Jeremy Linn

Jeremy Porter Linn (born January 6, 1975) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, world record-holder and current swim coach.

Linn set an American record in the 100-meter breaststroke while winning the silver medal in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in a time of 1:00.77.

With a burst of speed in the final stretch, he finished just .12 seconds behind the gold medal winner from Belgium who had previously set the World Record.

[8] At 18, in March, 1993, he set a Meet Record in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District III Swimming championships in the 100-yard breaststroke of 56.50 seconds, but would improve it to 55.86.

[5][16] Linn was the senior coach at the Quantico Devil Dolphins (QDD) Swim Team in Manassas, Virginia from September 2004 until August 2007.

Linn coached for Tar Heel Aquatic Team, in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina from August 2007 to December 2007.

[3] Since taking his position with the Nation's Capital Swim Club in 2008, he has led the "West Division" to far greater competitive success.