Keaton Jones
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Keaton Jones is a 6'-5" 20-year-old American Olympic pool and open water swimmer from Gilbert, Arizona who swims for the University of California, Berkeley’s Class of 2027 and who finished 5th in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the 200m backstroke. His younger sister is Ezmee Jones.
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Swimming Highlights
- He represented the USA at the IISA 6th World Championship in Molveno, Italy between 14-18 January 2025 at the age of 20.
- He finished 1st in 100m backstroke, setting a new world record.
- He finished 1st in 50m backstroke, setting a new world record.
- He finished 1st in 50m freestyle, setting a new world record.
- He finished 2nd in 100m butterfly.
- He finished 1st in the 100m freestyle, setting a new world record.
- He finished 1st in the mixed 4x250m freestyle relay with his sister Ezmee Jones, Stephen Rouch, and Lisa Yamamoto.
- He represented the USA at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France between 11-15 January 2023.
- On 12 January 2023, he set a world record in the 50m backstroke in 27.93 at the age of 18, shattering the previous world record of 29.44 set by Sławomir Wilkowski of Poland at the IISA 5th World Championship.
- On 13 January 2023, he set a world record in the 100m butterfly in 59.36 at the age of 18, setting his second world record at the IISA 5th World Championship.
- On 14 January 2023, he set a world record in the 100m freestyle in 55.69 at the age of 18, setting his third world record at the IISA 5th World Championship.
- On 13 January 2023, he competed in the 4x50 mixed medley relay, but Team USA was disqualified.
- On 14 January 2023, he set a world record in the 100m backstroke in 1:00.27 at the age of 18, setting the world record at the IISA 5th World Championship.
- On 15 January 2023, he won the 50m freestyle at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 18.
- On 15 January 2023, he finished 4th in the 4x250m mixed freestyle relay at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 18.
- He competed in the 100/200 backstroke and 400 IM at U.S. Olympic Team Trials Wave II.
100m Backstroke Ice Swimming World Record
Keaton Jones setting a new world record in the 100m backstroke at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France in 3.70°C water and 2.0°C air temperatures at 1000m altitude
Best Short-course Yard times
- 200 back – 1:42.81
- 500 free – 4:22.66
- 200 free – 1:38.00
- 400 IM – 3:51.97
- 100 back – 48.67
- 1000 free – 9:18.11
- 1650 free – 15:22.83
- 100 free – 45.32
- 50 free – 20.70
External links
- Keaton Jones Talks About The IISA 6th World Championship
- Ezmee Jones Talks About The IISA 6th World Championship
- Americans In Molveno, Led by Joe Zemaitis and Keaton Jones
- Call for American Ice Swimmers to Represent Team USA at 2025 IISA World Championships
- Postscript from Paris
- Ice Swimmer Cometh: Keaton Jones Has Shot To Earn Olympic Gold
- Alisa Fatum Is Back Again and Again and Again at the 2024 IISA 1st European Championship
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
- KEATON JONES, #5 RECRUIT FROM CLASS OF 2023, MAKES VERBAL COMMITMENT TO CAL
IISA 6th World Championship - Molveno
- Joe Zemaitis Looks Back At IISA 6th World Championship
- From the American Desert to the Italian Mountains: How Joe Zemaitis Trains in 1.8°C Water
- Back To The Future: Keaton Jones Adapts to Different Backstroke Rules at the Olympics and IISA World Championship
- Team USA Swimmers at the IISA 6th World Championship
- How Many IISA World Records Will Be Broken In Molveno?
- IISA 6th World Championship - Updates on Molveno, January 2025
- Americans In Molveno, Led by Joe Zemaitis and Keaton Jones
- Call for American Ice Swimmers to Represent Team USA at 2025 IISA World Championships
- How International Ice Swimming Association Is Managing Its Explosive Global Growth
IISA 5th World Championship - Samoëns
- France Wins Medal Count at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Ludivine Blanc Sets Her Third World Record at the IISA World Championship in the 50 Freestyle
- Marcin Szarpak Shatters His Own Record to Win 250 Freestyle at IISA 5th World Championship
- Germany Wins 4×250 Mixed Freestyle Relay at IISA 5th World Championship
- Smoking Fast – Keaton Jones Captures His 5th World Title, 5th World Record at the IISA World Championship
- Polish Strength Demonstrated in the 100 IM at the IISA 5th World Championship – Slawomir Wilkowski Leads Polish Team
- Marta Piasecka of Iceland Wins Close Race to Capture 100 IM World IISA Title
- Alisa Fatum Wins Her Third Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Michał Perl Takes Both Breaststroke Titles at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Franziska Partheymüller Wins 50 Breaststroke Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Keaton Jones Sets His Fourth World Record, Wins His Fourth World Title at IISA World Championship
- Maja Olszewska Wins 100 Backstroke at IISA World Championship In World Record Time
- Alisa Fatum Continues Her Brilliant Dominance of the Ice Kilometer
- Marcin Szarpak Shatters Ice Kilometer World Record at IISA World Championship
- Keaton Jones Goes 3-for-3 at the IISA World Championship with a 100 Freestyle Victory
- Ludivine Blanc Wins Her Second IISA World Championship Title in the 100 Freestyle
- France Wins Close 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay over Poland
- Michał Perl Wins 100 Breaststroke at IISA World Championship in World Record Time
- Zoé Ducret Wins 100 Breaststroke IISA World Championship Title
- Keaton Jones Captures Second IISA World Championship Title and Record
- Bernard Louise Captures 100m Butterfly Gold at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Alisa Fatum Swims to Form – Fast and Victorious – at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Radostin Krastev Wins with the Fastest 500m in Ice Swimming History
- IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
- Keaton Jones, Ludivine Blanc Shine and Set World Records on Day 1 of the IISA 5th World Championship
- The Extremely Cold Water Perception Scale
- The Excitement Builds For Samoëns World Championship
- IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
- Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
- Get Ready To Rumble With The Romanians In Samoens
- Thank You Visionary France
- 2023 Ice Swimming World Championships - Entries Open
