Shaun Jordan
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Shaun M. Jordan (born February 1, 1968 in Jacksonville, Florida
) is a former freestyle
swimmer from the United States
, who was highly successful as a member of the US relay teams in the 1988 and 1992 USA Olympic Swim Teams.
He won a total number of two Olympic medals. They were collected at the 1988
and the 1992 Summer Olympics
. He also won silver at the 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
. Three-time NCAA freestyle champion 50-yard free style (1991); 100-yard freestyle (1989 and 1991) a 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle SWC record holder. Shaun holds the UT 100-yard freestyle record and was Captain of the 1990-91 NCAA Championship team. Shaun won 4 consecutive NCAA Team Championships with the University of Texas at Austin (1988-1991)http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_collegiate_athletic_assn/index.html?s=newest&&query=JORDAN,%20SHAUN&field=per&match=exact
He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin
with a degree in Economics
in 1991. In 1997 he received his MBA
with a focus in Marketing
from The University of Texas at Austin. He works as a marketing director at Abraham Trading Company a managed futures CTA
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Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
) is a former freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer from the United States
United States
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, who was highly successful as a member of the US relay teams in the 1988 and 1992 USA Olympic Swim Teams.
He won a total number of two Olympic medals. They were collected at the 1988
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
and the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
. He also won silver at the 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The fourth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1991 in Edmonton, Canada, in the Kinsmen Sports Center from August 22–25.-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...
. Three-time NCAA freestyle champion 50-yard free style (1991); 100-yard freestyle (1989 and 1991) a 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle SWC record holder. Shaun holds the UT 100-yard freestyle record and was Captain of the 1990-91 NCAA Championship team. Shaun won 4 consecutive NCAA Team Championships with the University of Texas at Austin (1988-1991)http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_collegiate_athletic_assn/index.html?s=newest&&query=JORDAN,%20SHAUN&field=per&match=exact
He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin
Austin
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with a degree in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
in 1991. In 1997 he received his MBA
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
with a focus in Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
from The University of Texas at Austin. He works as a marketing director at Abraham Trading Company a managed futures CTA
Commodity trading advisor
A commodity trading advisor is an asset manager who follows a set of systematic investment strategies in futures contracts and options on futures contracts. The advisors originally operated predominantly in commodities markets, but today they invest in any liquid futures market. They are...
.http://www.abrahamtrading.com/about.htm