Ian will the swim the 100 Butterfly in the Beijing Olympics.
Stats:
- CLUB: Longhorn Aquatics (TXLA-TX)
- DOB: Aug 31, 1982
- HEIGHT: 6' 5" (195.6 cm)
- HOMETOWN: Portland, Maine
- RESIDENCE: Austin, Texas
- BIRTHPLACE: Portland, Maine
- COACHED BY: Eddie Reese
Personal Notes:
- High School: Cheverus Jesuit HS ‘00
- College: Texas ’05
- College Major: Sociology
- Parents: Richard and Gail; father is a lab technician, and mother manages a cardiac rehab facility
- Sibling(s): One sister (Amy)
- Pet(s): Three cats (Murphy, Hazel, Dinah)
- Hobbies Outside the Pool: Cars, music; enjoys playing blues guitar and restoring Berta, his 1971 Buick Riviera; is an avid Bob Dylan fan; also enjoys photography
- Ultimate Way to Relax: Cruising in his car, playing the guitar
- Most Influential Person: His coaches
- Charities: National Mental Health
- Training Stats: Swims 6-12,000 meters/yards per day, 2-5 hours a day, 6 days a week
- Starred in a behind-the-scenes documentary entitled Unfiltered: The Story Behind the Rivalry with teammate and rival Michael Phelps that was released in October of 2005; Unfiltered was selected for the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival in New York
- after the 2004 Games in Athens, Crocker participated in a 14-city post-Olympic tour with fellow Olympic teammates Phelps and Lenny Krayzelburg in an effort to raise the profile of the sport of swimming
- Considers himself a good cook, musician and artist
- drives a beat-up pick-up
- Favorites:
- U.S. city: Austin, Texas
- musician: Bob Dylan
- summer activities: hiking, biking, car rallies, grilling; "basically, anything in Austin"
- tv: The Office, Good Eats
- movies: Slingblade, anything by the Coen Brothers or Woody Allen