How Swimmer Anthony Ervin Faced His Demons to Win Rio Gold Men's Journal
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.
Anthony Ervin Bio SwimSwam
Losing His Swimmer Label He had already tried to commit suicide by swallowing a handful of tranquilizers, and he nearly killed himself more than once riding a motorcycle while high on LSD and.
Jewish Olympian Anthony Ervin Gets Closer to 2nd Gold in 50M Freestyle Jewish & Israel News
Ervin becomes oldest ever Olympic swimming champion. USA freestyler Anthony Ervin, 35, defies his advancing years to win the 50m sprint 16 years after earning a joint gold medal at Sydney 2000. Show more.
Anthony Ervin Once Again Claims Olympic 50 Free Gold, Sixteen Years After Original Swimming
Ben Proud sits in his room at the Gloria training base in Turkey, reflecting on the "life-changing" time spent in Hawaii with Elliot Ptasnik and Olympic champions Anthony Ervin and Aaron Peirsol.
American swimmer Anthony Ervin hardships to win gold medal in Rio at age 35 Business
— Jewish swimmer Anthony Ervin became the oldest Olympic gold medalist in an individual swimming event, at 35 capping a comeback from burnout and drug use in the aftermath of his gold medal at 19.
Anthony Ervin Swimming's comeback king BBC News
Anthony Ervin will compete in Friday night's men's 50m freestyle having been third-fastest in the semi-final. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Sportblog Olympics 2012: swimming
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Anthony Ervin became the oldest American swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold medal Friday night, winning the 50-meter freestyle by 0.01 over France's Florent Manaudou.
Anthony Ervin Photos Swimming Olympics Day 7 14 of 177 Zimbio
The 37-year-old's life is simply unbelievable: wins Olympic gold as a teenager, hits rock-bottom, becomes homeless and attempts suicide, regains control of life, makes Olympics again, and becomes oldest ever Olympic individual medallist swimmer. It means the American has a different attitude to winning than most. "Winning is not the goal.
Anthony Ervin is Back in the Water for the 2012 Olympics Hunk of the Day TSM Interactive
2016 Olympic Champion: Anthony Ervin. He indeed is one of the most intriguing swimmers out there. He's owned his transgressions and his story is an extremely interesting read. Very.
Anthony Ervin Returning for Olympic Gold As the Oldest Swimmer
College swimming Anthony Ervin (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures) Growing up, Ervin swam for the Canyons Aquatic Club in Santa Clarita before choosing to attend the University of.
Anthony Ervin, Olympic Medalist in 2000, Comes Back in Swimming The New York Times
American swimmer Anthony Ervin has revealed how he spiralled into a life of alcohol, drugs and sex addiction after he won gold in Sydney in an extraordinary interview coinciding with his Olympic Games comeback.
Anthony Ervin back in swimming after decade off
1. He no longer has either of his medals from the Sydney Games. He donated his gold medal for the 50m freestyle to the Red Cross Tsunami relief fund, selling it over eBay and raising just over.
Anthony Ervin on Olympic Rule 50 "That's Not Going to Fly"
When swimmer Anthony Ervin won a gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle at last summer's Olympics in Rio, he set a record: At age 35, he was the oldest athlete ever to win a gold in an individual.
Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team Anthony Ervin
Anthony Ervin has capped a remarkable turnaround to become the oldest ever Olympic swimming champion at the age of 35 with victory in the 50m freestyle. The American won joint gold in the.
Anthony Ervin pulls off Olympic swim victories 16 years apart
Anthony Ervin Has Set More Milestones than Almost Any Other Swimmer by Tom Slear//Contributor Anthony Ervin can probably claim more superlatives than any other American swimmer. He's been the first, the fastest, the youngest, the oldest, the longest, and as it was once expressed very delicately, the most interesting.
Rio Olympics Anthony Ervin Oldest Swimmer to Win Gold
I n 1983, a two-year-old Anthony Ervin crawled out from his sleeping mother's arms, slid open the glass patio door of his suburban L.A. home and toddled to the edge of the backyard pool. His.
