Tom Dolan

Full Name:	Tom Dolan
Born:	September 15th, 2002
	Arlington, VA
Nationality:	American
Status:	Retired

Tom Dolan is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400 IM and a former world record holder in the event. Simply competing on that level in one of the sport's toughest events is quite an accomplishment, but Dolan's severe exercise-induced asthma (he has a partially-blocked windpipe) catapults his successes into another category entirely. Dolan was born on September 15, 1975 in Arlington, Virginia. He started swimming competitively for the Washington Golf and Country Club's summer swim team when he was five years old. He became serious about swimming when he joined the Curl-Burke Swim Club (now known as Nations Capital Swim Club). Despite his asthma, Dolan became one of the best age group swimmers not only in the Washington, DC area, but in the entire country. Dolan rose to prominence by "following Mike Barrowman's work ethic and Mark Spitz's toughness" under the tutelage of coach Rick Curl. He chose to attend the University of Michigan after graduating from Yorktown High School in 1993. By choosing Michigan, Dolan was able to train with Eric Namesnik. Namesnik had dominated the 400 IM during his college career, setting the American record in the event four times. Namesnik was already an alumnus when Dolan started college, …

Former Olympic Champion Tom Dolan Suffers Severe Concussion

SwimmingWorldMagazine.com is reporting that former Olympic gold medalist Tom Dolan is recovering from a very severe concussion. The injury supposedly…

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