{"id":504881,"date":"2022-05-04T15:49:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T22:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=504881"},"modified":"2022-05-04T17:28:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T00:28:43","slug":"olympians-honored-by-president-biden-at-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympians-honored-by-president-biden-at-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympians Honored by President Biden at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 600 U.S. Olympians and Paralympians were honored at the White House by President<strong> Joe Biden<\/strong> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie Ledecky, Natalie Hinds, Allison Schmitt, Lilly King, Michael Andrew<\/strong> and several swimmers were among the group of athletes on the south lawn of the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuick trip to my hometown to visit a beautiful House and celebrate @teamusa \u2764\ufe0f? Thanks @potus @flotus @vp @secondgentleman and all working at the @whitehouse for a special day!\u201d Ledecky posted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natalie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/natalie-hinds-olivia-smoliga-share-rare-bond-as-olympic-teammates-that-is-why-this-is-so-special-for-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hinds<\/a><\/strong> posted: \u201cwhat a weekend of celebration @ the @whitehouse I will always be grateful for the year of 2021 &amp; opportunities it has gifted me! my grandmother would be so proud\u2665\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the swimmers in the crowd were: <strong>Annie Lazor, Zach Apple, Lydia Jacoby, Hunter Armstrong, Bella Sims, Paige Madden, Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass, Zach Harting, Katie McLaughlin, Claire Curzan, Brooke Forde, Haley Anderson, Erica Sullivan, Kieran Smith<\/strong> and<strong> Sophia Herzog<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden addressed the group of Olympians, congratulating them for their hard work, success and inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bidens are a big sports family, and we love watching the Olympics.\u00a0 And Jill came home from Tokyo \u2014 all she could do was talk about you all constantly.\u00a0 You think I\u2019m kidding.\u00a0 I\u2019m not,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAnd we know that, no matter the results, we wanted to honor you here at the White House.\u00a0 I\u2019m going \u2014 and I\u2019m sorry you had to wait that year between the time it was set and the time to go.\u00a0 I mean, you\u2019ve been through so damn \u2014 darn much.\u00a0 (Laughter and applause.)\u00a0 You\u2019ve been through so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_504884\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-504884\" data-attachment-id=\"504884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympians-honored-by-president-biden-at-white-house\/white-house-katie-ledecky\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/white-house-katie-ledecky.png\" data-orig-size=\"420,445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"white-house-katie-ledecky\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;white-house-katie-ledecky&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Instagram\/Katie Ledecky&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/white-house-katie-ledecky.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/white-house-katie-ledecky.png\" class=\" wp-image-504884\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/white-house-katie-ledecky.png\" alt=\"white-house-katie-ledecky\" width=\"343\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/white-house-katie-ledecky.png 420w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/white-house-katie-ledecky-189x200.png 189w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/white-house-katie-ledecky-300x318.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-504884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Instagram\/Katie Ledecky<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Biden noted that athletes came from sports all across the country, from all backgrounds, including 18 U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Team USA totaled more than 260 medals won by Olympians and Paralympians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks for letting me hold those medals, man.\u00a0 It made me feel important for a second.\u00a0 (Laughter.)\u00a0 They are something else.\u00a0 Thank you,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWe also know the pride your families felt and how hard it was for them and for you that they couldn\u2019t be there in person with you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur favorite part of the Olympics \u2014 Jill and my family \u2014 was watching your families watch you.\u00a0 I\u2019m not joking \u2014 watching your families watch you, learning about who you are.\u00a0 Because we learn about how big and diverse and talented \u2014 how great this nation is, just how diverse we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden took time to honor the Olympians and Paralympians and their work and success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou inspire people.\u00a0 You inspire people around the world.\u00a0 You inspire them to pursue \u2014 to pursue their hopes and their dreams not just in sport but in life,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve had kids come up to me and say, \u2018Did you see?\u00a0 Did you see?\u00a0 I think I can.&#8217;\u00a0 Not a joke.\u00a0 You all know it.\u00a0 It\u2019s real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read President Biden\u2019s full speech to the Olympians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/05\/04\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-team-usa-olympic-and-paralympic-athletes-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 600 U.S. Olympians and Paralympians were honored at the White House by President Joe Biden on Wednesday. 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