"There's a lot to be said, but until you actually get into the water and do it, it all doesn't mean anything.” - Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian is a U.S. sprinter, originally born in Washington state as the youngest of three kids. Born Dec. 7, 1988 Adrian began swimming because his older siblings were involved — he began taking lessons by 2 and joined the team by 5, but years later the 6’6″ freestyler would become one of the top sprinters in the world. https://swimswam.com/bio/nathan-adrian/ FUN FACTS HIGH SCHOOL Bremerton HS '06 COLLEGE University of California Berkeley '12 COLLEGE MAJOR Public Health FUTURE PROFESSIONAL ASPIRATIONS Doctor PARENTS Jim and Cecilia ... Jim is a nuclear engineer and Cecilia is a school nurse SIBLING(S) Has an older sister (Donella) and an older brother (Justin) who both swam competitively STARTED SWIMMING At age 5 when brother, because his sister and friend started swimming SPORTS PLAYED BEFORE SWIMMING Soccer NICKNAME(S) Bok Choi ... "The little girls on my team found out I was 50 percent Asian." HOBBIES OUTSIDE THE POOL Hanging out with friends, jet skiing, boating, dirt biking MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON Parents ... "Because of their perfect balance of love and support for me over the years." TRAINING STATS Swims 5k-8k ... 5 hours a day ... 2-3 workouts a day, 5 days a week Through the course of the high school swimming seasons we will starting a new weekly video session before practice: Olympic Wednesdays. On these Wednesday's the Senior and Age Group teams will watch videos on different Olympic Swimmers that show off a bit of their life, training, and background. |