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Career Best Times: 4:34.60 in the 500-yard freestyle; 9:24.71 in the 1000-yard freestyle; 15:54.66 in the 1650-yard freestyle; 4:04.08 in the 400-yard individual medley.
General: A top-flight distance freestyle specialist who joins the Tar Heels after swimming for Chapel Hill High School and the North Carolina Aquatic Club...in addition to the distance events he also swims the individual medley.
Prep: Swam all four years of high school at Chapel Hill High School...ran cross country for three years as well...had a four-year undefeated dual meet career in high school swimming, finishing 29-0 over those four campaigns...team captain his senior year...helped lead the 2007-08 team to the North Carolina 4-A state high school championship...two-time U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-America honoree...named to his high school's All-Conference team 14 times...was the runnerup in the 2008 state championships in the 200-yard freestyle...North Carolina state champion in the 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyles in 2008.
Personal: Name is O Jesse Nathan Mendes...son of Robert and Nicole Mendes...was born November 17, 1989 in Melbourne, Fla. ...has one brother Bryce, 16, and one sister Alexa, 14.
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