Today little known black history fact is about Cullen Jones. Cullen Jones is the first African American male swimmer to hold a world record in swimming. At the 2008 United States Olympic Trials, Cullen set the record for the 50-meter freestyle and he didn't stop there. He set the 50-meter freestyle American record in 2009 at the U.S. National Championships.
His record breaking career wasn't limited to solo efforts - Cullen was part of the 2008 and 2012 Olympic teams. In 2008, he teamed up with the likes of Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak and Garret Weber-Gale and together they got the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay, which also came with the world record time.
