U.S. Masters Swimming is proud to count a number of Olympians among its current and former members.
Thanks to the hard work of Gail Roper, a list of these exceptional athletes is now available on the USMS web site.
From usms.org, you can view the list by selecting the blue "Home" tab, then "History & Archives," then "Olympians in USMS" from the left "In This Section" column. The direct link is http://www.usms.org/hist/oly/
The list contains the names of any Olympians who have been verified as ever being members of USMS (or of our predecessor AAU organization). The list includes athletes who competed for countries other than the U.S. (such as France, Yugoslavia, Greece, and Cuba), and in sports other than swimming (such as water polo, kayak, shot put, and pentathlon).
Gail Roper is an Olympian herself. She competed in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. She has put a tremendous amount of time into this project. Various members of the USMS History & Archives committee have assisted over the years with research and detective work.
Enjoy the list! Corrections or additions may be sent to: Olympians (at) usms (dot) org
While you're on the History & Archives page, take a look around. The "Stories About Swimmers" section contains hundreds of short biographies of USMS members. The committee is always looking for more stories and would welcome your contributions. Instructions for submitting a story can be found on the page.
