Dana Vollmer Injures Shoulder In 100 Fly At Champions Swim Series

Dana Vollmer at the 2016 US Olympic Trials; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

American Olympian Dana Vollmer revealed that she injured her shoulder during the 100 fly at the second stop of the 2019 FINA Champions Swim Series in Budapest.

Vollmer posted a message on her instagram following her race yesterday, saying she was not sure what the injury was to her left shoulder but that she is hopeful for a speedy recovery.

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Vollmer finished fourth in Budapest with a 1:01.23, and was fourth in that same race during the first stop of the Champions Series in Guangzhou with a 1:00.78. In her message she also said she was still feeling the effects of a recent bout of the flu. Vollmer’s season best stands at a 59.27 from the Knoxville stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series in January.

The three-time Olympian and former world record holder in the 100 fly has been hitting the competition pool more frequently following the birth of her second son in 2017, publicly stating she is shooting for a spot on the 2020 Olympic Team. If she were to make her fourth Olympic team, she would be the fourth American woman to do so, joining Americans Jenny Thompson, Amanda Beard and Dara Torres. Torres swam on five Olympic teams in her career.

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