CAMMILE ADAMS Family First Then Swimming RESIDENCE: Charlotte, N.C. CLUB/COACH: SwimMAC Carolina/David Marsh HOMETOWN: Cypress, Texas COLLEGE: Texas A&M University, 2014 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @CammileAdams • Instagram: @CammileAdams IN THE POOL: • Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016) • Silver medalist in the 200m fly at the 2015 FINA World Championships • Won gold in the 200m fly at 2014 Pan Pacific Championships OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Family is her main drive behind her passion for swimming • Texas A&M grad with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Education • Father swam in college and is a USA swimming coach in the Houston area • “Cam is my nickname, but only my twin sister calls me that. It’s short for Cammile, my middle name.” Her first name is actually Natalie • Enjoys hard practices; Specifically long fly sets • Favorite place to visit for vacation is Maui, Hawaii HALEY ANDERSON Open Water Superstar Takes on Another Chance at Gold RESIDENCE: Manhattan Beach, Calif. CLUB/COACH: Trojan Swim Club/Wes Foltz/David Salo/Catherine Vogt HOMETOWN: Granite Bay, Calif. COLLEGE: University of Southern California, 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @SwimHaley • Instagram: @SwimHaley IN THE POOL: •Two-time Olympian; Silver medalist in 10K open water at 2012 Olympic Games •2015 world champion in 5K open water • Gold medalist in 10K open water at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Her sister, Alyssa Anderson was also on the 2012 Olympic team; Won gold in the 4x200m relay • Mother, Collete, swam at the University of Hawaii • Most influential person was Doug Rayes; “He has always helped me through anything” • Appeared on an episode of “Hell’s Kitchen” • Has a Yellow Lab and Cocker Spaniel mix dog named ‘Baxter’ • Before swimming, Haley played soccer and ran track KATHLEEN BAKER Carolina Native Turned Cal Bear Finds Success in the Water RESIDENCE: Charlotte, N.C. CLUB/COACH: SwimMAC Carolina/David Marsh HOMETOWN: Winston Salem, N.C. COLLEGE: University of California, 2019 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @KathleenBaker2 • Instagram: @KathleenBaker2 IN THE POOL: • Finished second in 100m backstroke at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials to earn spot on first Olympic Team • Member of the 2014 Pan Pacific Championship Team • 2014 U.S. national championships silver medalist OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Older sister, Rachel, swims for Washington & Lee University • Plans to pursue a career in nursing after college • Mother, Kimberly, swam at the College of Charleston • First competed at Olympic Trials at age 15 • Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at age 12 ELIZABETH BEISEL Rhode Island Native Stays Focused with Ocean State of Mind RESIDENCE: Gainesville, Fla. CLUB/COACH: Bluefish Swim Club/Chuck Batchelor HOMETOWN: Saunderstown, R.I. COLLEGE: University of Florida, 2014 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @ebeisel34 • Instagram: @ebeisel34 IN THE POOL: • Three-time Olympian; Garnered a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke and a silver in the 200m IM at the London 2012 Olympic Games • Gold medalist in the 400m IM at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships • Three-time World Championships medalist (1 gold, 2 bronze) OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Began swimming at the age 5; “I was terrible at diving and saw the swim team practicing, so I joined” • Accomplished musician; Participated in the Rhode Island State Junior Orchestra as a violinist • Nicknames include Bekel and Diesel; “At one meet, I was entered as Bekel, so people started calling me that” • As a child, she had two goats, two pigs, two dogs, a cat, and countless fish • Named to her first National Team at age 13; Qualified for first Olympic Team at age 15 • Collects Starbucks mugs from every foreign country she competes in MAYA DIRADO Rising Star in the Pool and in Business World RESIDENCE: Redwood City, Calif. CLUB/COACH: Stanford Swimming/Greg Meehan HOMETOWN: Santa Rosa, Calif. COLLEGE: Stanford, 2014 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @MayaDirado • Instagram: @MayaDorito IN THE POOL: • Qualified for first Olympic Team with wins in 200/400 IM and 200 backstroke at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials • Silver medalist in the 400m IM at the 2015 FINA World Championships • Won gold in the 200m IM and silver in the 400m IM at 2014 Pan Pacs OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Put off job to purse Olympic dreams; Will start as a business analyst with McKinsey & Company in Fall 2016 • Married to Rob Andrews, a software engineer and former Stanford swimmer • Father, Ruben, was born in Argentina and moved to the United States at age 3 • Skipped 2nd grade; Earned a perfect SAT score in high school • Former club swimming teammate with fellow 2016 Olympian, Molly Hannis at Neptune Swimming in Santa Rosa, Calif. • Works with an organization called “Future Profits” that teaches financial literacy to high schoolers HALI FLICKINGER NCAA Superstar with Olympic Dreams RESIDENCE: Athens, Ga. CLUB/COACH: Athens Bulldogs Swim Club/Jack Bauerle HOMETOWN: Spring Grove, Pa. COLLEGE: University of Georgia, 2017 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @Hali_Flickinger IN THE POOL: • Finshed second in the 200m butterfly at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials to earn spot on first Olympic Team • 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships gold medalist in 200m butterfly • 2015 World University Games three-time medalist (1 gold, 2 bronze) OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Married to former Georgia swimmer and Geman National Team member, Martin Grodzki • Has a Persian cat named ‘Princess’ • Nickname is ‘Flick’; “I honestly think people got tired of trying to pronounce my full name” • Her roommate is Brittany Maclean, two-time Canadian Olympian • Her worst habit is sleeping with her old baby blankets • Her lucky charm is her kickboard; She will not warm-up without it • Most influential person is Mealanie Margalis, her Georgia teammate, training partner and now Olympic teammate MISSY FRANKLIN Four-Time Gold Medalist Back For More RESIDENCE: Centennial, Colo. CLUB/COACH: Colorado Stars/Todd Schmitz HOMETOWN: Centennial, Colo. COLLEGE: University of California SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @missyfranklin • Instagram: @missyfranklin88 IN THE POOL: • Two-time Olympian; Five-time Olympic medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze) • 16-time World Champioships medalist (11 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze) • Current World Record holder in the 200m backstroke; American Record holder in 100/200m backstroke OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Began swimming at age 5; “My mom was afraid of the water, so she wanted me to learn early so I didn’t have the same fear of water” • Her dad calls her ‘Missy the Missile’;“He joked about it when I was 12 and it stuck.” • She colects mugs from all the countries she travels to • Has kept a journal of her experiences for the past seven years • The most famous person that has tweeted her was Taylor Swift during the 2012 Olympic Games MOLLY HANNIS NCAA All-American Strives for Olympic Gold RESIDENCE: Knoxville, Tenn. CLUB/COACH: Tennessee Aquatics/Matt Kredich HOMETOWN: Santa Rosa, Calif. COLLEGE: University of Tennessee, 2015 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @mollyhannis • Instagram: @hannis707 IN THE POOL: • Finished second in the 200m breastroke at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials to earn spot on first U.S. Olympic Team • Silver medalist in the 200m breastroke at 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships • 2015 World University Games Team member OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Father swam at Shippensburg University, Older brother, Tyler, swims at University of the Pacific, and younger brother, Cory, is a diver at Santa Rosa Junior College • Age group teammate of fellow Olympian, Maya DiRado at Neptune Swimming in Santa Rosa, Calif. • Enjoys knitting and diving when outside of the pool LILLY KING Breaststroke Sensation Taking the Pool by Storm RESIDENCE: Bloomington, Ind. CLUB/COACH: Indiana University/Ray Looze HOMETOWN: Evansville, Ind. COLLEGE: University of Indiana, 2019 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @_king_lil • Instagram: @_king_lil IN THE POOL: • Won the 100/200 breaststroke at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials to secure first Olympic Team spot • Current American Record holder in the 100y and 200y breaststroke • Two-time NCAA Champion in the 100 and 200 breaststroke • Garnered a silver medal at the 2015 World University Games in the 100 breaststroke OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Started swimming at age 7; Mother swam and Lilly “wanted to do everything that she did.” • Just moved into an apartment at IU and is really into cooking; Go-to dish is biscuits and gravy • Teammates joke that she has an “iron stomach,” due to a love of fast food • Father ran cross country and track at Indiana State; Mother swam at Eastern Kentucky and Indiana State • Has family from Louisville and bucket-list sporting event is the Kentucky Derby • First concert attended was Paul McCartney KATIE LEDECKY Breaking Records, Raising Standards RESIDENCE: Bethesda, Md. CLUB/COACH: Nation’s Capital Swim Club/Bruce Gemmell HOMETOWN: Bethesda, Md. COLLEGE: Stanford University, 2020 SOCIAL MEDIA: • Twitter: @katieledecky • Instagram: @kledecky IN THE POOL: • Two-time Olympian; Olympic gold medalist • Nine-time World Championship gold medalist • Won 200m/400m/800m/1500m freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Championships • Has set 11 world records since July 2013 OUTSIDE THE WATER: • Will began college at Stanford in the fall of 2016 • In her first race, she held the lane line every 2-3 strokes • Collected hockey trading cards when she was younger • Favorite trip was to Prague with her Czech grandfather for his 80th birthday • Maternal grandfather, Dr. Edward J. (Bud) Hagan, served active duty with U.S. Navy attached to the 1st Marine Division as a combat surgeon during World War II; Earned a Purple Heart, Silver