Anthony Ervin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anthony Ervin
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	May 26, 1981(1981-05-26)
Age	43
Birthplace	Burbank
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Anthony Ervin Biography

Anthony Ervin is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on May 26, 1981 in Burbank, California, United States. American swimmer who was awarded Gold medals during both the 2000 as well as the 2016 Olympic Games in the 50-meter freestyle events. After quitting the professional pool in 2003 the swimmer returned to training in the year 2011 and then went on to place 5th at the 2012 Olympics in the 50-meter freestyle.

He was awarded an Olympic silver medal in the freestyle 4×100 meters event in the 2000 Olympic Games alongside He earned a silver medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle event at the 2000 Olympic Games alongside Gary Hall Jr.

Anthony Lee Ervin (born May 26, 1981) is an American competition swimmer who has won four Olympic medals and two World Championship golds. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the men’s 50-meter freestyle, and earned a silver medal as a member of the second-place United States relay team in the 4×100-meter freestyle event. He was the second swimmer of African descent after Anthony Nesty of Suriname to win an individual gold medal in Olympic swimming. He is the first United States citizen of African descent to medal gold in an individual Olympic swimming event.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ervin won one gold and one silver medal. In his first final, the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, Ervin teamed up with Gary Hall Jr., Neil Walker and Jason Lezak. Going into the final, the Americans had never lost the event at the Olympics. Ervin swam the leadoff leg in 48.89, the second best lead-off behind Michael Klim’s world record time of 48.18. The American team ended up finishing in second place with a time of 3:13.86 behind Australia, who finished in a world record time of 3:13.67. In the final of the 50-meter freestyle, Ervin tied Gary Hall Jr. for the gold with a time of 21.98.

His father is African-American in descent, and her mother comes from an Ashkenazi Jew.

Anthony Ervin Net Worth

Anthony Ervin is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anthony Ervin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started swimming competitively as an undergraduate of Hart High School in California. He made his debut at the 2000 Olympics at the age of 19.

He was awarded two gold medals at the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events during the 2001 World Acquatic Championships. In 2000, he auctioned off the Olympic gold medal in 2000. Olympic gold medal to help those who survived the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

In his only individual event, the 50-meter freestyle, Ervin entered the final as the second seed with a semi-final time of 21.42, a personal best for him and only 2-hundredths of a second behind the American record. In the final, Ervin finished in 6th place with a time of 21.65.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Anthony Ervin height 6 ft 3 in Anthony weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Anthony Ervin Dating?

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Twelve years after competing in his last Olympics as a 19-year-old, Ervin qualified for his second United States Olympic team as a 31-year-old at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, by finishing second in the men’s 50-meter freestyle. His time of 21.60 seconds was only one one- hundredth (0.01) of a second behind Cullen Jones (21.59) and also a personal best for Ervin. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he finished fifth in the finals of the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.78 seconds.

Facts & Trivia

Anthony Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Anthony Ervin celebrates birthday on May 26 of every year.

Ervin competed in the 50-meter freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he placed fifth. In the spring of 2016, Akashic Books released Ervin’s memoir, Chasing Water, co-authored by Ervin and Constantine Markides. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, 16 years after his first Olympic gold medal, he won the event for the second time, at the age of 35, becoming the oldest individual Olympic gold medal winner in swimming.

Top Facts about Anthony Ervin

1. Anthony Lee Ervin won four Olympic medals, two gold and two silver.
2. He is the first United States citizen of African descent to medal gold in an individual Olympic swimming event.
3. He is of African-American, Indian-American and Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
4. Ervin holds the record of being the oldest individual Olympic gold medal winner in swimming, at the age of 35.
5. Ervin was a youth ambassador for the Tourette Association of America from 2017 to 2018.
6. He won two gold medals at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle.
7. 12 years after competing in his last Olympics as a 19-year-old, Ervin qualified for his second United States Olympic team as a 31-year-old.
8. The United States relay team was disqualified at the 2001 World Championships.
9. He won gold at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, and the 4×100 m medley relay.
10. In the 2016 Olympics, Ervin won the 50 m freestyle with a time of 21.40 seconds.
11. Ervin swam in the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, ranked 23rd overall.
12. He conducted a swim clinic with Florian Wellbrock of Germany for young swimmers at the 2021 World Short Course Championships.
13. Ervin was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
14. In 2017, Ervin knelt for the National Anthem prior to the start of a competition in Brazil.
15. Ervin’s memoir, Chasing Water, was released in 2016 by Akashic Books.

Is Anthony Ervin mixed?

Ervin is African-American and Jewish , and was born in Hollywood. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent on his mother’s side and African-American and Indian- American descent on his father’s. He was raised in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California. Ervin has described himself as a “Zen Buddhist”.

Who is the oldest person to win an Olympic gold medal?

Oscar Gomer Swahn (20 October 1847 – 1 May 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games and won six medals, including three gold. Swahn holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest person to win an Olympic medal.

How old is Anthony Ervin?

41 years (May 26, 1981)

How tall is Anthony Ervin?

6′ 3″

Why did Anthony Ervin stop swimming?

“ I wasn’t comfortable with it.” Ervin was finished with swimming. “But I needed a job.” If you want to know exactly what happened to Anthony Ervin after Sydney you should read his book, Chasing Water.