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Vollmer won the bronze medal in the 100 fly at the Rio Olympics and swam the butterfly leg on the gold medal winning 400 medley relay team.<\/p>\n<p>Vollmer stepped away from the sport after winning the bronze in the 100 fly at the 2013 World Championships, but she never did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-never-did-retire-might-return-to-race-pool\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;retire<\/a>,&#8221; as she returned to competition in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-returns-to-pool-after-nearly-two-years-away\/\" target=\"_blank\">July 2015<\/a> just four months after giving birth. Vollmer gave birth to her second son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-gives-birth-to-second-son-ryker-alexander-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryker<\/a> in July 2017. This will be Vollmer&#8217;s first competition just six months after giving birth for the second time.<\/p>\n<p>Vollmer is now 30 and has\u00a0stated she is shooting for a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-preparing-for-a-new-baby-boy-and-tokyo-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\"> fourth Olympic berth<\/a> in Tokyo when she swam at the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-dana-vollmer-having-a-boy-discusses-racing-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\">while six months pregnant<\/a> with Ryker. 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