Cal's Keaton Jones on Making Olympic Team: "It's Backstroke U for a reason" (2024)

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June 21st, 2024 National, News, U.S. Olympic Trials, Video, Video Interview

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For the 3rd Olympics in a row, Ryan Murphy will represent the United States in the 200 back and another Cal Golden Bear will be his running mate. This time around, it will be rising sophom*ore Keaton Jones, who is coming off an NCAA season that saw him qualify as an NCAA All-American and help Cal to a runner-up team finish.

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Adam

8 days ago

Murphy + 1:54 Cal backstroker is the weirdest trials coincidence since the early 200s when three consecutive trials had guys named Scott have upsets to make the team in the 200 breast.

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Mrs. Tarquin Biscuitbarrel

8 days ago

GO BEARS!

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Tester

8 days ago

If cal is backstroke U, Indiana is breastroke U, and Florida is freestyle U, who do we deem as butterfly U and IM U?

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Guy

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8 days ago

Was UGA back in the day with Jack and Jerry

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PK Doesn't Like His Long Name

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8 days ago

Texas seems like a pretty easy choice for butterfly U now that they can include Regan, Leon and Kos in the ranks. Their women flyers has been their biggest strength the past few years.

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Stoyle

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8 days ago

The 2024 Pac12/NCAA ASU men were at least the equal of UVA women at IM, next season, not so much

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Grant Drukker

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8 days ago

Idk if there is a definitive Fly or IM U right now.

Would’ve said ASU was IM U, and Virginia have made a big case to be called breaststroke U, although, only have Noah Nichols on the men’s side. But half the final of the 200 breast was UVA.

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There's no doubt that he's tightening up

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8 days ago

Streets remember Texas 6 up 100 fly

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Breezeway

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8 days ago

NCSU is backstroke and butterfly U!

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Andrew

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8 days ago

NC state is retirement U

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Andrew

8 days ago

That was Aikins spot, absolutely gutted for him. I wish it was Aikins/anyone but the cornball Murphy

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Swimz

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8 days ago

It was Jones’ as much as it was Aikins

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200BK

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8 days ago

Would love to watch you say that to Murphy’s face, would crush keyboard warrior like grape.

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Genevieve Nnaji

8 days ago

Death, taxes, Cal men backstrokers

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Mrs. Tarquin Biscuitbarrel

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8 days ago

Plus Natalie Coughlin, first woman under a minute.

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NoFastTwitch

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8 days ago

And Isabelle Stadden

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iLikePsych

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8 days ago

Franklin, Bootsma, Pelton, Tran

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Hint of Lime

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8 days ago

Baker and Bilquist too

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Paula Dean Farris

8 days ago

Lol @NCState

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Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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