Swimming Team Captains Selected For USA’s 2016 Olympic Team

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USA Swimming has announced the team captains for the 2016 Rio Olympic Swimming Team via their Twitter account. The six captains, three female and three male, are all well-known veterans to the international scene.

Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, and Michael Phelps will lead the men’s team, while Cammile Adams, Elizabeth Beisel, and Allison Schmitt will be captains of the women’s team.

Congrats to 2016 #Olympic Team Captains: Adams, Beisel, Schmitt; and Adrian, Ervin, Phelps! #RoadToRio #SwimUnited pic.twitter.com/IFt2jr5CM5

— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) July 19, 2016

All six captains are returning Olympians with several appearing in a multitude of Games. Phelps, now a five-time Olympian, will be a captain for the first time across his five Games. Ervin, Schmitt, Beisel, and Adrian return for their third Olympic Games, while Adams appears in her second.

Phelps will look to defend his Olympic title in the 100 fly and 200 IM, as well as, gain back his title in the 200 fly after earning silver in 2012. Adrian returns as the champion of the 100 free, with Ervin joining him in the 50 free. Watch for Beisel to be in medal contention for the 400 IM as she looks to join the medal podium for the second Games.

The U.S. team has been training in San Antonio, TX in preparation of the upcoming games with competition beginning on August 6th.

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Sonia

7 years ago

What’s the function of the captains?

Dave

7 years ago

Reply to Sonia

I think all the captains from all the sports choose the flag bearer for opening ceremonies.

John Dussliere

7 years ago

Outstanding mix of experience, compassion, imagination. Way to go Team USA!!!

Jenny J Kemp

7 years ago

Congratulations to the captains!

Denise Connolly

7 years ago

Well-deserved. Great swimmers and leaders. GO USA!

Lisa Byerley Watters

7 years ago

Cammile!

Karen Masucci

7 years ago

Great chooses…

Jan Mahoney

7 years ago

Great picks!

Daleep Singh

7 years ago

Reply to Jan Mahoney

Congratulations

Celeste Rice

7 years ago

Congratulation team USA. Iam a physical therapist in NY and will be on deck in Auquatics Arena to help with anything you need . Looking dorward to assisting such fine athletes ???

Dana Ricard

7 years ago

What an honor.

Dave Nicholson

7 years ago

Great choices.

Leslie Majeau Morin

7 years ago

Congratulations Elizabeth

Clif Cooper

7 years ago

Emilie Allen

Tara Decuir Todd

7 years ago

Way to go, Cammile!

Bud MacDonnell

7 years ago

Way to go Elizabeth!

Susan Dickey

7 years ago

Congratulations to the captains! Go Team USA!!

Helena Pastierova

7 years ago

What’s the function of the captains please?

Jeanne Lewis

7 years ago

Reply to Helena Pastierova

Lead, motivate, inspire, communicate, support, just to name a few.

Joe King

7 years ago

Am I the only one who saw this pic and thought…oh no, it’s the Hunger Games?!

Ariel

7 years ago

Reply to Joe King

No, you’re just accustomed to the New American Profile of of 36-48-47

Davidson

7 years ago

cool and congrats to team captains. Good for them. What a great set of representatives for swimming from the US.

I’m curious. Who picks them and what’s the criteria ? Inquiring minds wanna know. How bout a little ‘reporting,’ swimming world, vs replaying a presser?

Sherri Boyer Weiland

7 years ago

Congratulations Elizabeth! We’re rooting for you from NJ. It was a thrill meeting with you at a MoO swim clinic this past season. Certainly a highlight for my 12 yr old daughter Meah! Go Team USA??

Hassan Dwidar

7 years ago

Winners all the way .. Go .. Gooo..USA????????????????????

Lynn Plage

7 years ago

Congrats to all