- Anthony Ervin
Anthony Lee Ervin (born
May 26 ,1981 in Burbank,California ). In 2000, he became the first swimmer ofAfrican American descent to make the US Olympic team. At the2000 Summer Olympics , he participated as an American swimmer who won thegold medal in the Men’s 50m Freestyle, finishing with the same winning time asGary Hall Jr. He also won asilver medal on the Men’s 4x100 m freestyle relay team behindAustralia at the Olympics inSydney ,Australia .As an undergraduate college student, Ervin swam for the
University of California, Berkeley , where he won multiple individual and relay events at the year-endNCAA Championships. Prior to Berkeley, Ervin swam forCanyons Aquatic Club , andWilliam S. Hart High School inSanta Clarita , California.In May 2005, Ervin sold his gold medal on Ebay for $17,100, donating the money to UNICEF for tsunami relief.
Ervin is of African American and Native American descent on his father's side, and
Jewish American on his mother's.World Aquatics Championships / FINA World Swimming Championships
*2001
**1st place – 100 m freestyleNCAA Championships
*2000
**1st place – 50 m freestyle
**1st place – 100 m freestyle
**2nd place – Member of 200 m freestyle relay team
**1st place – Member of 400 m freestyle relay team
**5th place – Member of 200 m medley relay team
**9th place – Member of 400 m medley relay team*2001
**2nd place – 50 yard freestyle
**1st place – 100 yard freestyle
**4th place – Member of 200 yard freestyle relay team
**2nd place – Member of 400 yard freestyle relay team
**6th place – Member of 200 yard medley relay team
**6th place – Member of 400 yard medley relay team*2002
**2nd place – 50 yard freestyle
**1st place – 100 yard freestyle ("NCAA Championship Record, American Record, U.S. Open Record")
**2nd place – Member of 200 yard freestyle relay team
**1st place – Member of 400 yard freestyle relay team
**4th place – Member of 200 yard medley relay team
**Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year*2003
**3rd place – 50 yard freestyle
**2nd place – 100 yard freestyle
**3rd place – Member of 200 yard freestyle relay team
**1st place – Member of 400 yard freestyle relay team ("NCAA Championship Record, U.S. Open Record")
**5th place – Member of 200 yard medley relay team
**4th place – Member of 400 yard medley relay teamee also
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World record progression 50m freestyle
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