World of Warcraft at Ten Ton Hammer

With 11.5 million players, it comes as no surprise that World of Warcraft has a player base that includes a variety of celebrities: professional athletes, best-selling authors, and Oscar-winning visual effects artists. But how many games, even including single player titles, can include Olympic gold medalists in their player list?

After our last WoW Celebs article, Ten Ton Hammer was contacted by Olympic swimmer Matt Grevers who wanted to chat about his own experiences in WoW. Although he was a bit difficult to track down between his practices and photo shoots for Tyr Sports (the swimwear company he co-represents), we eventually caught up with the lean swimmer. Matt's unbridled enthusiasm for both swimming and  online gaming is readily apparent, and we hope you can take a moment to read about his online life story.

Ten Ton Hammer: So tell us a little bit about your training regimen. What's your day-to-day schedule like?

Matt: I usually have practice from 6-8 AM, then I eat until 9 AM. After that I'll hop on to WoW and play a few games of PvP or do some daily quests. I won't raid during the week very often unless my friends give me a text and let me know that there's a good tank or healer on with the group, because that makes things go a bit quicker.

• To read the rest of our exclusive WoW inteview with Matt Grevers, click here!