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Nathan Adrian

1988 - Today

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Nathan Ghar-jun Adrian (born December 7, 1988) is an American competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the American record in the long course 50-meter freestyle event. In his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Adrian swam in the heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay and earned a gold medal when the United States team won in the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Adrian won gold medals in both the 100-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter medley relay, and a silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He has won thirty-two medals in major international competitions; twenty gold, seven silver, and five bronze in such competitions as the Summer Olympics, the FINA World Aquatics Championships, and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Nathan Adrian is the 623rd most popular swimmer (down from 409th in 2024), the 20,147th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,949th in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Nathan Adrian ranks 623 out of 709. Before him are Liu Ou, Hannah Stockbauer, Yukiko Inui, Michael Klim, Ariarne Titmus, and Katie Hoff. After him are Cristina Teuscher, Libby Trickett, Charlotte Bonnet, Luca Dotto, Dinko Jukić, and Garrett Weber-Gale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Nathan Adrian ranks 1,422. Before him are Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Baba Diawara, Hikaru Ozawa, Julien Mertine, Michael Mancienne, and Takahiro Oshima. After him are Krystal Meyers, Jefferson Nascimento, Stefano Celozzi, Takuya Matsuura, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, and Evan Turner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathan Adrian ranks 20,155 out of 20,380. Before him are Haley Reinhart (1990), Charlie Tahan (1998), Jacob Lofland (1996), Brittany Curran (1990), Colton Herta (2000), and Santino Fontana (1982). After him are Tom Woods (1972), D. J. Augustin (1987), Krystal Meyers (1988), Cristina Teuscher (1978), Cooper Flagg (2006), and Angela Alsobrooks (1971).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Nathan Adrian ranks 164. Before him are Kaitlin Sandeno (1983), Megan Jendrick (1984), Peter Vanderkaay (1984), Eric Namesnik (1970), Ryan Murphy (1995), and Katie Hoff (1989). After him are Cristina Teuscher (1978), Garrett Weber-Gale (1985), Lilly King (1997), Chase Kalisz (1994), Gretchen Walsh (2003), and Ricky Berens (1988).

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