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)
Cullen Jones ... I am still baffled by all the endorsements he gets for just being a relay swimmer at the Olympics. Usually, you have to win a gold medal in an individual event to get a Johnson and Johnson commercial.
I'm not. He's a top athlete with a unique background and a public profile that has only escalated by his contribution to that relay. And, though I don't know him personally, anyone who has had any interaction with him has nothing but high praise for him.
He already has a foundation set up for doing the same thing Phelps wants to do with his $1M bonus, though Cullen is focusing on a more needy group. I think the fact that he took the time to work on that AND train for the Olympics says something about him (and Phelps for that matter).
Cullen Jones ... I am still baffled by all the endorsements he gets for just being a relay swimmer at the Olympics. Usually, you have to win a gold medal in an individual event to get a Johnson and Johnson commercial.
I'm not. He's a top athlete with a unique background and a public profile that has only escalated by his contribution to that relay. And, though I don't know him personally, anyone who has had any interaction with him has nothing but high praise for him.
He already has a foundation set up for doing the same thing Phelps wants to do with his $1M bonus, though Cullen is focusing on a more needy group. I think the fact that he took the time to work on that AND train for the Olympics says something about him (and Phelps for that matter).
