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Anthony Ervin (born May 26, 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American swimmer who tied Gary Hall Jr. for the gold medal in the Men’s 50m Freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal on the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay team at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

As an undergraduate college student, Ervin swam for the University of California, Berkeley, where he won multiple individual and relay events at the year-end NCAA Championships.

In May of 2005, Ervin sold his gold medal on Ebay for $17,100 and planned on donating the money to UNICEF for tsunami relief. In 2005, Ervin also returned to the pool and began training for the 2008 Olympics.

Erwin is of African American and Native American descent on his father's side, and Jewish American on his mother's.

World Aquatics Championships / FINA World Swimming Championships

2001
*1st place – 50m Freestyle
*1st place – 100m Freestyle

NCAA Championships

2000
*1st place – 50-meter Freestyle
*1st place – 100-meter Freestyle
*2nd place – Member of 200-meter Freestyle Relay Team
*1st place – Member of 400-meter Freestyle Relay Team
*5th place – Member of 200-meter Medley Relay Team
*9th place – Member of 400-meter Medley Relay Team

2001
*2nd place – 50-yard Freestyle
*1st place – 100-yard Freestyle
*4th place – Member of 200-yard Freestyle Relay Team
*2nd place – Member of 400-yard Freestyle Relay Team
*6th place – Member of 200-yard Medley Relay Team
*6th place – Member of 400-yard Medley Relay Team

2002
*2nd place – 50-yard Freestyle
*1st place – 100-yard Freestyle (NCAA Championship Record, American Record, U.S. Open Record)
*2nd place – Member of 200-yard Freestyle Relay Team
*1st place – Member of 400-yard Freestyle Relay Team
*4th place – Member of 200-yard Medley Relay Team
*DQ – Member of 400-yard Medley Relay Team
*Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year

2003
*3rd place – 50-yard Freestyle
*2nd place – 100-yard Freestyle
*3rd place – Member of 200-yard Freestyle Relay Team
*1st place – Member of 400-yard Freestyle Relay Team (NCAA Championship Record, U.S. Open Record)
*5th place – Member of 200-yard Medley Relay Team
*4th place – Member of 400-yard Medley Relay Team

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