﻿{"id":204292,"date":"2016-05-24T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=204292"},"modified":"2016-05-24T11:35:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T18:35:42","slug":"7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-mens-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-mens-national-team\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Things You Didn&#8217;t Know About The Men&#8217;s National Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Members of the U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team are generally known for their outstanding skills in the pool, but there&#8217;s a lot about these guys that you can&#8217;t tell from their times. Here are seven things you might not know about the men&#8217;s national team members:<\/p>\n<h2>1. Josh Prenot is an aspiring grill master.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_105779\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105779\" data-attachment-id=\"105779\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-shines-farida-osman-sets-egyptian-record-on-night-two\/josh-prenot-podium-summer-nationals-2014-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/josh-prenot-podium-summer-nationals-20142.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407611174&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"josh-prenot-podium-summer-nationals-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/josh-prenot-podium-summer-nationals-20142-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/josh-prenot-podium-summer-nationals-20142-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-105779 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/josh-prenot-podium-summer-nationals-20142-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-105779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Josh Prenot <\/strong>recently<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>broke <strong>Ryan Lochte&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/josh-prenot-blasts-2nd-fastest-400-im-ever-cals-first-ncaa-title-event\/\" target=\"_blank\">400 IM record<\/a> at the 2016 Men&#8217;s NCAA Championship, taking gold with a time of 2:35.82. What you might not know is that he loves to grill. On January 18, he tweeted out that he couldn&#8217;t make a trip to Texas without stocking up on barbecue sauce to make some &#8220;delicious brisket.&#8221; On May 1, he tweeted a scrumptious looking picture, and a comment on how he was getting pretty good at making brisket. Prenot&#8217;s advice&#8211; &#8220;Salt Lick rub and sauce is essential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Cullen Jones almost drowned.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_195698\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195698\" data-attachment-id=\"195698\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460717036&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kara Sekenski&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-195698 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"cullen-jones-mesa-2016-signing-autographs-smile-fans\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kara Sekenski<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Cullen Jones,<\/strong>\u00a0now a decorated Olympian with two individual silver medals and two gold relay medals from the London and Beijing Olympics <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/cullen-jones-drowning-frowning-swimming-winning-n408536\" target=\"_blank\">almost drowned <\/a>when he was five. Inspired by his past, he now puts his status as an Olympian to good use, participating in campaigns with the goal of teaching over a million kids how to swim.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Eugene Godsoe is a musician.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_48291\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48291\" data-attachment-id=\"48291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eugene-godsoe-wins-the-100-butterfly\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2919,1942\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1372360973&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Eugene Godsoe wins the 100 butterfly.&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Godsoe E 2013 US Nats 3573\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eugene Godsoe wins the 100 butterfly.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-48291\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573-470x315.jpg\" alt=\"Eugene Godsoe wins the 100 butterfly.\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573-184x122.jpg 184w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Godsoe-E-2013-US-Nats-3573-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Eugene Godsoe<\/strong>\u00a0graduated from Stanford in 2010 and specializes in Backstroke and Butterfly. Not only is he an outstanding swimmer, but he he was a Scholastic All-American, and is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TakeYourMarkMusic\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">musician<\/a>. He has been playing piano since he was six, and has released multiple remixes as DJ EEGO.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Nick isn&#8217;t the first Thoman family swimmer.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_137830\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137830\" data-attachment-id=\"137830\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-american-games-swimming-preview-mens-edition\/thoman-nick\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Thoman-Nick.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David Farr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS Rebel T6i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434692734&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;165&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nick-thoman\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Thoman, Nick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: David Farr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Thoman-Nick-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Thoman-Nick-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-137830 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Thoman-Nick-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Thoman\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-137830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: David Farr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Nick\u00a0Thoman\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0one fourth of the reigning Olympic gold medal 4&#215;100 medley relay, and at the same Olympics he took home an individual silver in the 100m back. Nick isn&#8217;t the first great swimmer in his family&#8211; his <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.azcentral.com\/sports\/articles\/2012\/07\/27\/20120727former-ua-swimmer-renaissance-man-nick-thoman-quest-olympic-medal.html\" target=\"_blank\">grandfather<\/a> <strong>Richard\u00a0Thoman\u00a0<\/strong>held the world record in the 100 back in 1952, and was part of a record holding 400 free relay team.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Giles Smith loves football.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_137822\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137822\" data-attachment-id=\"137822\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/smith-giles-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Smith-Giles-11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David Farr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS Rebel T6i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434693559&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smith, Giles-11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Smith, Giles-11&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: David Farr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Smith-Giles-11-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Smith-Giles-11-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-137822 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Smith-Giles-11-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Smith, Giles-11\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-137822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: David Farr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Giles Smith<\/strong>, is freestyle and fly specialist who graduated University of Arizona in 2014. He was the 100m fly gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games, and is a huge fan of the NFL. Just check out is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gilessmith43\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a>;\u00a0he&#8217;s retweeted countdowns down to the second anticipating the season opening kick off, and tweets in support of his favorite team, the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Conor Dwyer has a twin.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_105724\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105724\" data-attachment-id=\"105724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arena-grand-prix-in-minnesota-tyler-clary-among-multiple-medalists-on-day-one\/conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407610754&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-105724 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"conor-dwyer-finish-summer-nationals-2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-105724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Conor Dwyer<\/strong>\u00a0specializes in freestyle and medley events. He is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champion, and comes from a big family. He has a twin brother, Spencer, two younger brothers and a younger sister. In his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1453&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en&amp;biosid=e164b323-676b-4c0d-b78e-57e8d0f9b788\" target=\"_blank\">national team bio<\/a>\u00a0he said, &#8220;I really enjoy being from a large family, and without their support I wouldn&#8217;t be where I am today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>7. Nathan Adrian was on <em>Mythbusters.<\/em><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_196028\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196028\" data-attachment-id=\"196028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nathan-adrian-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nathan-adrian-2016-mesa-2538.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;nathan-adrian-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460741762&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;nathan-adrian-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nathan-adrian-2016-mesa- 2538\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/27\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nnathan-adrian- 2016, 50 Free, Adrian nathan, Mesa GP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nathan-adrian-2016-mesa-2538-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nathan-adrian-2016-mesa-2538-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-196028 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nathan-adrian-2016-mesa-2538-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"nathan-adrian-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-196028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Nathan Adrian<\/strong>\u00a0has quite the trophy case. He&#8217;s a five-time individual NCAA champion, and has gold medals from the Beijing Games in the 4&#215;100 freestyle relay, and the London Games in the 100m freestyle and 4&#215;100 medley relay. In addition, he might have a future in television. The Olympian was featured on an episode of Discovery Channel&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Mythbusters <\/em>testing whether swimming in syrup or water is faster. Watch the clip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cG8AuhDvh4o\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern Members of the U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team are generally known for their outstanding skills in the pool, but there&#8217;s a lot about these<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3481,"featured_media":149683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","category-usa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>7 Things You Didn&#039;t Know About The Men&#039;s National Team<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Members of the U.S. Men&#039;s National Team are generally known for their outstanding skills in the pool, but there&#039;s a lot about these guys that you can&#039;t tell from their times. 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