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By Peter Baugh, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

Maya DiRado sat in a coffeeshop in Atlanta. The four-time Olympic medalist was in her new home city, preparing for a new job and a new chapter of her life.<\/p>\n

A man approached her and introduced himself. He recognized her from the Olympics.<\/p>\n

Though DiRado does not get recognized in public very often, she said it\u2019s startling every time she does.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just mind boggling to me\u2026that\u2019s crazy,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it\u2019s so nice that everyone\u2019s just so excited and so sweet. I love that. I think that\u2019s so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Stanford graduate has been busy since returning from Rio. She visited family and friends in her hometown of Santa Rosa, California and also spent a week in New York. On top of that, she packed up her life and moved across the country to Atlanta.<\/p>\n

DiRado\u2019s trip to New York was eventful and fun. She rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange with fellow Olympian Conor Dwyer<\/strong> and also saw the Broadway musical \u201cHamilton,\u201d which she said she is \u201cobsessed\u201d with.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt completely lives up to the hype,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve just been listening to the soundtrack basically, and it was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though only a 23-year-old, DiRado insists that she is retiring from swimming. She is set to start working as a business analyst for McKinsey and Company in January.<\/p>\n

At McKinsey, DiRado will problem solve and help clients find deficiencies in their businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really just whatever the clients come to us with and what they\u2019re trying to fix within the company,\u201d she said. \u201cWe kind of help them frame the problem and then also use all of the resources in McKinsey to deliver them solutions that they then act upon and get results on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Greg Meehan<\/strong> coached DiRado at Stanford. He feels that her experiences both in and out of the water will help her in her work.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaya is a very bright young woman, and she took advantage of the educational opportunities at Stanford,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s more than that. Maya is able to combine her educational experience with her swimming and life experience. She is well prepared for the beginning of her professional career.\u201d<\/p>\n

DiRado is excited to get to work after two years of professional swimming. She said she loved her classes at Stanford, and she has missed using her brain since she graduated.<\/p>\n

After years of swimming at an elite level, DiRado is back to being a beginner. She knows her new job will be a challenge, but she\u2019s ready to embrace it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I\u2019m starting from the bottom and that I\u2019m not world class and that I won\u2019t be the best in the room for a very, very long time, if ever,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I think that\u2019s such a big part of growth. And growing up and working on yourself, learning new things, admitting that you don\u2019t know everything and being willing to start from the ground up and work hard again I think is something that I\u2019m really looking forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, DiRado\u2019s transition into retirement has been fairly seamless. Sure, it was strange for her to see pictures of Stanford\u2019s first swim practice and not be there. Sometimes all the conversations are draining. It can be stressful finding time for all her loved ones. But overall, she has been enjoying herself.<\/p>\n

For many, life after the Olympics is hard to adjust to. DiRado realizes this.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Olympics is this incredibly huge high, and a really special moment in everybody\u2019s lives,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I think we kind of just have to recognize that and realize that it\u2019s not going to be like that all the time, or maybe even ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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