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Jason Lezak

Jason Edward Lezak (born November 12, 1975) is an American former competition swimmer and a four-time Olympic gold medalist. He swam for Rose Bowl Aquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. Lezak was a specialist in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle races. He also owns long-course world records in the 400 m freestyle and medley relays, and is a former American record holder in the 100-meter freestyle. Lezak was one of the few elite swimmers not to have a personal coach. Despite this, Lezak enjoys team sports and fellow American Gary Hall Jr. dubbed Lezak as a "professional relay swimmer" at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials before their match-up in the 100-meter freestyle.

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Born

1975-11-12

Birth Place

Irvine,_California

Height

1.9304

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Documentary, ‘The Greatest Race’, Examines Legendary Olympic 400 Freestyle Relay Anchored By Jason Lezak

Documentary, ‘The Greatest Race’, Examines Legendary Olympic 400 Freestyle Relay Anchored By Jason Lezak. In advance of this summer’s Olympic Games, Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, has produced a documentary on the epic 400-meter freestyle relay from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Titled, “The Greatest Race,” the documentary examines the improbable comeback by the United States, fueled by the legendary anchor leg of Jason Lezak, to defeat France.

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Four Time Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Lezak Talks Swimmers To Watch at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Jason Lezak stretches prior to swimming in preliminary heat 16 of the Men's 100 m Freestyle during Day Four of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Jason Lezak is a 100-meter freestyle specialist who became the man of the hour at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 when he anchored the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay to a come-from-behind win, swimming the fastest freestyle relay leg ever at the time and helping Michael Phelps win eight Olympic gold medals in one Games.