NATHAN ADRIAN 3X Olympian,Seattle-Area Seattle-Area Sprint StandoutSprint Standout RESIDENCE: Bremerton,Berkeley, Calif. Wash. CLUB/COACH: California Aquatics/Dave Durden HOMETOWN: Berkeley,Bremerton, Calif. Wash. COLLEGE: California, 2012 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @NathanGAdrian • Instagram: @NathanGAdrian IN THE POOL: •IN Three-time THE POOL: Olympian, Four-time Olympic medalist • WonTwo-time gold inOlympian, the 100m Four-time free and 400mOlympic free medalist relay at the London Olympic Games • Nine-timeWon gold in FINA the 100mWorld free Championships and 400m free medalist relay at the London Olympic Games • Nine-time FINA World Championships medalist OUTSIDE THE WATER: OUTSIDE• Stands 6-foot-5; THE WATER: One of the tallest Team USA swimmers • Seattle-area native is a huge Seahawks fan and enjoys riding the Puget Sound ferryferry; Raised the Seahawks’ •12th Serves Man as flag an ambassadorat a 2013 game for the USA Swimming Foundation, helping to spread the importance of learning to swim• Serves for as children an ambassador for the USA Swimming Foundation, helping to spread the importance of learning to •swim Making for childrenthe U.S. roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was special to Nathan, as his home is from Hong • Making the U.S. roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was special to Nathan, as his mother is from HongKong Kong; He has never visited there • Enjoys hiking and bodysurfing as ways to relax when not training GUNNAR BENTZ Georgia Bulldog Set for Olympic Debut RESIDENCE: Athens, Ga. CLUB/COACH: Athens Bulldog Swim Club/Jack Bauerle HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Ga. COLLEGE: Georgia, 2018 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @TheGunnyBunny • Instagram: @TheGunnyBunny IN THE POOL: • Finished fifth in the 200m free at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for his first Olympic Team • Won a pair of medals at the 2015 Pan American Games • Claimed four medals at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Parents, Steve and Missy, were track and field athletes at Berry College; Has two sisters who are swimmers • Sisters gave him the nickname Gunny Bunny and it stuck • Was an age group teammate at Dynamo Swim Club with current Georgia and U.S. Olympic teammate Jay Litherland and his two brothers, Kevin and Mick • First name is Joseph; paternal grandfather’s family was from Germany and parents wanted to give him a German middle name • Collects currency from all the countries visited for swimming competitions; Favorite place to travel is Berlin JACK CONGER Versatile Longhorn Making Olympic Debut RESIDENCE: Austin, Texas CLUB/COACH: Nation’s Capital Swim Club/Eddie Reese HOMETOWN: Rockville, Md. COLLEGE: Texas, 2017 IN THE POOL: • Posted three top-four finishes at 2016 Olympic Trials; Qualified for first Olympic roster with a third-place finish in the 200m free • Runner-up in the 100m free, 100m fly and 200m fly at 2015 Phillips 66 Nationals • Three-time medalist at the 2015 World University Games OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Majoring in corporate communications at Texas • Was the 2013 Swimming World Magazine National High School Swimmer of the Year • Watched the 2008 Olympic Games on a family beach trip and told his mother, Bridget, “That’s what I want to do.” KEVIN CORDES Rio Bound After a Breakout Olympic Trials RESIDENCE: Naperville, Ill. CLUB/COACH: Fox Valley Swim Team/Sergio Lopez Miro HOMETOWN: Naperville, Ill. COLLEGE: Arizona, 2015 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @KwCordes • Instagram: @KevinCordes IN THE POOL: • Won the 100m breaststroke and was second in the 200m breaststroke at 2016 Olympic Trials • Silver medalist in the 200m breaststroke and won gold in the 400m medley relay at the 2015 FINA World Championships • American record holder in the 100y and 200y breaststroke and 100m breaststroke • Won multiple NCAA championships at the University of Arizona OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Overcame setbacks at international meets in 2013 (relay disqualification at World Champs) and 2014 (indi- vidual DQ at Pan Pacs) to shine in 2015 with three medals at the 2015 FINA World Championships • Ahead of U.S. Olympic Trials, trained in Singapore with coach Sergio Lopez Miro • Dad, Bill, was a quarterback during undergrad days at University of Arizona CAELEB DRESSEL Florida Gators Star Sprinter RESIDENCE: Gainesville, Fla. CLUB/COACH: Bolles School Sharks/Gregg Troy HOMETOWN: Green Cove Springs, Fla. COLLEGE: Florida, 2018 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @caelebdressel • Instagram: @caelebdressel IN THE POOL: • Runner-up in the 100m free at 2016 Olympic Trials to earn his first Olympic Games berth • 2016 NCAA champion in the 50y and 100y free for Florida • Claimed national titles in the 50m and 100m free at the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Comes from a family of swimmers: Father, Michael, swam collegiately at Delaware; older sister swam at Flor- ida State; younger sister is committed to swim at Florida • Swam as age-grouper with current U.S. Olympic teammate Ryan Murphy with the Bolles School Sharks • Has tattoos of an eagle and the American flag on his shoulder; “I love my country,” he says. • Enjoys boating, wake boarding and being outdoors • Grew up on a 60-acre ranch in Green Cove Springs, Florida CONOR DWYER Late-Bloomer Headed to 2nd Olympic Games RESIDENCE: Manhattan Beach, Calif. CLUB/COACH: Trojan Swim Club/Dave Salo HOMETOWN: Winnetka, Ill. COLLEGE: Florida, 2012 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @ConorJDwyer • Instagram: @ConorJDwyer IN THE POOL: • Runner-up in the 200m and 400m freestyle at 2016 Olympic Trials • 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 800m free relay • Six-time FINA World Championships medalist OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Hails from a huge Irish family - has three brothers (including a twin, Spencer) and a sister; More than 40 family members attended the 2012 Olympic Games in London • Mother Jeanne swam at Florida State and taught Conor to swim at age 2; learned to swim in his grandmother’s backyard pool; Dad is a masters swimmer • Was not recruited out of high school; Was 5-10 as a high school senior and now stands 6-5 • Was a walk-on at University of Iowa before transferring to Florida for final two years after Janet Evans called on his behalf to Gregg Troy • Huge fan of Chicago sports teams; Has thrown out first pitch for Cubs and done a ceremonial kickoff for Bears • Nicknamed Diddy by former Florida teammate and fellow Olympian Ryan Lochte • Loves collecting shoes, especially basketball shoes ANTHONY ERVIN The Most Interesting Man in Swimming RESIDENCE: Los Angeles, Calif. CLUB/COACH: SwimMAC Carolina/California Aquatics/ David Marsh HOMETOWN: Valencia, Calif. COLLEGE: California SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @AnthonyErvin • Instagram: @AnthonyErvin IN THE POOL: • Three-time Olympian (2000, 2012, 2016) • 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 50m free • Went 13 years between national titles in the 50m free - 2001 to 2014 • At 35, is the oldest American male swimmer to qualify in an individual Olympic event since 1904 OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Recently published his memoir, “Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian” • Retired from swimming at age 22 before returning in 2011 after a seven-year hiatus from the sport; went on to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team • While away from competitive swimming he traveled the world to explore other interests, including higher education, music, tattoos, teaching people all over the world about swimming and tsunami flood relief • Family tree represents a broad demographic of Jewish, Native American and African-American descent JIMMY FEIGEN San Antonio Native Prepped for Rio at Home RESIDENCE: Charlotte, N.C. CLUB/COACH: New York Athletic Club/David Marsh HOMETOWN: San Antonio, Texas COLLEGE: Texas, 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @JimmyFeigen • Instagram: @JimmyFeigen IN THE POOL: • Silver medalist in the 400m free relay at the 2012 Olympic Games • Two-time medalist at the 2013 FINA World Championships; won silver in the 100m freestyle OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Started swimming at age 5 ... his mother wanted all the kids to be water safe and able to swim since they have always lived near water • Opening 2016 U.S. Olympic Team training camp was in his hometown of San Antonio on July 12 • Regarded as one of the most fun-loving members of Team USA TOWNLEY HAAS 19-Year-Old is a Rising Freestyle Star RESIDENCE: Austin, Texas CLUB/COACH: NOVA of Virginia Aquatics/Geoff Brown HOMETOWN: Richmond, Va. COLLEGE: Texas, 2019 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @TownleyH • Instagram: @TownleyH IN THE POOL: • Qualified for his first Olympic Games with a win in the 200m free at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials • Set an American record in the 200y free en route to the NCAA title in the event in 2016 • Also won the 2016 NCAA title in the 500y free. OUTSIDE THE WATER: • First name is Francis; Full name Francis Townley Haas comes from his great uncle • On his NCAA champion Texas teammates: “I have never trained with a group of guys who worked so hard and wanted something more for our team.” • On what’s he’s learned in a breakout 2016 season: “Another thing I realized is the value in never giving up, and you should never set limits on yourself, because as you get better, you realize even more than you first imagined is possible.” RYAN HELD Making his National Team Debut in Rio RESIDENCE: Raleigh, N.C. CLUB/COACH: NC State University/Todd DeSorbo HOMETOWN: Springfield, Ill. COLLEGE: NC State, 2018 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @heldilox • Instagram: @heldilox IN THE POOL: • Qualified for first Olympic Team with a third-place finish in the 100m free at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials • All-American at NC State and 2016 NCAA champion in the 400y free relay OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Will be joined in Rio by NC State teammates competing for Denmark and Lithuania • Very obsessed with cat videos; He’s allergic to them so he doesn’t have one as a pet but loves to watch them • His favorite event is the 100 free, and he compares himself to Goldilocks - the 50 is too short, the 200 is too long but the 100 is just right CONNOR JAEGER Returning Distance Swimming to the Top RESIDENCE: Ann Arbor, Mich.