Jonathan Cleveland (born December 19, 1970 in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

) is a former international breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

 swimmer, who was born in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and competed for Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 at three Summer Olympics, starting in 1988

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...

 (Seoul, South Korea).

Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Team, alongside Mark Tewksbury

Mark Tewksbury

Mark Tewksbury, MSM is a Canadian former swimmer. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 100 metres backstroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics...

, Marcel Gery

Marcel Gery

Marcel Gery is a former international butterfly swimmer, who was born in Czechoslovakia and competed for the Czechoslovak Republic. Later emigrated to Canada and competed for this country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain)...

, and Stephen Clarke

Stephen Clarke (swimmer)

Stephen Clarke is a former Canadian college and international swimmer who was an Olympic bronze medalist. Clarke was born in the United Kingdom, attended university in the United States, and competed internationally for Canada....

. His best individual performance was the seventh place at the Seoul Olympics, in the 200m Breaststroke.

At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, Cleveland won gold in the Men's 200m-metre Breaststroke, and the Medley Relay.

He is now the head swim coach at Newman Smith High School and Ranchview High School in Carrollton, Texas a suburb of Dallas. He currently is raising three children and is married to Kent Elaine Ashton.
He has one daughter named Hattie Fanning Cleveland and twins named Skyler Cade and Ethan Finley("Fin") Cleveland. Hattie was born on January 8, 2000; and the twins on April 22, 2008. His daughter, Hattie also takes an interest in swimming. Kent works at Hermes

Hermes

Hermes is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and a guide to the Underworld. Hermes was born on Mount Kyllini in Arcadia. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves, of orators and...

, a

He is the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Reggie Cleveland

Reggie Cleveland

Reginald Leslie "Reggie" Cleveland is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Cleveland was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He ended his career with 105 wins, with a 3.73 ERA and 930 strikeouts. Reggie...

.