A native of College Station, Texas, Jones was an outstanding age group swimmer for the Aggie Swim Club and Bob Leland where he won multiple TAGS championships. He was a high school all-American and a two-time Texas state high school champion. Under Eddie Reese and Kris Kubik at the University of Texas, Jones was a 15-time Big XII champion, five-time NCAA champion, and a 22-time all-American. He served as team captain of the 2000 Longhorn’s NCAA Championship team. He was also a six-time U.S. national champion, earning him a place on the USA National A team. He is a former world record holder as part of the 200 freestyle relay and set an American record in the 50-meter butterfly. Internationally, Jones was a member of the 1998 and 2001 World Championship teams, 1997 World University Games team, 1998 Goodwill Games team, 1999 Pan Pacific team, and the 2003 Pan American Games team. He gave back to the sport by serving on the board of directors of USA Swimming from 1998-2008. Jones lives with his family in Austin, Texas, and currently serves as the COO of Auctane.