Aaron Peirsol is an American backstroke swimmer and world record holder for the 100 and 200 m backstroke (long course). He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals. Peirsol is widely considered one of the greatest backstroke swimmers in history. Peirsol is best known for sweeping the gold... read full bio

Al Joyner is an American former athlete, who was Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump.With a leap of 17.26 m (56'-7.5), he became the first American in 80 years to win a gold medal in this event. Al was also honored with the 1984 Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the top American male in the field events. He... read full bio

Amanda Borden is a retired American gymnast, who was one of the members of the gold medalist United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Magnificent 7. Borden was the team captain of the Magnificent Seven, with all six other members submitting her name in the vote, including the more experienced Shannon Miller. Her vivacious personality and encouraging presence... read full bio

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Amanda Weir swam the third leg in the US team for the Women's 4x1004xm freestyle relay. Leading after her leg of the relay, the US team finished second to the Australians, setting an American Record with their finishing time. Weir earned a Silver medal in the 4x1004x medley relay by helping her team qualify for... read full bio

Amy Van Dyken is one of the most decorated Olympic female swimmers of all time, winning a total of six gold medals. Van Dyken didn�۪t expect to exceed in swimming even though it was something she liked since childhood. She suffered from severe asthma and swimming was one of the best ways of relieving it. This struggle with asthma... read full bio

Bart Conner is a former American gymnast who, as a member of the gold medal-winning men's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, won an individual gold on the parallel bars. He was also the 1979 World Champion on the parallel bars. Conner currently owns and operates the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Oklahoma along with his wife,... read full bio

A silver medalist in the slalom at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Billy Kidd was the first American man to earn an Olympic medal in alpine skiing. Both Kidd and Heuga were just 20 years old at the time. Kidd also took third in the combined, then a non-medal event in the Olympics. He finished 8th in the giant... read full bio

Bob Richards was the second man to vault 15 feet and, like the first man over this height, Cornelius Dutch" Warmerdam, he dominated the event for a number of years. Richards is the only man in history to win two Olympic gold medals in the pole vault, and these came after an Olympic bronze in 1948. Unlike many champions in... read full bio

Brendan Hansen captured a gold medal, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal in 4 x 100 meter relay, 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke respectively in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games. In 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games Brendan finished fourth in 100 meter breaststroke event whereas he earned a gold medal in 4 x 100 meter relay. This... read full bio

Brian Boitano is a successful figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 & 1988 World Champion, and the 1985-1988 U.S. National Champion. He turned professional following the 1988 season. He returned to competition in 1993 and competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth.... read full bio

Brooke Bennett's first gold medal came in the 800-meter freestyle race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. This accomplishment, coming days after her grandfather died, was overshadowed by the fact that this was the last race in the career of swimming legend Janet Evans. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she would win two more gold medals in the 400-meter and 800-meter... read full bio

Cameron Myler is an American luger who was a member of the U.S. National Luge Team from 1985 to 1998. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of fifth in the women's singles event at Albertville in 1992. She carried the American flag during the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Her best overall... read full bio

Carl Lewis is a former American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired. Lewis is now an actor and has appeared... read full bio

With her radiant smile and beaming personality to match, Caroline Burckle has been a force on the American swimming scene since she was young. And signed on to become a Florida Gator in 2004. In Gainesville, Caroline fine-tuned her skills in the middle distance and distance events. In her senior year, Caroline won NCAA Titles in both the 200 and... read full bio

Before Chuck Daly's arrival in Detroit, the Pistons had never recorded back-to-back winning seasons, and seven years later they recorded back to back championships. Daly was previously the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, when his two centers were Bill Laimbeer and James Edwards. Daly also has the distinction of being only the third coach in history to win back... read full bio

During the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the focus of the world was on the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerigan scandal. Dan Jansen was not a favorite at those gameshe had his chance at gold the two previous Winter Olympics and came home without the medal he had worked a lifetime to attain. But Jansen would persevere in Lillehammer... read full bio

Dan O'Brien was deemed one of the best decathlon athletes of the 1990s, winning an Olympic gold medal after winning three consecutive world titles. O'Brien won the Olympic gold medal for decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and also won gold medals at the 1991, 1993, and 1995 World Championships in Athletics. In 1992 he set a world... read full bio

Dara Torres is an American swimmer. She is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics. She competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 meter freestyle, 4x100 medley relay, and 4x100 freestyle relay and won the silver medal in all three of these events. Dara Torres has won twelve Olympic medals, a feat made... read full bio

David brought home a Gold Medal in Men's 10m platform diving, the first male diver to bring home a Gold Medal in platform since 1988 with Greg Louganis and won a Bronze medal in Men's 10m platform synchronized diving. This is also the first medal in USA Men's Diving since 1996, beating out the favored British team! After the 2008... read full bio

David Walters won gold for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympic before even starting his junior year of college. Since then he has joined the swimming greats winning gold medals and breaking records in the 2009 FINA World Championships. He also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Trials in the 100m and 200m freestyle.When not competing for the USA,... read full bio