{"id":371551,"date":"2019-05-31T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=371551"},"modified":"2019-05-29T18:08:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T01:08:06","slug":"jason-lezak-inducted-into-the-international-swimming-hall-of-fame-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jason-lezak-inducted-into-the-international-swimming-hall-of-fame-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Lezak Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the beginning, Jason Lezak<\/strong> showed great promise in the pool, but he constantly butted heads with his coach, Dave Salo<\/strong>, over his commitment to training. Recruited to swim at UC Santa Barbara, Jason\u2019s problems with authority continued until coach Gregg Wilson<\/strong> finally dismissed him from the team. This was the wake-up call he needed. He loved to swim and compete, and after promising to improve his training habits, he rejoined the team. In his Senior year, he was named Big West Conference Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n

At the 2000 Olympic Trials, Jason finished fourth in the 100m freestyle. While he failed to qualify individually, his result was good enough to make the 4x100m freestyle relay team, an event Team USA had never lost in the Olympic Games. In Sydney, the Australians pulled off the unexpected upset in their home pool and the USA settled for the silver.<\/p>\n