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Nathan Adrian

Adrian at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1988-12-07) December 7, 1988 (age 36) Bremerton, Washington, U.S.
Height	6 ft 6 in
Weight	225 lb
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of California, Berkeley
Coach	Dave Durden
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 5 1 2 World Championships (LC) 10 4 2 World Championships (SC) 2 1 0 Pan Pacific Championships 6 2 1 Pan American Games 2 3 0 Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2012 London 100 m freestyle Gold 2012 London 4×100 m medley Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley Silver 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Gold 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Gold 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley Gold 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed freestyle Gold 2017 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley Gold 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle Gold 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2015 Kazan 50 m freestyle Silver 2017 Budapest 100 m freestyle Silver 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley Bronze 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2013 Barcelona 100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 2008 Manchester 100 m freestyle Gold 2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2008 Manchester 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships Gold 2010 Irvine 50 m freestyle Gold 2010 Irvine 100 m freestyle Gold 2010 Irvine 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley Gold 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley Gold 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m medley Silver 2014 Gold Coast 100 m freestyle Silver 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2014 Gold Coast 50 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 2019 Lima 4×100 m medley Gold 2019 Lima 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2019 Lima 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2019 Lima 50 m freestyle Silver 2019 Lima 100 m freestyle Representing the California Golden Bears Event 1st 2nd 3rd NCAA Championships 11 3 2 Total 11 3 2 By race Event 1st 2nd 3rd 50 y freestyle 2 1 0 100 y freestyle 3 0 0 4×50 y freestyle 1 1 1 4×50 y medley 1 1 0 4×100 y freestyle 2 0 1 4×100 y medley 2 0 0 NCAA Championships Gold 2009 College Station 50 y freestyle Gold 2009 College Station 100 y freestyle Gold 2010 Columbus 100 y freestyle Gold 2010 Columbus 4×50 y freestyle Gold 2010 Columbus 4×100 y freestyle Gold 2010 Columbus 4×100 y medley Gold 2011 Minneapolis 50 y freestyle Gold 2011 Minneapolis 100 y freestyle Gold 2011 Minneapolis 4×100 y freestyle Gold 2011 Minneapolis 4×50 y medley Gold 2011 Minneapolis 4×100 y medley Silver 2009 College Station 4×50 y medley Silver 2010 Columbus 50 y freestyle Silver 2011 Minneapolis 4×50 y freestyle Bronze 2009 College Station 4×50 y freestyle Bronze 2009 College Station 4×100 y freestyle

Nathan Ghar-jun Adrian (born December 7, 1988) is an American swimmer. He has won five Olympic gold medals. He used to hold the American record for the 50-meter freestyle race.

Nathan has won many medals in big international swimming events. He has earned twenty gold, seven silver, and five bronze medals. These include medals from the Summer Olympics, FINA World Aquatics Championships, and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he helped the U.S. team win gold in a relay. In 2012, he won gold in the 100-meter freestyle and another relay. He also got a silver medal in a freestyle relay. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won two more gold medals in relays. He also earned two bronze medals in individual races.

Early Life and School

Nathan Adrian was born in Bremerton, Washington, in 1988. His mother, Cecilia, is from Hong Kong and works as a nurse. His father, James, was a nuclear engineer.

Nathan has an older sister, Donella, and an older brother, Justin. Both of his siblings were swimmers. Nathan started swimming when he was five years old because of them. He finished high school in 2006 at Bremerton High School.

After high school, Nathan went to the University of California, Berkeley. He studied public health and graduated in 2012. While in college, he was a five-time champion in NCAA swimming events. He won the 50-yard freestyle twice and the 100-yard freestyle three times.

Swimming Career Highlights

2008 Short Course World Championships

In 2008, Nathan competed in the Short Course World Championships. He won two gold medals. One was for the 100-meter freestyle race. The other was for the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. His team set a new world record in the relay. He also won a silver medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay.

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

Nathan qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He swam in the first part of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. His team set a world record in the heats. Even though he didn't swim in the final race, he still earned a gold medal. This is because he was part of the team that helped them get there.

2009 World Championships

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Nathan won two more gold medals. He helped the U.S. team win the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He swam the last part of the race and helped his team win. This set a new championship record. He also won gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay.

2010 Pan Pacific Championships

Nathan had a great performance at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He won four gold medals. He won the 100-meter freestyle race. He also won the 50-meter freestyle, beating a world-record holder. Nathan helped his team win gold in both the 4×100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relays.

2011 World Championships

In 2011, Nathan won a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He also won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay. He swam the freestyle part of the medley relay.

2012 London Summer Olympics

Nathan qualified for his second Olympics in 2012. He won a silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He swam the first part of the race.

He then won his first individual Olympic gold medal. This was in the 100-meter freestyle race. He won by a tiny bit, just 0.01 seconds! Nathan was the first American man to win this event since 1988.

He won another gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay. His team set a new Olympic record. After his success, a street in his hometown was named "Nathan Adrian Drive."

2013 World Championships

Adrian claims gold in relay at the 2015 World Championships

At the 2013 World Championships, Nathan won a silver medal. This was in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He also earned a bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle. He finished fourth in the 50-meter freestyle.

2015 World Championships

In 2015, Nathan set a new American record in the 50-meter freestyle. He won a silver medal in that event. He also won two gold medals in relays. One was in the 4×100-meter mixed freestyle relay. His team set a new world record in that race. The other gold was in the 4×100-meter medley relay.

2016 Rio Summer Olympics

Nathan competed in his third Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He won four medals there. He helped the U.S. team win gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He also won a bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle. He then won another bronze in the 50-meter freestyle.

He finished his Olympics with another gold medal. This was in the 4×100-meter medley relay. His team set a new Olympic record in this race.

Later Career (2018-2021)

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Nathan won a gold medal. This was for the men's 4×100-meter medley relay.

In 2019, he competed at the World Aquatics Championships. He won a gold medal in the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Later that year, he went to the Pan American Games. There, he won gold in two relays. He also earned silver medals in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle races.

Nathan tried to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021). He swam in the 100-meter and 50-meter freestyle events. He did not make the Olympic team this time. However, he still earned a spot on the U.S. National Team for the 14th time.

Personal Best Swimming Times

These tables show Nathan Adrian's fastest swimming times in different types of pools.

Personal Life

In 2017, Nathan Adrian got engaged to Hallie Ivester. They got married in 2018. In 2021, they welcomed their daughter.

Fun Facts

A road sign for Nathan Adrian Drive in Bremerton, Washington

Nathan Adrian appeared on the TV show MythBusters in 2009. He helped test if someone could swim as fast in syrup as in water. The hosts found that his results were not clear. This was because swimming in syrup was too different from water for him.

In 2014, Nathan was honored. He was added to The Robert Chinn Foundation Asian Hall of Fame.

See also

In Spanish: Nathan Adrian para niños

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of United States records in swimming
• List of University of California, Berkeley alumni
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• List of world records in swimming
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay