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Cullen Jones (born 29 February 1984, The Bronx, New York, United States) is an American freestyle sprint swimmer. He swims for the NC State Aquatics Team (NCST-NC) where he is coached by Jennings "Brooks" Teal.
He burst onto the international swimming scene at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC. He is a student athlete at North Carolina State University and is majoring in English with a minor in Psychology. In the summer of 2006, he became a professional swimmer after signing with Nike.
At the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships he set a meet record in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 21.84. He also swam a leg (split of 47.96) in the world record breaking 4x100 m Freestyle Relay along with Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak and Neil Walker. He also got a gold medal in 4x100 m Freestyle Relay with the same teammates in 2007 World Aquatics Championships






