Nathan Adrian
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Nathan Adrian is an American
swimmer
and Olympic
gold medal
ist who currently holds the American record in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle (short course).
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
, Adrian swam in the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay and earned a gold medal when the United States won in the final. He has won a total of twelve medals in major international competition, ten gold, one silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific
Championships.
in 1988, the son of James and Cecilia Adrian. His mother, Cecilia, is Chinese
and was born and raised in Hong Kong
. Cecilia is a nurse for the Bremerton school district and his father, James, is a retired nuclear engineer
for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Adrian has an older sister, Donella, who swam at Arizona State, and an older brother, Justin, who swam at Washington. Adrian started swimming at the age of five because of the influence of his siblings. He is a 2006 graduate of Bremerton High School
. Adrian is currently a pre-med
student at the University of California, Berkeley
. At Cal, Adrian is a five-time individual NCAA champion: Winning the 50-yard freestyle in 2009 and 2011 and the 100-yard freestyle in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
, Bryan Lundquist
and Doug Van Wie won gold in a world record time of 3:08.44. In his second event, the 100 m freestyle, Adrian won gold in a time of 46.67, just ahead of Filippo Magnini
who finished second with a time of 46.70. For his last event, the 4×100 m medley relay, Adrian combined with Randall Bal
, Mark Gangloff
and Ryan Lochte won silver behind Russia
.
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Adrian placed 4th in the 100 m freestyle, qualifying him to swim in the at the Olympics. He also placed 6th in the 50 m freestyle.
In the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay, Adrian swam the first leg, splitting a time of 48.82. Cullen Jones
, Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner
and Matt Grevers
completed the relay with a final time of 3:12.23, a world record. This record was broken one day later when Michael Phelps
, Garrett Weber-Gale
, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak
swam a time of 3:08.24, beating France
and Australia
in the final. By swimming in the heats, Adrian earned a gold medal even though he didn't swim in the final.
Adrian was training under coach Mike Bottom in the Florida Keys
as part of The Race Club World Team leading up to the 2008 Oylmpics in Beijing.
in Rome
.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Adrian earned gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 m medley relay. Adrian also placed 6th in the 50 m freestyle and 10th in the 100 m freestyle. After Michael Phelps
, Ryan Lochte
and Matt Grevers
completed their legs in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, the United States had a slight deficit behind Russia. However, Adrian swam the anchor leg in 46.79 to overtake Danila Izotov
for first place. The final time of 3:09.21 was a championship record. In the 4×100 m medley relay, Adrian contributed in the heats (with Matt Grevers, Mark Gangloff
and Tyler McGill
) and earned a gold medal when the United States placed first in the final.
by winning the 50 and 100 m freestyle titles. His win in the 100 m freestyle also guaranteed him a spot on the 4×100 m freestyle and medley relay.
At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Adrian won a total of four gold medals, the best performance of his career. In his first event, the 100 m freestyle, Adrian won the gold medal in 48.15, beating Canadian Brent Hayden
and world-record holder in the 100 m freestyle César Cielo
. The following day, Adrian lined up alongside Michael Phelps
, Ryan Lochte
and Jason Lezak
to anchor the 4×100 m freestyle relay. With no competition, Adrian recorded a time of 47.51 and the American team went on to win the gold in a time of 3:11.74. The following day, Adrian then competed in the 50 m freestyle and the 4×100 m medley relay. In the final of the 50 m freestyle, Adrian shocked favourite Cielo, winning in a time of 21.55. Cielo finished second in 21.57. About an hour and a half later, Adrian competed in the 4×100 m medley relay with Aaron Peirsol
, Mark Gangloff
and Michael Phelps. Performing the freestyle leg, Adrian recorded a time of 47.54, the fastest in the field and the American team went on to win the gold in a time of 3:32.48.
, Garrett Weber-Gale
, and Jason Lezak
. Swimming the anchor leg, Adrian recorded a time of 47.40. In the final of the 100 m freestyle, Adrian placed sixth with a time of 48.23, well off his semifinal time of 48.05. In the 50 m freestyle final, Adrian placed fourth with a time of 21.93, just 1/100 of a second ahead behind third-place finisher Alain Bernard
. In his last event, the 4×100 m medley relay, Adrian teamed with Mark Gangloff
, Michael Phelps
, and Nick Thoman
to win gold in a time of 3:32.06. Swimming the freestyle leg, Adrian had a time of 47.64.
(21.52), Bruno Fratus (21.76), and Frédérick Bousquet
(21.78). He chose to sit out of the 100 m freestyle in order to prepare for the 2012 Summer Olympics
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
ist who currently holds the American record in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle (short course).
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, Adrian swam in the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay and earned a gold medal when the United States won in the final. He has won a total of twelve medals in major international competition, ten gold, one silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific
Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. The meet was initially staged biennially , to allow for an international championship-level meet in the non-Olympic and non-World Championships years...
Championships.
Personal life
Adrian was born in Bremerton, WashingtonBremerton, Washington
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...
in 1988, the son of James and Cecilia Adrian. His mother, Cecilia, is Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
and was born and raised in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Cecilia is a nurse for the Bremerton school district and his father, James, is a retired nuclear engineer
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Adrian has an older sister, Donella, who swam at Arizona State, and an older brother, Justin, who swam at Washington. Adrian started swimming at the age of five because of the influence of his siblings. He is a 2006 graduate of Bremerton High School
Bremerton High School
Bremerton High School is a high school located in the port city of Bremerton, Washington, west across Puget Sound from Seattle, in the Bremerton School District. As of the 2007-2008 school year, Bremerton High facilitates grades 9-12. Prior to fall 2007, the school only contained grades 10-12 while...
. Adrian is currently a pre-med
Pre-medical
Pre-medical is a term used to describe a track an undergraduate student in the United States pursues prior to becoming a medical student...
student at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. At Cal, Adrian is a five-time individual NCAA champion: Winning the 50-yard freestyle in 2009 and 2011 and the 100-yard freestyle in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
2008 Short Course World Championships
At the 2008 Short Course World Championships, Adrian won gold in the 100 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay and silver in the 4×100 m medley relay. In the 4×100 m freestyle relay, Adrian combined with Ryan LochteRyan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
, Bryan Lundquist
Bryan Lundquist
Bryan Lundquist is an USA swimmer from Marietta, Georgia.He was a member of the USA men's relay that established a new World Record in the short course meters 400 Free Relay at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships....
and Doug Van Wie won gold in a world record time of 3:08.44. In his second event, the 100 m freestyle, Adrian won gold in a time of 46.67, just ahead of Filippo Magnini
Filippo Magnini
Filippo Magnini is an Italian swimmer, who was two times 100 m freestyle world champion.-Biography:Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche....
who finished second with a time of 46.70. For his last event, the 4×100 m medley relay, Adrian combined with Randall Bal
Randall Bal
Randall Bal is an American swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is a former world record holder in the 50-meter backstroke ....
, Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...
and Ryan Lochte won silver behind Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Adrian placed 4th in the 100 m freestyle, qualifying him to swim in the at the Olympics. He also placed 6th in the 50 m freestyle.
In the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay, Adrian swam the first leg, splitting a time of 48.82. Cullen Jones
Cullen Jones
Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school...
, Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner
Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner
Benjamin Marshall Wildman-Tobriner is a competitive swimmer and was until recently a member of the Stanford Men's Swim team....
and Matt Grevers
Matt Grevers
Matt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:...
completed the relay with a final time of 3:12.23, a world record. This record was broken one day later when Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, Garrett Weber-Gale
Garrett Weber-Gale
Garrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Early life:Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07...
, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak
Jason Lezak
Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...
swam a time of 3:08.24, beating France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the final. By swimming in the heats, Adrian earned a gold medal even though he didn't swim in the final.
Adrian was training under coach Mike Bottom in the Florida Keys
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
as part of The Race Club World Team leading up to the 2008 Oylmpics in Beijing.
2009 World Championships
At the 2009 National Championships, Adrian placed first in the 50 and 100 m freestyle, qualifying him to swim at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Adrian earned gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 m medley relay. Adrian also placed 6th in the 50 m freestyle and 10th in the 100 m freestyle. After Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
and Matt Grevers
Matt Grevers
Matt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:...
completed their legs in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, the United States had a slight deficit behind Russia. However, Adrian swam the anchor leg in 46.79 to overtake Danila Izotov
Danila Izotov
Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
for first place. The final time of 3:09.21 was a championship record. In the 4×100 m medley relay, Adrian contributed in the heats (with Matt Grevers, Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...
and Tyler McGill
Tyler McGill
Tyler Tennant McGill is an American swimmer. McGill attends Auburn University and trains under head coach Brett Hawke.-Career:...
) and earned a gold medal when the United States placed first in the final.
2010
At the 2010 National Championships, Adrian qualified to compete at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22....
by winning the 50 and 100 m freestyle titles. His win in the 100 m freestyle also guaranteed him a spot on the 4×100 m freestyle and medley relay.
At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Adrian won a total of four gold medals, the best performance of his career. In his first event, the 100 m freestyle, Adrian won the gold medal in 48.15, beating Canadian Brent Hayden
Brent Hayden
Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian swimmer.Hayden was born and raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year...
and world-record holder in the 100 m freestyle César Cielo
César Cielo
César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...
. The following day, Adrian lined up alongside Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
and Jason Lezak
Jason Lezak
Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...
to anchor the 4×100 m freestyle relay. With no competition, Adrian recorded a time of 47.51 and the American team went on to win the gold in a time of 3:11.74. The following day, Adrian then competed in the 50 m freestyle and the 4×100 m medley relay. In the final of the 50 m freestyle, Adrian shocked favourite Cielo, winning in a time of 21.55. Cielo finished second in 21.57. About an hour and a half later, Adrian competed in the 4×100 m medley relay with Aaron Peirsol
Aaron Peirsol
Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...
, Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...
and Michael Phelps. Performing the freestyle leg, Adrian recorded a time of 47.54, the fastest in the field and the American team went on to win the gold in a time of 3:32.48.
2011 World Championships
Adrian won his first medal, a bronze, in the 4×100 m freestyle relay with Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, Garrett Weber-Gale
Garrett Weber-Gale
Garrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Early life:Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07...
, and Jason Lezak
Jason Lezak
Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...
. Swimming the anchor leg, Adrian recorded a time of 47.40. In the final of the 100 m freestyle, Adrian placed sixth with a time of 48.23, well off his semifinal time of 48.05. In the 50 m freestyle final, Adrian placed fourth with a time of 21.93, just 1/100 of a second ahead behind third-place finisher Alain Bernard
Alain Bernard
Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m...
. In his last event, the 4×100 m medley relay, Adrian teamed with Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff
Mark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...
, Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, and Nick Thoman
Nick Thoman
Nicholas Thoman is an American backstroke swimmer. He currently holds the world record in the 100-meter backstroke ....
to win gold in a time of 3:32.06. Swimming the freestyle leg, Adrian had a time of 47.64.
2011 National Championships
At the 2011 National Championships, Adrian defended his 50 m freestyle title with a time of 21.84. His time moved him to fourth in the world behind César CieloCésar Cielo
César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...
(21.52), Bruno Fratus (21.76), and Frédérick Bousquet
Frédérick Bousquet
Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...
(21.78). He chose to sit out of the 100 m freestyle in order to prepare for the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
.
Personal bests
.| Event | Time | Venue | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle (long course) | 21.46 | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... |
July 31, 2009 | |||
| 100 m freestyle (long course) | 48.00 | Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
July 10, 2009 | |||
| 50 m freestyle (short course) | 20.71 | Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
December 19, 2009 | |||
| 100 m freestyle (short course) | 45.08 | Manchester | December 19, 2009 | |||