James Brinegar

James Michael Brinegar (born 15 September 1999) is a 22-year-old American Olympic pool and open water swimmer from California who represents Indiana University.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

On 1 April 2022, he finished 5th in the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km in Fort Myers, Florida.
On 8 October 2021, he won the 10 km Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup in Lake Las Vegas at the age of 22.
He finished 17th in the 1500m freestyle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
He competed at the 2018 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km race in Tempe Town Lake, Arizona on 4 May 2018.
He finished 12th in the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim in Chiba, Japan on 14 August 2018.
He finished 6th in the 2019 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Miami, Florida on 3 May 2019.
He finished second in the boys 16-17 year old division in the 7.5 km race at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands after qualifying at the 2016 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Myers, Florida.
He was part of the winning 5 km Mixed Team Relay at the French National Open Water Swimming Championships in Gravelines, France on 1 June 2018 together with Haley Anderson, Ashley Twichell, and Taylor Abbott.
He won the 10 km 18-19 boys race at the FINA Open Water World Junior Swimming Championships on 6 September 2018 in the Red Sea in Eilat, Israel.
He won the Open Water Achievement Award from USA Swimming on 28 September 2018.