Just wondering what professional level swimmers have announced their retirement following the US olympic trials and the olympics. Also, any guesses as to who you think will retire that has not said so yet.
Some names that come to mind...
Kaitlin Sandeno
Gary Hall Jr
Neil Walker
Brooke Bishop
Margaret Hoelzer
Amanda Beard
Eric Shanteau
Davis Tarwater
Erik Vendt
Rachel Komisarz
Brenden Hansen (although he said in an interview that he "wasn't going out like that"
Jason Lezak
Dara Torres (who knows)
I wonder about Cullen Jones - he is a very high profile swimmer (in other words, could keep earning money at it for a while longer), but outside of the relay gold in which he lossed the lead I am not certain he could break into the medal round ever on the individual events. The USA has a bad lack of top level sprinters (or at least those that can wim gold/silver). International competition is gunna be rough in the coming years for US sprinters.
I wonder about Cullen Jones - he is a very high profile swimmer (in other words, could keep earning money at it for a while longer), but outside of the relay gold in which he lossed the lead I am not certain he could break into the medal round ever on the individual events. The USA has a bad lack of top level sprinters (or at least those that can wim gold/silver). International competition is gunna be rough in the coming years for US sprinters.
