Background
Dolan grew up swimming for Rick Curl and the Curl-Burke Swim Club, along with the Washington Golf & Country Club during the summer.
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Thomas Dolan
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He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he swam for coach Jon Urbanchek"s Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) competition from 1994 to 1997.
Career
Dolan represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics. He also competed in the men"s 200-meter individual medley, placing seventh in the event final with a time 2:03.89. He also received the silver medal for his second-place performance in the men"s 200-meter individual medley (1:5977).
Dolan was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 2006, and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
He now runs the Tom Dolan Swim School in Northern Virginia, teaching infants to adults—solid fundamentals that are essential for water-safety, recreational and competitive swimming.
Achievements
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During his college swimming career, he won individual National Collegiate Athletic Association national championships in the 500-yard freestyle (1995, 1996, 1997), 1,650-yard freestyle (1995, 1996), and 400-yard individual medley (1995, 1996), and was a member of three of Michigan"s winning teams in the 800-yard freestyle relay (1994, 1995, 1996). At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he won a gold medal in the men"s 400-meter individual medley, finishing with a time 4:14.90. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Dolan again won a gold medal in the men"s 400-meter individual medley, and setting a new world record of 4:11.76 in the final.
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Born
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United States