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After a friend offered him a position at a New York swimming school, Ervin started to turn his life around, according to the Telegraph. However, it was a long process before he made a full recovery from years of drug abuse. A close friend told People there were times when he was barely able to rise from a sofa for days on end. Having dropped out of swimming, and college Ervin returned to Cal in 2008, where nine years earlier he had set a world record of 21.21 in the 50-meter. "My real bane was smoking pot and cigarettes," he told the Telegraph. "It's really been my Kryptonite. Once I got away from it, my body just resurged and kind of flourished." (Twitter)

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Olivia Stacey is a contributor to Heavy covering news, sports and entertainment. Olivia is a multi-faceted reporter who has worked with a variety of media outlets including Fox Sports, Tampa Media Group and PBS. Follow her on Twitter @Olivia_Stacey. Olivia can be reached at olivia.stacey@heavy.com.
August 12, 2016 7:37 pm