{"id":386832,"date":"2019-08-02T13:48:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T20:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=386832"},"modified":"2019-08-02T21:30:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T04:30:35","slug":"dana-vollmer-swims-for-final-time-it-was-a-special-moment-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-swims-for-final-time-it-was-a-special-moment-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Vollmer Swims For Final Time: &#8216;It Was a Special Moment&#8217; (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dana Vollmer<\/strong> stepped up to the blocks for the 100 butterfly and took a deep breath.<\/p>\n<p>It is something she has done a thousand times before, but this time, it was different. It was the final time.<\/p>\n<p>Vollmer announced earlier this week that she would retire following the 100-meter butterfly at the 2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships at Stanford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot was going through my mind. I wanted to dive in and enjoy the water, and enjoy swimming the butterfly,\u201d Vollmer told <em>Swimming World<\/em>. \u201cI wanted that piece of myself that fights at the end. I am at peace with that swim. I am really happy with it, and I am a swammer.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI really wanted to know it was my last swim. There are things you take for granted because of nerves. I wanted to remember those nerves. Being able to walk up on those blocks and know that is your last one \u2014\u00a0it was a really special moment.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana Vollmer reflects on final race of career at US Nationals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oHfCzrHSIo4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Vollmer has had plenty of special moments in her career, including winning three gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics. All of those moments came rushing back when Vollmer touched the wall and exited the pool of competitive swimming for the last time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_386838\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386838\" data-attachment-id=\"386838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-swims-for-final-time-it-was-a-special-moment-video\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5-1-e1564778210399.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Connor Trimble&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564768666&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-386838\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-5\" width=\"568\" height=\"406\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-386838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Vollmer; Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She went over to coach <strong>Teri McKeever<\/strong> and her teammates and shared that special moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is what I wanted. To just be with the girls on deck,\u201d Vollmer said. \u201cThat is what is going to make me emotional \u2014 the team and all of the support I have had from them for so many years. I have been with Teri for 12 years now. To go from being a freshman and not making the 2008 Olympics to working so hard with her on my mental strength and win three golds in London \u2014\u00a0her and I have been through so much. The community that we have is a huge part of my support system. I hope the girls at Cal know that I am not going anywhere and how much I love them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vollmer <a href=\"http:\/\/omegatiming.com\/2019\/phillips-66-national-champs-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finished 32<sup>nd<\/sup><\/a> in 59.94. She still holds the American record in the event in 55.98, set in London.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really just wanted to be under a minute to be honest \u2014 and just take it all in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_386837\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386837\" data-attachment-id=\"386837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-swims-for-final-time-it-was-a-special-moment-video\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12-1-e1564778198343.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Connor Trimble&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564768728&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;140&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-386837\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-12\" width=\"539\" height=\"385\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-386837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Vollmer; Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vollmer has had plenty of time to consider retirement after giving birth to two children, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-is-feeling-speedy-six-months-after-second-child-birth-announces-return-to-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">each time has come back<\/a> to swimming, even swimming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-to-race-while-pregnant-at-arena-pro-swim-mesa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">while pregnant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cHaving two little ones and a family that supports me with all their hearts, made me that much stronger going into swimming. I hope that other moms look at their families, know how loved they are and go out and take risks and chase after their dreams,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is incredibly important for moms to know what we are capable of. We are capable of so much. This whole time, it wasn\u2019t a mission to prove moms could come back. I had an amazing support system that never questioned whether I would come back. It was just a given.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But in the end, the time was right this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have taken a lot of time since 2016 trying to figure out what my priorities are, what I am looking for in life. I have searched a lot of different areas and I am really satisfied with what I have done in the sport,\u201d she said. \u201cUSA Swimming is so incredibly competitive. To get on that team, you have to want it with your entire heart. I kept finding that I wanted to be doing other things and pursuing new dreams. It finally set in that I was ready to start fresh. I am not sad. I am going to miss the people and the meets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want my legacy to be that everything that gets thrown at you \u2014 you have the ability to get past it, to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is something Vollmer has proved time and time again on the world\u2019s biggest stage, and it is indeed her legacy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_386835\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386835\" data-attachment-id=\"386835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-swims-for-final-time-it-was-a-special-moment-video\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19-e1564778188826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,765\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Connor Trimble&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564768775&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;270&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19-1024x652.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-386835\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-2-19\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-386835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Vollmer; Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana Vollmer stepped up to the blocks for the 100 butterfly and took a deep breath. 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