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in hertory to win titles in three different strokes at one national championship
in 2003; also the first man to win five titles in one Nationals ... twice
- Current
world-record holder in the 200m fly, 200m IM, and 400m IM; at the 2001 Spring
Nationals, became the youngest man to break a world record (15 years, nine months)
- Won the prestigious 2003 Sullivan Award as the top U.S. amateur athlete.
- Graduated
from Towson (Md.) High School in May, 2003; will attend the University of Michigan
in the fall of 2004
- Started swimming at age seven, following her two older
sisters, including Whitney, a member of the 1994 World Championship team
- His
mother, Debbie, is a schoolteacher, and her father, Fred, is a Maryland state
trooper.
- He enjoys lacrosse, soccer, and baseball (played those sports until
age 12)
- His coach, Bob Bowman, was honored as the 2001 USA Swimming Coach
of the Year
- Favorite foods are lasagna, pretzels, cheeseburger subs, and waffle
cones filled with French vanilla ice cream and Butterfinger bits
- Listens to
rap music before races - "I ALWAYS listen to DMX. The song is called "Party up"
- he listened to it before making the Olympic Team and breaking her first world
record
- Enjoys MTV Cribs, Austin Powers and XBox video games
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