Trenton Julian

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Trenton Julian
Personal information
Full nameTrenton Jeffrey Julian[1]
National teamUnited States United States
Born (1998-12-09) December 9, 1998 (age 23)[1][2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle, individual medley
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley[1]
CoachJeff Julian[3]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (SC) 2 1 0
World University Games 1 0 0
Total 3 1 0
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m medley
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples 4×200 m freestyle
Representing the California Golden Bears
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 1 2 3
Total 1 2 3
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
200 y freestyle 0 0 1
200 y butterfly 0 1 0
4×200 y freestyle 0 1 1
4×50 y medley 0 0 1
4×100 y medley 1 0 0
Total 1 2 3
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Atlanta 4×100 y medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 200 y butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 4×200 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Austin 4×200 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Greensboro 200 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Atlanta 4×50 y medley

Trenton Jeffrey Julian (born December 9, 1998) is an American competitive swimmer. He is an American record holder in the short course 4×200 meter freestyle relay. He won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay at the 2019 World University Games. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships he won gold medals in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay and 4×50 meter medley relay and a silver medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay, swimming butterfly on the medley relays.

Background[]

Julian was born December 9, 1998, in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] He is the son of Jeff Julian, who was a U.S. National Team member, and Kristine Quance, a gold medalist in swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4][5] Julian started swimming when he was about 5 years old.[5]

Julian graduated from Glendale High School and started attending the University of California, Berkeley in 2017, where he competes collegiately as part of the California Golden Bears swim team.[1] He is coached by his father, Jeff Julian.[3]

Career[]

2016–19[]

2016 US Olympic Trials[]

At the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Julian became the first swimmer to compete in a swimming US Olympic Trials from Glendale, California since 2000, when Sam Greenwood competed.[6] Julian placed 71st in the prelims heats of the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:04.16.[7]

2019 World University Games[]

2019 World University Games
Gold medal – first place 4×200 m freestyle 7:09.77

In July 2019 at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, Julian won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay in 7:09.77 with finals relay teammates Dean Farris, Grant House, and Zach Apple, splitting a 1:46.99 for the third leg of the finals relay after helping qualify the relay to the final ranking first in the prelims heats.[2][8] For the 200 meter butterfly, Julian placed 13th in the semifinals with a time of 1:59.05.[2]

2021[]

2021 NCAA Championships[]

Leading up to the 2021 NCAA Championships, Julian swam a 1:38.53 in the 200 yard butterfly at the 2021 Pac-12 Conference Championships to become the third fastest swimmer in the event in the history of the NCAA, ranking after Jack Conger and Joseph Schooling.[9] At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Julian placed third in the 200 yard freestyle with a 1:31.55, finishing behind Kieran Smith and Drew Kibler.[10] He also placed second in both the 200 yard butterfly, with a time of 1:38.85 behind Nicolas Albiero, and the 4×200 yard freestyle relay, contributing a split of 1:31.41 to the final time of 6:08.68 on the lead-off leg of the relay.[10][11] In the 500 yard freestyle, Julian placed fourth in a time of 4:09.78.[10][12]

2020 US Olympic Trials[]

At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Julian did not start the 400 meter freestyle on the first day of competition in the prelims heats.[13] The next day, he swam a 1:47.63 in the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle and qualified for the semifinals in the evening ranking 12th.[14] In the semifinals he placed 13th in 1:47.50 and did not qualify for the final.[15] On the third day of competition, Julian ranked third in the prelims heats of the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 1:56.42, advancing to the semifinals.[16] For the semifinals Julian swam a 1:55.35 and qualified for the final ranking third behind Luca Urlando and Zach Harting who tied for first rank with a time of 1:55.21.[17] In the final the following day, Julian placed fifth with a time of 1:56.35.[18]

On day five Julian ranked 13th in the prelims heats of the 200 meter individual medley with a 2:00.73, qualifying for the semifinals.[19] In the evening semifinals, Julian qualified for the final with a time of 1:59.21 and overall rank of eighth.[20] The next day Julian started competition in the morning, tying for second-rank overall in the prelims heats of the 100 meter butterfly behind Caeleb Dressel with a time of 51.71 seconds.[21] In the evening, Julian started off in the final of the 200 meter individual medley, finishing in 2:04.49 to place eighth.[22] For his second and final event of the session, Julian swam a 51.70 in the semifinals of the 100 meter butterfly to qualify for the final ranking fifth.[23] Day seven, Julian concluded competition with the final of the 100 meter butterfly where he tied Coleman Stewart for fourth place with a time of 51.78 seconds.[24]

2021 Speedo Summer Championships[]

Following the 2020 US Olympic Trials, Julian lowered his personal best time in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 1:54.71 at the 2021 Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine, California on August 3, which moved him up in rankings to the ninth fastest American in the history of the event, the seventh fastest swimmer in the event in for the year globally, and the fastest American for 2021.[25] Later in the championships, Julian swam a personal best time in the 200 meter individual medley with a 1:57.86, which made him the fifth fastest American in the event for 2021 behind Michael Andrew, Chase Kalisz, Carson Foster, and Kieran Smith.[26]

2021 World Short Course Championships[]

2021 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 4×200 m freestyle 6:47.00 (NR)
Gold medal – first place 4×50 m medley 1:30.51 (h)
Silver medal – second place 4×100 m medley 3:20.50

On the first day of competition at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Julian ranked first in the prelims heats of the 200 meter butterfly with a time 1:50.32, splitting a personal best time of 51.94 seconds for the first 100 meters en route to the 200 meter time.[27] In the final of the 200 meter butterfly, Julian finished less than two tenths of a second behind bronze medalist Chad le Clos of South Africa with a time of 1:50.01 to place fourth.[28] Day four of competition, Julian led-off the 4×200 meter freestyle relay in the prelims heats with a 1:43.33, helping qualify the relay to the final ranking seventh.[29] In the final of the 4×200 meter freestyle relay later the same day, Julian split a 1:41.35 for the second leg of the relay to contribute to the gold medal-winning and American record time of 6:47.00 achieved with his finals relay teammates Kieran Smith, Carson Foster, and Ryan Held.[30][31]

In the prelims session on the morning of the fifth day, Julian helped qualify the 4×50 meter medley relay to the final ranking fourth in 1:33.29 with a split of 22.57 seconds for the butterfly leg of the relay.[32] For the finals relay in the evening, Julian was substituted out for Tom Shields and the relay placed first in 1:30.51 with Julian winning a gold medal for his contributions.[33] On the sixth and final day of competition, Julian split a 49.25 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 meter medley relay in the prelims heats, helping achieve a ranking of third heading in to the final.[34] In the final Julian swam a 49.36 for the butterfly portion of the relay, helping win the silver medal in 3:20.50 with finals relay teammates Shaine Casas (backstroke), Nic Fink (breaststroke), and Ryan Held (freestyle).[35][36]

2022[]

2022 Pac-12 Conference Championships[]

On the first day of the 2022 Pac-12 Conference Championships, held in Federal Way, Washington in early March at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Julian helped achieve a third-place finish in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay in 6:09.98, splitting a 1:31.48 for the third leg of the relay.[37] The morning of day two, he ranked ninth in the prelims heats of the 500 yard freestyle with a 4:15.84.[38] In the b-final in the evening of the same day, he placed second with a time of 4:14.10.[39] On day three, he qualified for the final of the 200 yard freestyle ranking third with a 1:33.29 in the morning prelims heats.[40] He placed third in the final, lowering his time to a 1:32.54.[41] In the prelims heats of the 200 yard butterfly on the fourth and final day, he ranked first and qualified for the final with a 1:41.22.[42] He followed up with a 1:39.95 in the final to win by 0.33 seconds.[43]

2022 NCAA Championships[]

2022 NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 4×100 yd medley 3:00.36
Bronze medal – third place 4×50 yd medley 1:21.69

On the first day of the 2022 NCAA Championships, Julian helped achieve a third-place finish in the 4×50 yard medley relay in 1:21.69, swimming the butterfly leg of the relay in 20.12 seconds, and a fourth-place finish in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay in 6:06.90, splitting a 1:31.57 for the lead-off leg of the relay.[44][45] Following up his relay swim with an individual event the next morning, he qualified for the final of the 200 yard individual medley ranking fourth with a time of 1:40.35 in the prelims heats.[46] He finished in seventh-place in the final with a time of 1:40.47.[47] He swam a 1:31.71 in the prelims heats of the 200 yard freestyle on day three and qualified for the evening final ranking fourth.[48][49] He touched the wall seventh in the final with a 1:31.80, finishing 0.35 seconds behind sixth-place finisher Brooks Curry.[50] Later in the session, he helped achieve a first-place victory in the 4×100 yard medley relay in a new pool record time of 3:00.36, splitting a 44.44 for the butterfly leg of the relay.[51] The following morning, he ranked third in the prelims heats of the 200 yard butterfly, qualifying for the final with his time of 1:39.87.[52] He lowered his time to a 1:39.00 in the final to place fourth.[53]

International championships[]

Meet 200 butterfly 4×200 freestyle relay 4×50 medley relay 4×100 medley relay
WUG 2019 13th 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/A
SCW 2021 4th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)[a] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
a Julian swam only in the prelims heats.

Personal best times[]

Long course meters (50 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
200 m freestyle 1:47.50 sf 2020 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska June 14, 2021 [15]
400 m freestyle 3:49.47 2019 US National Championships Stanford, California August 3, 2019 [54]
100 m butterfly 51.70 sf 2020 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska June 18, 2021 [23]
200 m butterfly 1:54.71 2021 Speedo Summer Championships Irvine, California August 3, 2021 [25]
200 m individual medley 1:57.86 2021 Speedo Summer Championships Irvine, California August 7, 2021 [26]

Legend: sf – semifinal

Short course meters (25 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
200 m freestyle 1:43.33 h, r 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December 19, 2021 [29]
100 m butterfly 51.94 h, † 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December 16, 2021 [27]
200 m butterfly 1:50.01 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December 16, 2021 [28]

Legend: h – heat; r – relay 1st leg; † – en route to final mark

National records[]

Short course meters (25 m pool)[]

No. Event Time Meet Date Location Type Status Ref
1 4×200 m freestyle 6:47.00 2021 World Short Course Championships December 19, 2021 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates NR Current [30][31]
Legend: NR – American record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Awards and honors[]

See also[]

References[]

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