Ian Crocker

USA Swimming
Ian Crocker
CLUB: Western Hills Athletic Club (WHAC-TX)
AGE: 32 DOB: August 31, 1982
HEIGHT: 6' 5" (195.6 cm)
HOMETOWN: Portland, Maine
RESIDENCE: Austin, Texas
BIRTHPLACE: Portland, Maine
Career Highlights:
2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 400m med-relay (prelims); also placed 4th in the 100m fly...
qualified for the 2008 Olympics by finishing second in the 100m fly at Trials ... four-time
Olympic medalist who won gold, silver, and bronze at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens ...
member of the 400m med-relay teams that set world records at both the 2000 and 2004
Olympics ... was the 2003 and 2005 world champion in the 100m fly and is the current worldrecord holder in the event.
Olympics History:
2008: Gold, 400m MR(pr); 4, 100m FL ... 2004: Gold, 400m MR(WR); Silver, 100m FL; Bronze,
400m FR-R ... 2000: Gold, 400m MR(WR); 4, 100m FL
World Champs History:
2007: Silver, 50m FL & 100m FL ... 2005: Gold, 400m MR & 100m FL(WR); Silver, 50m FL ...
2003: Gold, 50m FL(AR); Gold, 100m FL(WR); Gold, 400m MR (WR) ... 2001: Silver, 100m FL
Pan Pacs History:
2006: Gold, 100m FL & 400m MR ... 2002: Gold, 100m FL(CR) ... 1999: no medals
SC Worlds History:
2004: Four golds- 50m FL(WR), 100m FL(CR), 400m FR-R(pr), 400m MR(WR)
Olympic Trials History:
2008: 2, 100m FL ... 2004: 1, 100m FL; 2, 100m FR
2007 World Rankings:
45th, 50m FR; 64th, 100m FR; 2nd, 50m FL; 2nd, 100m FL
2006 World Rankings:
84th, 50m FR; 68th, 100m FR; 1st, 100m FL
2005 World Rankings:
101st, 50m FR; 78th, 100m FR; 1st, 100m FL
RECORDS:
Former WR holder in 100m FL, set at 2005 World Championships ... Former WR holder in
100m FL (SCM), set at 2004 US Men's NCAA Champs ... Former AR holder in 400y MED-R,
set at 2006 ST American SC Champs ... Former AR holder in 200y MED-R, set at 2006 ST
American SC Champs ... Holds AR in 100y FL, set at 2004 ST Big 12 Championships
NATIONAL TITLES:
100m Fly (2): ’01 SPG, '00 SUM
ADDITIONAL HONORS:
General Accolades: 2005 USA Swimming Male Performance of the Year (World Champ 100m
fly)
International: Set the world record in the 100m fly, becoming the first person to swim the event
under 51 seconds … swam the fastest butterfly relay split in history as part of world recordbreaking 400m medley relay at 2004 Olympics
National Teams: Seven-time National A Team (2000-06) … two-time National B Team (199899) ... 1998 National Junior Team
All-Star Team: Six-time (2000-01, 03-06)
Meet Honors: 1998 Spring Nationals Rookie of the Meet
Collegiate: 24-time NCAA All-American
PERSONAL:
High School: Cheverus Jesuit HS ‘00
College: Texas ’05
College Major: Sociology
Parents: Richard and Gail … father is a lab technician, and mother manages a cardiac rehab
facility
Sibling(s): One sister (Amy)
Pet(s): Three cats (Murphy, Hazel, Dinah)
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Cars, music … enjoys playing blues guitar and restoring Berta, his
1971 Buick Riviera … is an avid Bob Dylan fan ... also enjoys photography
Ultimate Way to Relax: Cruising in his car, playing the guitar
Most Influential Person: His coaches
Charities: National Mental Health
FAST FACTS
Three-time Olympian (2008, 2004, 2000)
Five Olympic medals (3g, 1s, 1b)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
2008 Olympic Games
2008: Gold, 400m MED-R (pr)
2007 World Championships
2007: Silver, 50m FL; Silver, 100m FL
2006 Pan Pacific Champs
2006: Gold, 400m MED-R; Gold, 100m FL
2005 World Championships
2005: Gold, 100m FL (WR); Gold, 400m MED-R;
Silver, 50m FL
2004 Olympic Games
2004: Gold, 400m MED-R (WR); Bronze, 400m
FR-R; Silver, 100m FL
2003 World Champs
2003: Gold, 400m MED-R; Gold, 100m FL; Silver,
50m FL
2000 Olympic Games
2000: Gold, 400m MED-R (OR)
TOP TIMES
Event
Best
Year
50m FR
22.74
Feb 07
100m FR
49.06
Jul 04
50m FL
23.12
Jul 05
100m FL
50.40
Jul 05
CAREER STATS:
2008 Olympics - t3 Semi, 100m FL; 4 Final, 100m FL
TRIALS - 2 Semi, 100m FL; 2 Final, 100m FL
08 MIZZ GP - 12 Final, 50m FR; 17 Final, 100m FR; 2 Final,
100m FL
2007 WORLD - 2 Final, 50m FL; 2 Final, 100m FL
2007 Mizzou GP - , 50m FR; , 50m FR; , 100m FR; , 100m
FR; , 100m FL
2006 US OPEN - 10 Final, 50m FR; 9 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 100m
FL
PAN PAC - 1 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 400m MED-R
SUM NATS - 12 Final, 100m FR; 2 Final, 100m FL
2005 MoO DiP - 1 Final, 100m FL
WORLD - 2 Final, 50m FL; 1 Final, 100m FL (WR)
WC TRIALS - 9 Final, 100m FR; 2 Final, 100m FL
2004 Olympics - 2 Final, 100m FL; t3 Final, 400m FR-R
OLY TRIALS - 2 Final, 100m FR; 2 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final,
100m FL (WR)
2003 WORLD - 1 Semi, 50m FL; 2 Final, 50m FL; 3 Semi, 100m FL;
1 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 400m MED-R
MoO DiP - 2 Final, 100m FL
2001 Worlds - , 50m FL (AR)
2000 Olympics - 4 Final, 100m FL; 1 Final, 400m MED-R (OR)
Ian Crocker
PERSONAL: (continued)
Training Stats: Swims 6-12,000 meters/yards per day, 2-5 hours a day, 6 days a week
More: Starred in a behind-the-scenes documentary entitled Unfiltered: The Story Behind the
Rivalry with teammate and rival Michael Phelps that was released in October of 2005; Unfiltered
was selected for the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival in New York … after the 2004 Games in Athens,
Crocker participated in a 14-city post-Olympic tour with fellow Olympic teammates Phelps and
Lenny Krayzelburg in an effort to raise the profile of the sport of swimming
More: Considers himself a good cook, musician and artist ... drives a beat-up pick-up
Favorites: U.S. city: Austin, Texas ... musician: Bob Dylan ... summer activities: hiking, biking,
car rallies, grilling; "basically, anything in Austin" ... tv: The Office, Good Eats ... movies:
Slingblade, anything by the Coen Brothers or Woody Allen

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