Chad Carvin
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Full name | Chad Robb Carvin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1974-04-13) April 13, 1974 (age 50) Laguna Hills, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chad Robb Carvin (born April 13, 1974) is an American former competition swimmer and Sydney 2000 Olympic Silver medalist in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. He was part of a team that set a world record in the 4x200 relay on March 17, 2000 in Athens, Greece.[1]
Career
University of Arizona
Carvin attended the University of Arizona, and swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He was the 1994 NCAA Champion in the 500-yard freestyle and 1650-yard freestyle in a span of only three days, setting American, US Open, and NCAA records.[2][3][4]
Coming back from a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy in December 1995, Carvin won two national titles, the 400-meter IM in 4:21.77 and the 200-meter freestyle in 1:50.42 at the Phillips66 National Swimming Championships in Buffalo, New York on February 14, 1997.[5]
4x200 relay world record
On March 17, 2000, he was part of a 4x200 Meter Relay team that set a World Record of 7:01.33 in Athens, Greece. The record held until August 7, 2001.[1]
2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he earned a silver medal by swimming for the second-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He also competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and finished sixth in the event final with a time of 3:47.58.[6][7]
International competition
Carvin excelled in international competition. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in the 4x200 free relay. Competing from 1997-2004 at the short-course World Championships, he captured nine medals, including three golds in 2000 in the 400 free in 2000 and 4x200. In 2004 World Championships, he took a gold in the 4x200 free relay. He was an 11-time medalist at the Pan Pacific Championships, including one gold in 1997 in the 4x200 free relay. He took two more medals at the 1993 Pan Pacs, three in 1995, four in 1997, and one in 1999 and 2002.[1]
Honors
In 1997, he was selected U.S. Swimmer of the Year. In 2013, he was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. At the time of his induction, Chad was still the holder of two University of Arizona swim records. One in the 500 yard freestyle and the other in the 400 yard individual medley.[4]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Arizona people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ a b c "Olympedia Bio, Chad Carvin". Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "NCAA Swimming History" (PDF).
- ^ "Chad Carvin HOF". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ a b "University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, Chad Carvin". Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ Robb, Sharon, "Calvin Wins Two More Titles in Comeback", South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 15 February 1997, pg. 85.
- ^ Carvin's entry from www.sports-reference.com.
- ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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- 2000 United States Olympic Trials
- Pat Calhoun
- Chad Carvin
- Ian Crocker
- Josh Davis (team captain)
- Tom Dolan
- Nate Dusing
- Anthony Ervin
- Scott Goldblatt
- Gary Hall Jr.
- Tommy Hannan
- Klete Keller
- Lenny Krayzelburg
- Jason Lezak
- Tom Malchow
- Ed Moses
- Aaron Peirsol
- Michael Phelps
- Jamie Rauch
- Kyle Salyards
- Chris Thompson
- Scott Tucker
- Erik Vendt
- Neil Walker
- Tom Wilkens (team captain)
- Amanda Adkins
- Samantha Arsenault
- Amanda Beard
- B. J. Bedford
- Lindsay Benko (team captain)
- Brooke Bennett
- Kim Black
- Maddy Crippen
- Misty Hyman
- Kristy Kowal
- Diana Munz
- Rada Owen
- Erin Phenix
- Megan Quann
- Gabrielle Rose
- Kaitlin Sandeno
- Courtney Shealy
- Staciana Stitts
- Julia Stowers
- Ashley Tappin
- Cristina Teuscher (team captain)
- Jenny Thompson (team captain)
- Dara Torres
- Amy Van Dyken
- Peter Banks
- Jack Bauerle
- David Marsh
- Richard Quick (women's head coach)
- Eddie Reese
- Dave Salo
- Mark Schubert (men's head coach)
- Jon Urbanchek
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