{"id":308544,"date":"2018-05-08T09:06:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T16:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=308544"},"modified":"2018-05-08T09:06:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T16:06:23","slug":"four-time-olympic-medalist-maya-dirado-joins-usa-swimming-foundation-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/four-time-olympic-medalist-maya-dirado-joins-usa-swimming-foundation-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya DiRado Joins USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.<\/strong> \u2013 The USA Swimming Foundation announced today that four-time Olympic medalist, <strong>Madeline Jane &#8220;Maya&#8221; DiRado &#8211; Andrews <\/strong>(San Francisco, Calif.) has joined its Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our honor to have Olympic gold medalist Maya DiRado joining the USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors,\u201d USA Swimming Foundation Executive Director <strong>Debbie Hesse<\/strong> stated. \u201cMaya\u2019s passion for swimming accompanied with her enthusiasm to promote learn to swim and water safety through the Make A Splash initiative, make her a true asset to the Board of Directors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born in Santa Rosa, Calif., DiRado learned to swim at the very young age of six. A three-time California high school state champion in the 200-yard individual medley, she went on to attend and swim for Stanford University, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-stanfords-maya-dirado-talks-about-big-win-in-200-im\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winning NCAA titles<\/a> in the 200y and 400y IM. In 2014, DiRado graduated with a degree in Management Science and Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, DiRado, who is a first-generation Argentinian-American, won her first gold medal in the women&#8217;s 4&#215;200-meter freestyle relay and closed her Olympic Games performance with a memorable, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/maya-dirado-the-finish-that-broke-a-nail-and-stunned-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">come-from-behind<\/a> gold medal in the women\u2019s 200m backstroke. She added silver in the women&#8217;s 400m IM and bronze in the women\u2019s 200m IM in Rio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Foundation\u2019s key mission to \u2018save lives and build champions,\u2019 both in and out of the water spoke to me,\u201d DiRado said. \u201cI am proud join its Board of Directors and look forward to expanding it reach. You are never too young to learn about the importance of learning how to swim. Everyone should have an equal opportunity as well as accessibility to learning this life-saving skill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors meeting is <span data-term=\"goog_1266347099\">Friday, May 11<\/span> in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the current USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org\/home\/about-us\/board-of-directors\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org\/home\/about-us\/board-of-directors&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1525881093080000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfZoWDdgNHNfUu4fthhmuoSaOe8Q\"> click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About USA Swimming<\/strong><br \/>\nAs the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by creating opportunities for swimmers and coaches of all backgrounds to participate and advance in the sport through clubs, events and education. Our membership is comprised of swimmers from the age group level to the Olympic Team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition including the Olympic Games, and strives to serve the sport through its core objectives: Build the base, Promote the sport, Achieve competitive success. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1525881093080000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGg4Vh9WTPtOEUSlvkNyTfSNyVXfA\">www.usaswimming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the USA Swimming Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The USA Swimming Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming.\u00a0 Established in 2004, the Foundation works to strengthen the sport by saving lives and building champions\u2014 in the pool and in life. Whether we\u2019re equipping our children with the life-saving skill of learn-to-swim through our Make a Splash initiative, or providing financial support to our heroes on the U.S. National Team, the USA Swimming Foundation aims to provide the wonderful experience of swimming to kids at all levels across the country. To learn more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1525881093080000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-fhGM4R-FDim6DMdipW9-rKJcwA\">www.usaswimmingfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with USA Swimming. For press releases and advertising\u00a0inquiries\u00a0please contact\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"mailto:advertising@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Advertising@<wbr \/>SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 The USA Swimming Foundation announced today that four-time Olympic medalist, Madeline Jane &#8220;Maya&#8221; DiRado &#8211; Andrews (San Francisco, Calif.) has joined its Board of Directors. \u201cIt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":209363,"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":[3,7],"tags":[26699,52208,67670,2690,6401],"class_list":["post-308544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-usa","tag-maya-dirado","tag-rio-2016","tag-rio-womens-200-backstroke","tag-usa-swimming","tag-usa-swimming-board-of-directors"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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