Jacob Ryan Mitchell (born December 22, 2001) is an American swimmer and Olympian. He placed eighth in the 400 meter freestyle at the

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. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay. He currently competes at the collegiate level for the

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Background

Mitchell attends the

, where he is majoring in

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and competes collegiately as part of the Michigan Wolverines swim team. In April 2022, he announced his intent to transfer from the University of Michigan to the

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and compete for the Florida Gators during the 2022–2023 collegiate season.D'Addona, Dan (April 11, 2022)
"Olympian Jake Mitchell to Transfer from Michigan to Florida"
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''. Retrieved April 11, 2022.Li, Yanyan (April 11, 2022)
"Olympian Jake Mitchell Announces Transfer From Michigan To Florida"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

Career

2019

2019 National Championships

At the 2019 US National Championships in

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, Mitchell ranked highest in the 400 meter freestyle at second place with a time of 3:48.09, and also ranked fifth in the 1500 meter freestyle with a time of 15:11.52, 25th in the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1:48.92, and 51st in the 400 meter individual medley with a time of 4:29.50."Phillips 66 National Championships: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. August 1, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2021."2019 USA National Championships: Results Book"
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2019 World Junior Championships

In August 2019, Mitchell represented the United States at the 2019 World Junior Championships in

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, winning gold in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay and setting a new world junior record and Championships record for the event with his relay teammates.Rusnak, Jim (August 23, 2019)
"U.S. Wins 10 Medals on Fourth Day of World Junior Championships"
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''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.Woods, David (August 23, 2019)
"Carmel swimmers Jake Mitchell, Wyatt Davis strike gold at junior worlds"
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''. Retrieved September 20, 2021. He placed fourth in the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 3:47.95, seventh in the 800 meter freestyle in 7:54.70, and seventh in the 1500 meter freestyle where he finished in 15 minutes, 16.28 seconds."7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019: Results Book"
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''. August 25, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2021. His swims in the 400 meter freestyle and 800 meter freestyle qualified him for the US National team. His time in the 400 meter freestyle was the fastest on record for an American swimmer 17 years of age.

2021

2020 US Olympic Trials

He placed second at the 2020 US Olympic Swimming Trials in the 400 meter freestyle, with a 3:48.17, missing the Olympic qualifying time of 3:46.78. On Tuesday, June 15, he swam the 400 meter freestyle during a time trial, going 3:45.86. His second-place finish, and time trial performance qualified him to represent the United States at the

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.Ross, Andy (June 15, 2021)
"Jake Mitchell Secures 400 Free Olympic Berth After Swimming 3:45.8 in Post Finals Time Trial"
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''. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Japan, Mitchell placed 8th with a time of 3:45.39 in the final of the 400 meter freestyle.

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(August 1, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
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''. Retrieved September 20, 2021. In the prelims heats, he swam a time of 3:45.38 to qualify for the final ranking seventh, just 0.07 seconds behind sixth-ranked swimmer and teammate

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."2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Men's 400m Freestyle"
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''. July 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

2022

2022 Big Ten Championships

Mitchell swam a 1:32.49 for the second leg of the 4×200-yard freestyle relay on the first day of the 2022 Big Ten Conference Championships in February, helping achieve a second-place finish with a final relay time of 6:14.59.De George, Matthew (February 23, 2022)
"2022 Big Ten Men's Championships: Ohio State Starts with 200 Medley Record"
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''. Retrieved February 24, 2022. The following day, he swam a 4:18.10 in the prelims heats of the 500 yard freestyle to qualify for the final later in the day ranking seventh.Hamann, Michael (February 24, 2022)
"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 2 Prelim Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 24, 2022. He placed second in the final with a time of 4:12.88.Berman, Sarah (February 24, 2022)
"2022 Men's B1G Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 24, 2022. For the prelims heats of the 400 yard individual medley on day three, Mitchell ranked fourth with a time of 3:45.92 and qualified for the final.Miller, Nicole (February 25, 2022)
"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 25, 2022. He lowered his time to a 3:41.39 in the final to finish second.De George, Matthew (February 25, 2022)
"2022 Big Ten Men's Championships, Day 3 Finals: Alex Quach Breaks 45 in 100 Fly"
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''. Retrieved February 25, 2022.Edmund, Emma (February 25, 2022)
"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 25, 2022. The final day of competition, day four, he placed second in the final of the 1650 yard freestyle with a time of 14:44.22.De George, Matthew (February 26, 2022)
"2022 Big Ten Men's Championships: Brendan Burns Wins Twice as Indiana Seals Title"
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''. Retrieved February 26, 2022.Keith, Braden (February 26, 2022)
"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 26, 2022. Less than one week later, Mitchell placed second in the 400 meter freestyle at the

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stop of the 2022 Pro Swim Series with a time of 3:51.12.Gibbs, Robert (March 3, 2022)
"2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved March 3, 2022. The next morning, he qualified for the final of the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1:50.86, ranking third overall 0.28 seconds behind first-ranked

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.Hamann, Michael (March 4, 2022)
"2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved March 4, 2022. In the final, he placed second in a personal best time of 1:48.63, finishing 0.04 seconds behind first-place finisher Marwan Elkamash.Dornan, Ben (March 4, 2022)
"2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

2022 NCAA Championships

The first day of the 2022 NCAA Championships in late March, Mitchell helped place fourteenth in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay with a split time of 1:34.36 for the second leg of the relay to contribute to the final time of 6:14.56.Hy-Tek (March 25, 2022)
"2022 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved March 25, 2022. In the 500 yard freestyle on day two, he placed 46th with a time of 4:21.24.Penland, Spencer (March 24, 2022)
"Michigan Won't Score In The NCAA 500 FR For The First Time Since At Least 1992"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved March 24, 2022. On the third day, he placed 36th in the prelims heats of the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 3:52.73.

2022 U.S. Open Championships

In the evening on the second day of the

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, December 1, Mitchell won the bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 3:49.65, finishing 1.52 seconds behind gold medalist Guilherme Costa of

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(December 1, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved December 1, 2022. On December 2, he won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle, finishing 0.77 seconds ahead of silver medalist

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with a time of 1:47.38.

(December 2, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved December 2, 2022. The following, and final day, he first won the b-final of the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 2:00.75, then tied Hunter Armstrong in the b-final of the 100 meter freestyle with a personal best time of 50.23 seconds for fifth-place.

(December 3, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

(December 3, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 100 m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 meter pool)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Jake 2001 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers People from Carmel, Indiana Sportspeople from Hamilton County, Indiana Swimmers from Indiana Carmel High School (Indiana) alumni Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for the United States Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming