BERKELEY, April 13. ANTHONY Ervin, 22, one of the greatest natural sprint talents ever to don a swim suit, retired officially several months ago, his coaches Nort Thornton and Mike Bottom confirmed recently.
Ervin has turned in to FINA and USA Swimming all of the paperwork needed to remove himself from the list of world-class swimmers subject to drug testing, making his retirement official.
Ervin rocketed to stardom after entering UC Berkeley in the Fall of 1999 as an unheralded freshman, winning NCAA titles in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he tied Gary Hall, Jr., for the gold medal in the 50m free and earned a silver medal as a member of the USA's 4x100 meter freestyle relay.
A man of many talents, Ervin has not been idle in the year since he has competed. To find out what he's been doing, check out the May issue of Swimming World magazine.
Originally posted by jim thornton
Does anyone know if Nort Thornton's official name is Norton Thornton? I'm a Thornton myself, but never considered naming on of my kids Norton. Or Morton, for that matter. Actually, the more I think about, the better the name seems to me: Norton Morton Thornton. I guess this is off the subject, however. Sorry.
As Dave Barry would say, Norton Morton Thornton would make a great name for a rock band!
Originally posted by jim thornton
Does anyone know if Nort Thornton's official name is Norton Thornton? I'm a Thornton myself, but never considered naming on of my kids Norton. Or Morton, for that matter. Actually, the more I think about, the better the name seems to me: Norton Morton Thornton. I guess this is off the subject, however. Sorry.
As Dave Barry would say, Norton Morton Thornton would make a great name for a rock band!
