Tate Jackson (born February 4, 1997) is an American competition
swimmer
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who specializes in sprint
freestyle
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Brands
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events. He is a two-time gold medalist in the freestyle relay and medley relay, and a silver medalist in the 100 m freestyle at the
2019 World University Games. As a collegiate athlete for the
University of Texas, Jackson was a two-time
NCAA champion, an 11-time All American, a three-time NCAA team champion, and an eight-time
Big 12 Conference champion. He is also the current conference and school record-holder in the 100-yard freestyle (41.06). As a professional athlete, Jackson represents the
Cali Condors in the
International Swimming League. In 2021, he was given a one-month ban for breaking
anti-doping
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regulations.
Tate Jackson Gets One-Month Suspension for Positive Test for THC Metabolite
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Personal bests
See also
* NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
* List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
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* Texas Longhorns swimming and diving
* Texas Longhorns
References
External links
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Tate Jackson
at TexasSports
Tate Jackson
at SwimSwam
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Tate Jackson
at CollegeSwimming
1997 births
Living people
American male freestyle swimmers
Universiade medalists in swimming
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Sportspeople from Austin, Texas
Texas Longhorns men's swimmers
Doping cases in swimming
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