Jack Aikins (born October 11, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer. At the

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, he won gold medals in the 4×100 meter medley, and mixed 4×100 meter medley. He currently competes at the collegiate level for

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Early life and education

Aikins was born to Brad and Maureen Aikins, and has two sisters, Katherine and Caroline. Both of his sisters swam for

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. In October 2019, he verbally committed to

for the class of 2025.

Career

2023

At the

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, Aikins won a gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke with a

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time of 1:56.58. He also won gold medals in the 4×100 meter medley relay, and mixed 4×100 meter medley relay events, and a silver medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay.

2024

At the

, he swam during the heats in the 4×100 meter medley relay and mixed 4×100 meter medley relay events and won gold medals. He also won bronze medals in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay and mixed 4×100 meter freestyle relay events. In June 2024, at the

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, he placed third in both the 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke events, and failed to qualify for the

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. In the year leading up to Trials, he opted to take a redshirt year from collegiate competition at Virginia to focus on long-course racing and his training.

2025

At the 2025 USA Swimming Championships, he won the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:54.25, as a result, he was named to team USA's roster for the

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* 2002 births Living people American male backstroke swimmers American male freestyle swimmers American male medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Swimmers from Georgia (U.S. state) Virginia Cavaliers men's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-swimming-bio-stub