Jarrod Thomas Marrs (born May 28, 1975) is an American competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who specialized in

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

events. He twice competed at the

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(1999 and 2003), winning a silver medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke in both, and won a gold medal at the 2000 FINA Short Course World Championships as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4x100-meter medley relay. While he was a college student at

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(LSU), he competed for the

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team. He is an assistant swimming coach for the

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USA Swimming profile

Jarrod Marrs
at U.S. Masters Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Marrs, Jarrod 1975 births Living people American male breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games LSU Tigers swimmers Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Houston Cougars swimming coaches Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in swimming Goodwill Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games