2008 Olympic Swim Team MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents Olympic Information 3 Order of Events 4 Olympic Roster USA Swimming Media Contacts: 5 Team USA Notes / Olympic Team Selection Procedure Jamie Fabos Olsen Communications Director 6 What is “warm down”? Beijing Cell: 13910660417 U.S. Cell: 719.235.8051 7 Olympic Superlatives [email protected] Karen Linhart Bios Media Specialist Beijing Cell: 13910660423 9 Men’s Bios U.S. Cell: 719.440.2424 [email protected] 35 Women’s Bios 61 Coach Bios 10k Marathon Swim Information 65 About the 10k Marathon Swim 67 10k Marathon Swim Qualification Olympic History 68 Olympic Swimming Medal Count 69 Past Olympic Medalists and finishers Event Results 76 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming 78 2007 FINA World Championships 82 2008 European Championships Times History 86 Records (World, American, Olympic, Trials) 88 Men’s Record Progressions, All-Time Top Performances and Performers 113 Women’s Record Progressions, All-Time Top Performances and Performers *All media guide photos courtesy of the USOC and Getty Images 2 2008 Olympic Games - Swimming Schedule POOL COMPETITION Prelims will take place in the evening, beginning at 6:30 p.m. local time. Finals will take place in the morning at 10 a.m. local time. All competition will take place at the National Aquatics Center. Saturday, August 9 (P.M.) Sunday, August 10 (A.M.) Sunday, August 10 (P.M.) Monday, August 11 (A.M.) 400m IM - M 400m IM - M - Final 100m Back - W 100m Back - W - Semifinal 100m Fly - W 100m Fly - W - Semifinal 200m Free - M 200m Free - M- Semifinal 400m Free - M 400m Free - M - Final 100m Breast - W 100m Fly - W - Final 400m IM - W 400m IM - W - Final 100m Back - M 100m Breast - M- Final 100m Breast - M 100m Breast - M - Semifinal 400m Free - W 100m Breast - W - Semifinal 4x100m Free Relay - W 4x100m Free Relay - W - Final 4x100 Free Relay - M 100m Back - M - Semifinal 400m Free - W - Final 4x100 Free Relay - M - Final Monday, August 11 (P.M.) Tuesday, August 12 (A.M.) Tuesday, August 12 (P.M.) Wednesday, August 13 (A.M.) 200m Free - W 200m Free - W - Semifinal 100m Free - M 100m Free - M - Semifinal 200m Fly - M 200m Free - M - Final 200m Fly - W 200m Free - W - Final 200m IM - W 100m Back - W - Final 200m Breast - M 200m Fly - M - Final 100m Back - M - Final 4x200m Free Relay - M 200m Fly - W - Semifinal 100m Breast - W - Final 200m Breast - M - Semifinal 200m Fly - M - Semifinal 200m IM - W - Semifinal 200m IM - W - Semifinal 4x200m Free Relay - M - Final Wednesday, August 13 (P.M) Thursday, August 14 (A.M.) Thursday, August 14 (P.M.) Friday, August 15 (A.M.) 100m Free - W 200m Breast - M - Final 50m Free - M 50m Free- M - Semifinal 200m Back - M 100m Free - W - Semifinal 800m Free - W 200m Breast - W - Final 200m breast - W 200m Back - M - Semifinal 100m Fly - M 200m Back - M - Semifinal 200m IM - M 200m Fly - W - Final 200m Back - W 200m Back - W - Semifinal 4x200m Free - W 100m Free - M - Final 200m IM - M - Final 200m Breast - W - Semifinal 100m Free- W - Final 200m IM - M - Semifinal 100m Fly - M - Semifinal Friday, August 15 (P.M) Saturday, August 16 (A.M) Sunday, August 17 (A.M) 50m Free - W 200m Back - W - Final 50m Free - W - Final 1500m Free - M 100m Fly - M - Final 1500m Free - M - Final 4x100m Medley Relay - W 800m Free - W - Final 4x100m Medley Relay - W - Final 4x100m Medley Relay - M 50m Free - M - Final 4x100m Medley Relay - M - Final 50m Free - W - Semifinal 10K MARATHON SWIM COMPETITION DATE WHAT LOCATION: TIME: Wednesday, August 20 Men’s 10k Marathon Swim Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 9 a.m. Local Thursday, August 21 Women’s 10k Marathon Swim Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 9 a.m. Local 3 Athlete Roster MEN Name Age* Hometown / Team(s) Event(s) Nathan Adrian 19 Bremerton, Wash. 4x100m Free Relay Ricky Berens 20 Charlotte, N.C. 4x200m Free Relay Ian Crocker 25 Portland, Maine 100m Fly Mark Gangloff 25 Akron Ohio 100m Breast Matt Grevers 23 Lake Forest, Ill. 100m Back, 4x100m Free Brendan Hansen 26 Havertown, Pa. 100m Breast Larsen Jensen 22 Bakersfield, Calif. 400m / 1500m Free Cullen Jones 24 Irvington, N.J. 4x100m Free Relay Klete Keller 26 Phoenix, Ariz. 4x200m Free Relay Jason Lezak 32 Irvine, Calif. 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay Ryan Lochte 23 Daytona Beach, Fla. 200m / 400m IM, 200m Back Aaron Peirsol 24 Irvine, Calif. 100m / 200m Back Michael Phelps 23 Baltimore, Md. 200m / 400m IM, 200m Free,100m / 200m Fly, 4x200 Free Relay Eric Shanteau 24 Lilburn, Ga. 200m Breast Scott Spann 20 Austin, Texas 200m Breast Gil Stovall 22 Memphis, Tenn. 200m Fly Peter Vanderkaay 24 Rochester, Mich. 200m / 400m / 1500m Free,4x200m Free Relay Erik Vendt 27 North Easton, Mass. 4x200m Free Relay David Walters 20 Yorktown, Va. 4x200m Free Relay Mark Warkentin 28 Santa Barbara, Calif. 10k Marathon Swim Garrett Weber-Gale 22 Milwaukee, Wis. 50m / 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay Ben Wildman-Tobriner23 San Francisco, Calif. 50m Free, 4x100m Free Relay Head Men's Coach: Eddie Reese Assistant Men's Coaches: Bob Bowman, Gregg Troy, Frank Busch Open Water Men’s Head Coach: John Dussliere WOMEN Amanda Beard 26 Irvine, Calif. 200m Breast Elizabeth Beisel 15 Saunderstown, R.I. 200m Back, 400m IM Elaine Breeden 19 Lexington, Ky. 100m / 200m Fly Caroline Burckle 21 Louisville, Ky. 4x200m Free Relay Natalie Coughlin 25 Vallejo, Calif. 100m Back, 200m IM, 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay Jessica Hardy 21 Long Beach, Calif. 50m Free, 100m Breast, 4x100m Free Relay Kathleen Hersey 19 Atlanta, Ga. 200m Fly Margaret Hoelzer 25 Huntsville, Ala. 100m / 200m Back Katie Hoff 19 Towson, Md. 200m / 400m IM, 200m / 400m / 800m Free, 4x200m Free Relay Megan Jendrick 24 Tacoma, Wash. 100m Breast Kara Lynn Joyce 22 Ann Arbor, Mich. 4x100m Free Relay Christine Magnuson 22 Tinley Park, Ill. 100m Fly Christine Marshall 21 Newport News, Va. 4x100m Free Relay Lacey Nymeyer 22 Tucson, Ariz. 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay Allison Schmitt 18 Canton, Mich. 200m Free, 4x200m Free Relay Emily Silver 22 Bainbridge Island, Wash. 4x100m Free Relay Julia Smit 20 Mt. Sinai, N.Y. 4x100m / 4x200m Free Relay Rebecca Soni 21 Plainsboro, N.J. 200m Breast Chloe Sutton 16 Mission Viejo, Calif. 10k Marathon Swim Dara Torres 41 Los Angeles, Calif. 50m Free Kim Vandenberg 24 Moraga, Calif. 4x200m Free Relay Kate Ziegler 19 Great Falls, Va. 400m / 800m Free Head Women's Coach: Jack Bauerle Assistant Women's Coaches: Teri McKeever, Paul Yetter, Sean Hutchison Open Water Women’s Head Coach: Bill Rose Head National Team Coach: Mark Schubert Open Water Chief of the Mission: Paul Asmuth Avg. Age of Team: 22.8 Avg. Age of Men's Team: 23.7 Avg. Age of Women's Team: 21.9 * Age as of the first day of the event (August 9, 2008) ** All relay events will be determined by the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Coaching 4Staff Team USA Notes & Selection Procedures Team USA By the Numbers How do swimmers qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team? Team Size Average Age Male: 22 Male: 23.7 There is an official document posted on usaswimming.org Female: 22 Female: 21.9 and available in the Media Center that outlines the official Overall: 44 Overall: 22.8 USOC qualifying procedure for athletes trying to make the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. Oldest Athletes *As of the start of the competition (August 9, 2008). The below is provided as an unofficial explanation writ- Male: Jason Lezak; 32 years old (November 12, 1975) ten for the fan program by SPLASH editor, Jim Rusnak. Female: Dara Torres; 41 years old (April 15.1967) 1. Athletes must qualify for and compete at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming, held June 29-July Youngest Athletes 6, in Omaha, Neb. If you don't compete here, you cannot *As of the start of the competition (August 9, 2008). make the Olympic Team in the pool events. Open Water Male: Nathan Adrian; 19 years old (December 7, 1988) Trials are a separate affair and have already been contest- Female: Elizabeth Beisel; 15 years old (August 18, 1992) ed. 2. Swimmers who finish in the top four of the 100- and Olympic Team History 200-meter freestyle at Trials, along with the first-place fin- ishers in all the other events are named to the team first. FIVE: (1) Dara Torres (2008, 2000, 1992, 1988, 1984) 3. A maximum of 26 men and 26 women can be named to the Olympic Team, so provided all the spots THREE: (7) have not been filled by the top four finishers in the 100 Amanda Beard (2008, 2004, 2000, 1996) and 200m free and the first-place finishers in all the rest of Ian Crocker (2008, 2004, 2000) the events, the second place finishers in each of the other Klete Keller (2008, 2004, 2000) events will be added to the team in a priority order based Jason Lezak (2008, 2004, 2000) on an Aaron Peirsol (2008, 2004, 2000) integrated world ranking from 2007 and 2008. Michael Phelps (2008, 2004, 2000) Erik Vendt (2008, 2004, 2000) 4. If, after adding the second-place finishers from each of the other events there is still room on the team, the fifth- TWO: (10) place finishers from the 100 and 200m free are added Natale Coughlin (2008, 2004) (using the same world ranking as listed in #3 above). Margaret Hoelzer (2008, 2004) Katie Hoff (2008, 2004) 5. If, after adding the fifth-place finishers from the 100m and 200m free there is still room on the team, the sixth- Megan Jendrick (2008, 2000) place finishers from the 100m and 200m free are added.