medley 1993 Kobe 100 m backstroke 1993 Kobe 4x100 m medley 1995 Atlanta 100 m backstroke 1995 Atlanta 4x100 m medley Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m backstroke 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m medley

Rouse represented the United States in two consecutive Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he won a gold medal swimming for the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. Individually, he also received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 100-meter backstroke.[1]

Four years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he earned a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. In individual competition, he won another gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke.[1]

Rouse is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Stanford University people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 50 metres backstroke
• World record progression 100 metres backstroke
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jeff Rouse Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
2. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Jeff Rouse (USA). Retrieved October 5, 2012.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeff Rouse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
• Jeff Rouse (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

Records
Preceded by David Berkoff	Men's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) August 25, 1991 – August 24, 1999	Succeeded by Lenny Krayzelburg
Preceded by –	Men's 50-meter backstroke world record-holder (short course) February 12, 1995 – February 28, 1997	Succeeded by Chris Renaud