{"id":497047,"date":"2022-02-13T10:54:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T17:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=497047"},"modified":"2022-02-13T10:54:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T17:54:41","slug":"olympic-gold-medalist-townley-haas-announces-retirement-from-competitive-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-gold-medalist-townley-haas-announces-retirement-from-competitive-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gold Medalist Townley Haas Announces Retirement From Competitive Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympic gold medalist Townley Haa<\/strong>s has announced his retirement from swimming.<\/p>\n

He made the announcement on social media on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Here is Townley Haas’ post:<\/p>\n

After some time off and lots of thinking, I\u2019ve decided it\u2019s time to retire from swimming. This is one of the hardest decisions I\u2019ve ever had to make but I believe that it\u2019s the right one. <\/em>
\nThank you to Geoff Brown and the entire @nova_of_va staff for not only helping craft me into the swimmer I am but continuing to support me through my college and professional career. <\/em>
\nThank you to Texas and @texasmsd for allowing me to continue my passion for swimming both in college and as a place to train as a professional. Special thanks to Eddie, Kris, @wyatt.collins , @paddymcc90 and all the Texas coaches past and present for all your support and help!<\/em><\/p>\n

Townley Haas continued:<\/p>\n

Thank you to @usaswimming for every opportunity you have provided me. Through swimming I\u2019ve been able to travel to so many incredible places and meet so many incredible people!<\/em>
\nThank you to @iswimleague and @calicondors_isl for creating a new and amazing opportunity for swimmers and thank you @jason.lezak for letting me apart of it!<\/em>
\nThank you to my friends, family and fianc\u00e9 @megan_meseck for the countless hours of cheering, traveling, early mornings and late nights. I truly could not do it without you guys!<\/em>
\nLastly, I want to thank my fans and everyone out there who has supported me in any way! It meant the world to me<\/em><\/p>\n

I love every single one of you and I cannot wait to see where this new chapter of my life takes me\u2764\ufe0f \u2014 Townley Haas
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