Tom Dolan

Tom Dolan

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Fitzgerald Dolan
Nickname(s)	"Tom"
National team	United States
Born	(1975-09-15) September 15, 1975 Arlington, Virginia
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
Club	Club Wolverine
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 400 m medley 2000 Sydney 400 m medley 2000 Sydney 200 m medley World Championships (LC) 1994 Rome 400 m medley 1998 Perth 400 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1995 Atlanta 200 m medley 1995 Atlanta 400 m medley 1993 Kobe 400 m medley

Thomas Fitzgerald Dolan (born September 15, 1975) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Dolan grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he swam for coach Jon Urbanchek's Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1994 to 1997.^[1] During his college swimming career, he won individual NCAA national championships in the 500-yard freestyle (1995, 1996), 1,650-yard freestyle (1995, 1996), and 400-yard individual medley (1995, 1996), and was a member of three of Michigan's winning teams in the 800-yard freestyle relay (1994, 1995, 1996).^[1][2]

Dolan represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics.^[3] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he won a gold medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley, finishing with a time 4:14.90.^[3][4] He also competed in the men's 200-meter individual medley, placing seventh in the event final with a time 2:03.89.^[3][5]

Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Dolan again won a gold medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley, and setting a new world record of 4:11.76 in the final.^[3][6] He also received the silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 200-meter individual medley (1:59.77).^[3][7]

Dolan was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 2006,^[8] and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. He now runs the Tom Dolan Swim School in Northern Virginia, teaching infants to adults—solid fundamentals that are essential for water-safety, recreational and competitive swimming.^[9]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Michigan alumni
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 400 metres individual medley

References

External links

• Tom Dolan – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
• Tom Dolan (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Tom Dolan Swim School – Official website of the Tom Dolan Swim School