1. Ian Lowell Crocker was born on August 31,1982 and is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
20 Facts About Ian Crocker
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Ian Crocker has won a total of twenty-one medals in major international competition, spanning the Olympics, the FINA World Aquatics Championships, and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
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Ian Crocker coached for many years at the Western Hills Athletic Club and has helped coach the Longhorns swim camp in 2019 as well as other years.
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Ian Crocker, who specializes in the butterfly, has received five Olympic medals in his career.
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Ian Crocker improved his world record of 50.98 twice, down to a time of 50.40 set at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, before being bested by Michael Phelps in 2009.
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Ian Crocker was a member of the gold medal-winning 4x100-meter medley relay team and barely missed winning a bronze in the 100-meter butterfly.
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At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, Ian Crocker won a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind Lars Frolander.
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At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Ian Crocker won a total of three medals, two golds and one silver medal.
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Ian Crocker is best known in these Championships for his world record performance in the 100 m butterfly final.
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When Ian Crocker saw the time after the race, he thought the world record belonged to Phelps.
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ian Crocker received a bronze medal as a member of the 4x100-meter freestyle relay team, a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly, and a gold medal as a member of the world-record setting 4x100-meter medley relay team.
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At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, Ian Crocker won a total of three medals, two golds and one silver medal.
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Ian Crocker handed Michael Phelps one of the worst losses in his career when Phelps finished over a second behind.
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Ian Crocker did not disappoint and swam the butterfly leg in 50.39.
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At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Ian Crocker won two silver medals.
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Ian Crocker competed in his third Olympics as a medal contender for his signature 100-meter butterfly.
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Many felt Ian Crocker's career was on a slide due to a poor showing in the Olympic trials and having not broken the 51-second barrier in over 12 months.
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Ian Crocker finished in a tie for third in the semi-finals, behind Australia's Andrew Lauterstein.
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Ian Crocker missed the medal stand by one hundredth of a second.
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Ian Crocker is the head coach for a swim club in Austin, Texas, called the Whitecaps of Westlake.