Meet All 53 Members of the Tokyo Olympics' U.S. Swimming Team

With just weeks remaining until the 2020 Olympics, it's time to study up on the swimmers vying for gold medal glory. Get to know all 53 athletes (and 11 teenagers!) competing in Tokyo.

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Next stop: Tokyo!

In just a few weeks, the 2020 Olympics will introduce the next generation of great American swimmers. While the 53 athletes selected to compete on Team USA is comprised of a hefty handful of Olympic vets, the majority are newcomers—and 11 are still only teenagers!

Following Michael Phelps‘ retirement, all eyes were on Ryan Lochte and Nathan Adrian to continue the United States’ Rio 2016 winning streak. But when they failed to make the cut at last month’s Olympic trials, swimmers like Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel, Ryan Murphy, Allison Schmitt and Katie Ledecky emerged to carry the torch. 

And speaking of five-time gold medalist Ledecky, she’s found herself a protégé of sorts in Katie Grimes. At only 15 years old, Grimes is the youngest member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic swim team, the same age Ledecky was when she won her first medal at the London 2012 Games.

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Get to Know the U.S. Gymnasts Competing at the Tokyo Olympics

Get to know every single swimmer with their sights set on the medal podium in our jam-packed gallery below!

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Caeleb Dressel

Age: 24

Hometown: Green Cove Springs, Florida

Events: 50 meter freestyle; 100 meter freestyle; 100 meter butterfly

Prior Olympic Victories: Rio 2016; two gold medals

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Simone Manuel

Age: 24

Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas

Events: 50 meter freestyle

Prior Olympic Victories: Rio 2016; two gold, two silver medals

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Tom Shields

Age: 29

Hometown: Huntington Beach, California

Events: 100 meter butterfly

Prior Olympic Victories: Rio 2016; one gold medal

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Katie Ledecky

Age: 24

Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland

Events: 200 meter freestyle; 400 meter freestyle; 800 meter freestyle; 1,500 meter freestyle

Prior Olympic Victories: London 2012; one gold medal; Rio 2016; 4 gold, one silver medal

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Bobby Finke

Age: 21

Hometown: Clearwater, Florida

Events: 800 meter freestyle; 1,500 meter freestyle

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Katie Grimes

Age: 15

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada 

Events: 800 meter freestyle

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Ryan Murphy

Age: 25

Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida

Events: 100 meter backstroke; 200 meter backstroke

Prior Olympic Victories: Rio 2016; three gold medals

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Emma Weyant

Age: 19

Hometown: Sarasota, Florida

Events: 400 meter individual medley 

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Townley Haas

Age: 24

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia

Events: 200 meter freestyle

Prior Olympic Victories: Rio 2016; one gold medal

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Allison Schmitt

Age: 31

Hometown: Canton, Michigan

Events: 200 meter freestyle; 4×100 freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Beijing 2008; one bronze medal, London 2012; three gold, one silver, one bronze medal, Rio 2016; one gold, one silver medal

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Andrew Seliskar

Age: 24

Hometown: McLean, Virginia

Events: 4×200 freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Ashley Twichell

Age: 32

Hometown: Fayetteville, New York 

Events: 10 kilometer open water swim

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Drew Kibler

Age: 21

Hometown: Carmel, Indiana

Events: 4×200 freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Lydia Jacoby

Age: 17

Hometown: Seward, Alaska

Events: 100 meter breastroke

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Jake Mitchell

Age: 19

Hometown: Carmel, Indiana

Events: 400 meter freestyle

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Bella Sims

Age: 16

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: 4×200 meter freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Kieran Smith

Age: 21

Hometown: Ridgefield, Connecticut

Events: 200 meter freestyle; 400 meter freestyle 

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Paige Madden

Age: 22

Hometown: Mobile, Alabama

Events: 400 meter freestyle; 4×200 freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Bowe Becker

Age: 23

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: 4×100 meter freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Brooke Forde

Age: 22

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky

Events: 4×200 meter freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Patrick Callan

Age: 21

Hometown: Owasso, Oklahoma

Events: 4×200 meter freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Erica Sullivan

Age: 20

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: 1,500 meter freestyle

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Michael Andrew

Age: 22

Hometown: Encinitas, California

Events: 50 meter freestyle; 100 meter breastroke; 200 meter individual medley

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Catie Deloof

Age: 24

Hometown: Grosse Point, Michigan

Events: 4×100 meter freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Jordan Wilimovsky

Age: 27

Hometown: Malibu, California

Events: 10 kilometer open water event

Prior Olympic Victories: Rio 2016; no medals

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Regan Smith

Age: 19

Hometown: Lakeville, Minnesota 

Events: 100 meter backstroke; 200 meter butterfly

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Jay Litherland

Age: 25

Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia

Events: 400 meter individual medley

Prior Olympic Victories: Rio 2016; no medals

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Natalie Hinds

Age: 27

Hometown: Midland, Texas

Events: 4×100 meter freestyle relay

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Andrew Wilson

Age: 27

Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland

Events: 100 meter breastroke; 200 meter breastroke

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Hunter Armstrong

Age: 20

Hometown: Dover, Ohio

Events: 100 meter backstroke

Prior Olympic Victories: Rookie

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Breastfeeding Athletes Now Allowed to Bring Kids to Tokyo Olympics

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, nursing athletes faced the dilemma of having to leave their children at home to compete in the summer games. Now, they don't have to choose.

Nursing Olympic athletes will want to bottle up this special news. 

With the 2020 Summer Olympics set to begin in Japan in less than a month, the Tokyo 2020 organizers announced on Wednesday, June 30 that nursing children will be allowed to accompany their mothers to the games. It marks a potential relief for moms who were facing a difficult dilemma: temporarily parting from their little ones to compete amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, they’ve been granted another option. 

“It is inspiring that so many athletes with young children are able to continue competing at the highest levels, including at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and we are committed to doing everything possible to enable them to perform at the Tokyo 2020 Games,” a statement read. “Given that the Tokyo 2020 Games will take place during a pandemic, overall we must unfortunately decline to permit athletes’ family members or other companions to accompany them to the Games. However, after careful consideration of the unique situation facing athletes with nursing children, we are pleased to confirm that, when necessary, nursing children will be able to accompany athletes to Japan.”

Since access to the Olympic and Paralympic Village will be restricted to athletes and team officials only, nursing children will have to stay “in private accommodation approved by Tokyo 2020.” According to the International Olympic Committee, nursing mothers will be allowed to stay in those private accommodations and bring a caretaker or partner to help, Today reported, citing NBC correspondent Molly Hunter.  

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In response to the significant exception, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement, “It is great to see so many mothers compete at the highest level, including at the Olympic Games. It is important to note that entry into Japan is the responsibility of the Japanese government and the current situation of the pandemic requires a very significant reduction in the numbers of accredited participants who do not have essential and operational responsibilities. We are very pleased to hear that the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has found a special solution regarding the entry to Japan for mothers who are breastfeeding and their young children.”

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The announcement was met with resistance by soccer star Alex Morgan, who tweeted, “Still not sure what ‘when necessary’ even means. Is that determined by the mother or the IOC? We are Olympic mothers telling you, it is NECESSARY. I have not been contacted about being able to bring my daughter with me to Japan and we leave in 7 days.” 

Long distance runner Aliphine Tuliamuk recently reflected on her worry over having to be apart from her 5-month-old daughter while competing in Tokyo. 

“I know that I will be leaving her for only 10 days, and she will be just fine, and that so many other moms have done the same, but I can’t even imagine being away from her for half a day,” Tuliamuk wrote in a June 28 Instagram post. “My throat is lumpy. I know that everything I do is a teaching moment for her, I want her to know that even in the face of challenges that she can still follow her passion and prevail, now I need to tell this to myself, that even in the face of challenges like leaving my now 5month [sic] old breastfeeding daughter behind for 10 days to race at the Olympics, I can prevail and show her how to be strong.”

How Allyson Felix Hopes to Inspire Moms Around the World at the Tokyo Olympic Games

In an exclusive interview with E! News, Olympian Allyson Felix explained how her 2-year-old daughter has inspired her to dream big before Tokyo.

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Allyson Felix is a mom on a mission.

After four unforgettable experiences at the Olympics, the track and field athlete is focused on competing once again at the 2020 Tokyo Games, rescheduled for 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

This year, however, the 35-year-old sprinter has a new motivating factor that is pushing her to do her best. If you didn’t already guess, it’s her 2-year-old daughter Camryn. 

“She’s given me a whole new drive,” Allyson exclusively shared with E! News when launching Pantene’s “What’s Your Legacy” campaign. “I’ve always been competitive and I’ve always wanted to win, but now, the reasoning behind it is just different. I want her to see what it looks like to be a hard worker, to overcome adversity. I can’t wait to tell her about these last, you know, couple years and how hard they have been, but how she has really motivated me to continue on.”

The University of Southern California alum added, “I hope that she’s able to learn all those lessons and I’m able to show her she was along for this journey and she’s really giving me the courage and helping me to continue.”

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Back in November 2018, Allyson announced the birth of her daughter with husband Kenneth Ferguson. Pregnancy complications dictated an emergency C-section at 32 weeks. After a brief stay in the NICU, baby Camryn was able to head home with her parents.

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Today, she’s already become one of Allyson’s biggest supporters as she trains for a spot on the United States team.

“She’s really into cheering now,” Allyson explained. “So, whenever she sees me running, she’s like ‘run mama, run’ and she’s really into just being a little cheerleader. It’s really fun to just see how the process develops and how she becomes more active.” 

As excitement continues to build for the Tokyo Games kicking off July 23, Allyson once again finds herself on the list of athletes to watch. In fact, winning two medals would make her the most decorated U.S. Olympic track and field athlete ever.

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But no matter how much attention is put on her races , the Los Angeles native is focused on making memories with her daughter.

As part of Pantene’s “What’s Your Legacy” campaign, Allyson was able to showcase one of her favorite mommy activities with Camryn.

“For me, growing up, it was a special time for me when my mom did my hair,” Allyson recalled after using Pantene’s Hydrating Butter Crème. “It was something that happened every morning and I would go into her room. It was just bonding time, so now, having a daughter and having those same moments with her have been really special.”

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And regardless of what happens in Tokyo, Allyson is hoping to leave a legacy to moms around the world that you don’t have to choose one path in life. In fact, you really can have it all.

“I hope they know and understand that they are still capable of doing all of the things,” she proclaimed. “Whether that is pushing through professionally, or just thriving at home, that we can do all of those things and we can pass on to our children the lessons we want them to learn.”

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