Jacob Pebley

Jacob Pebley
Pebley at the 2018 Santa Clara Grand Prix
Personal information
National team United States
Born (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993
Corvallis, Oregon
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team University of California, Berkeley

Jacob Pebley (born September 17, 1993) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke.

In college, he was an NCAA runner-up in the 200-yard backstroke.[1]

Pebley won the 200-meter backstroke at the 2015 Summer Universiade.[2]

In the 200-meter backstroke, Pebley finished 2nd at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.[3]

Personal life

Pebley became engaged to his girlfriend, Nikki Owens on March 27, 2017.

References

  1. "Cal teammates Ryan Murphy, Jacob Pebley finish 1–2 in 200 backstroke – Omaha.com: U.S. Swim Trials". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. "Team USA on Track To Break Record For Most Medals Won at WUG's". Swimswam.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  3. "Cal Teammates Ryan Murphy, Jacob Pebley Rio Bound in 200 Backstroke". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
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