Nathan Adrian

Nathan Gharjun Adrian is an American competitive swimmer and threetime Olympic gold medalist who currently holds the American record in the long course 50meter freestyle event.

Adrian was born in Bremerton, Washington in 1988. He is the son of James and Cecilia Adrian his mother Cecilia is Chinese and was born and raised in Hong Kong. Cecilia is a nurse for the Bremerton school district, and his father James is a retired nuclear engineer for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Adrian has an older sister, Donella, who swam at Arizona State University, and an older brother, Justin, who swam at the University of Washington. Adrian started swimming at the age of five because of the influence of his siblings. He was a 2006 graduate, swimming for Bremerton High School. Adrian matriculated at the University of California, Berkeley in fall 2006, where he majored in public health. He eventually graduated with honors in the spring of 2012. At Cal, Adrian is a fivetime individual NCAA champion Winning the 50yard freestyle in 2009 and 2011 and the 100yard freestyle in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

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