Jones Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team
Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications
Release: 05/21/2009
Bill Jones is an eight-time Ivy League champion.
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Bill Jones is an eight-time Ivy League champion.
*CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - *Senior Bill Jones
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of the Harvard men's swimming and diving team earned /ESPN The Magazine/
Academic All-District 1 at-large recognition for his effort in the pool
and in the classroom as announced by CoSIDA Thursday. Jones, an
organismic and evolutionary biology concentrator, was tabbed to the
All-District first team.
A native of Fremont, Mich., Jones received All-Ivy League first-team
honors in the 200 medley relay and garnered All-Ivy second-team
accolades in the 100 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley
relay. He broke the previous Ivy League record in the 100 butterfly,
touching the wall in 46.12, and also helped the 200 medley relay surpass
the conference mark with a time of 1:27.61.
Jones, a 16-time All-Ivy selection as well as an Academic All-Ivy League
choice this year, qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 and
200 butterfly this season, taking 28th in the 100 fly with a time of 47.11.
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Timothy D. Murphy
Head Coach of Men's Swimming
Harvard University
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Boston, MA 02163
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