Neil Scott Walker (born June 25, 1976) is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Walker swam for the University of Texas under Head CoachEddie Reese and Associate CoachKris Kubik.[1]
Walker represented the United States at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he won a silver medal in themen's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he also won a bronze in the4×100-meter freestyle relay. He also twice earned gold medals in the 4×100-meter medley relay, after swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats.[2]
At the2000 Short Course World Championships in Athens, Greece, he setshort course world records in the 50-meter backstroke, 100-meter backstroke, and 100-meter individual medley.
Walker retired from competitive swimming after the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. He started a swim school with Olympian and former Longhorn teammateIan Crocker and U.S. National Champion and former Longhorn teammate James Fike, with locations in Austin and Dallas. He is currently the head coach of Rockwall Aquatics Center of Excellence (RACE) in Rockwall, Texas.
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| Preceded by | Men's 50-meter backstroke world record-holder (short course) November 18, 1999 – January 14, 2000 March 13, 2000 – September 2, 2002 | Succeeded by Matt Welsh Matt Welsh |
| Preceded by | Men's 100-meter individual medley world record-holder (short course) March 18, 2000 – December 15, 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (short course) March 19, 2000 – December 8, 2002 | Succeeded by |
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