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By Ashleigh Shanley, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Every four years, people come together to watch the world’s best athletes compete. \u00a0And each time the Olympics rolls around, there are familiar faces among the athletes from each country. \u00a0People expect to see certain athletes\u00a0returning, like\u00a0Michael Phelps<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Natalie Coughlin<\/strong><\/a>, but there are always new faces as well.<\/p>\n

As swimmers\u00a0retire, new\u00a0ones come to the stage and compete for and represent their countries. \u00a0Yet, as our favorite swimmers finish their careers, we never seem to keep up with what they have gone on to do. \u00a0After dedicating numerous years\u00a0to\u00a0swimming, what does life look like when you are done? \u00a0A few of our favorite Olympians have shown that after swimming, the opportunities are endless.<\/p>\n

Peter Vanderkaay<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter H.Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Vanderkaay was a familiar face for Team USA, appearing in the 2004 Athens Games, the 2008 Beijing Games, and the 2012 London Games. \u00a0He won gold in the 4×200\u00a0free relay in 2004 and 2008, and won bronze in the 200 free in 2008 and the 400 free in 2012. \u00a0In 2013, Vanderkaay retired from being a member of the US National team, and joined the business world. \u00a0He worked as the Director of Partnerships and Business Development for Dandelion in the Greater Detroit area and is now a\u00a0sales associate for Signature Associates Commercial Real Estate.<\/p>\n

Jenny Thompson<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Jenny Thompson Fan Page<\/p><\/div>\n

Thompson’s Olympic debut was at the\u00a01992 Barcelona Games where she won two gold medals in the 4×100 free relay and 4×100 medley relay, and a silver in the 100 free. \u00a0She then appeared in 1996 Atlanta Games where she won 3 gold medals in the 4×100 free relay, 4×100 medley relay and 4×200 free relay; and the 2000 Sydney Games where she won gold in the 4×100 free relay, 4×100 medley relay, and 4×200 free relay and bronze in the 100 free.\u00a0Then in 2004, Thompson made her last Olympic appearance in Athens where she won two silver medals in the 4×100 and 4×200 free relays. \u00a0After Athens, Thompson hung up the goggles and decided to pursue medicine, and in 2006 she began\u00a0medical school. \u00a0She is now working as an anesthesiologist at Spectrum Medical Group.<\/p>\n

Ian Crocker<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Crocker was part of the 2000, 2004 and 2008 US Olympic teams. \u00a0He won gold in the 4×100 medley relay at all three games, won silver in the 100 fly and bronze in the 4×100 free relay in 2004. \u00a0After Beijing, Crocker took a break from swimming and opened a swim school with his former University of Texas teammate Neil Walker<\/strong>. \u00a0Then in\u00a02012, Crocker announced his retirement from swimming and found his passion for\u00a0coaching when he started volunteer coaching for the Texas women’s swim team.<\/p>\n

Amanda Beard<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: \u00a9 Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Beard was a familiar face for more than a few Olympic Games. \u00a0Her first appearance was in Atlanta in 1996 where she won gold in the 4×100 medley relay and silver in both the 100 and 200 breast. \u00a0Then in 2000 she won bronze in the 200 breast stroke, and in 2004 won gold in the 200 breast, silver in the 200 IM and silver in the 4×100 medley relay. \u00a0She returned again in 2008, qualifying for the Olympics in the 200 breast, but failed to make the final. \u00a0Throughout her swim career, Beard also took on various modeling jobs, appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated<\/em>. \u00a0Then in 2015, Beard started her own company in Washington, Beard Swim Co., where she has been working at since its founding. \u00a0The company focuses on teaching children to swim, and helps them to be more\u00a0comfortable in the water.<\/p>\n

Brendan Hansen<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Hansen first represented the United States at the 2004 Athens Games where he won a gold in the 4×100 medley relay, a silver in the 100 breaststroke and a bronze in the 200 breast. \u00a0Then in 2008, he won a gold in the 4×100 medley relay. \u00a0And in 2012 the medley relay won gold once again, and he won bronze in the 100 breast. \u00a0Similar to Crocker, Hansen found a love for coaching once he retired from swimming. \u00a0He is now living in Austin where he is the head coach of Austin Swim\u00a0Club.<\/p>\n

It can be hard to face the fact that your swim career will end at some point, but by following the familiar faces that once graced the US Olympic team it is clear that you can take your life in any direction. \u00a0Whether it is coaching, marketing, modeling or medicine, the paths are endless for swimmers when they finish their athletic career, and these Olympic swimmers are proof that anything is possible. \u00a0Although we lose some of those familiar faces each year at the Olympics, they go on to be the champions of\u00a0other fields. \u00a0But never forget the remarkable\u00a0accomplishments of some of the best\u00a0swimmers the world has ever seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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