Jared Heine

Jared Heine (born September 6, 1984) is a Marshallese swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[2][1] He acquired a dual citizenship to participate internationally for the Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing himself among the top 45 swimmers in the 100 m backstroke.[3]

Jared Heine
Personal information
Full nameJared Heine
National team Marshall Islands
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubKamehameha Swim Club (U.S.)[1]
CoachKevin Flanagan (U.S.)[1]

Heine was one of the five athletes to mark an Olympic debut for the Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's 100 m backstroke.[4] He cleared a minute barrier to finish the opening heat with a lifetime bodysuit best of 58.86 for a third-place finish and forty-third overall on the evening prelims, failing to advance to the semifinals.[5]

Heine is an information science graduate at the Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, and a member and senior coach of Kamehameha Swim Club in his hometown Honolulu.

References

  1. "Jared Heine". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jared Heine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. Flanagan, Chelsey (1 June 2008). "Backstroking to Beijing". East Oahu Sun. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. "Other countries reap rewards from athletes with ties to the Aloha State". Star Bulletin. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  5. "Swimming: Men's 100m Backstroke – Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.


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