Badger Swim Club has been sending athletes to the sport’s biggest stage for generations. Since our founding in 1956, Badger swimmers have qualified for every U.S. Olympic Trials cycle and gone on to win Olympic medals— from Rick Carey’s triple gold in Los Angeles (1984) to Lea Loveless-Maurer’s gold and bronze in Barcelona (1992) and Cody Miller’s gold and bronze in Rio (2016). Explore the timeline and meet the athletes who turned Badger work ethic into Olympic hardware.
| Appearances | Qualifiers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Collins | 2020 | Jack Collins | 2020 |
| Patrick Conaton | 2020 | Patrick Conaton | 2020 |
| Kristen Cornish | 2020 | Kristen Cornish | 2020 |
| Matt Fenlon | 2020 | Matt Fenlon | 2020 |
| Emily Gjertsen | 2020 | Emily Gjertsen | 2020 |
| Noelle Kaufmann | 2020 | Noelle Kaufmann | 2020 |
| Jack Collins | 2016 | Carly Cummings | 2016 |
| Patrick Conaton | 2016 | Ryan Feeley | 2016 |
| Carly Cummings | 2016 | Zane Grothe | 2016 |
| Ryan Feeley | 2016 | Brian Hogan | 2016 |
| Zane Grothe | 2016 | Daniel Kanorr | 2016 |
| Brian Hogan | 2016 | Spencer Lafata | 2016 |
| Daniel Kanorr | 2016 | Anina Lund | 2016 |
| Spencer Lafata | 2016 | Richard Mannix | 2016 |
| Anina Lund | 2016 | Emily McClellan | 2016 |
| Richard Mannix | 2016 | Cody Miller | 2016 |
| Emily McClellan | 2016 | Oliver Patrouch | 2016 |
| Cody Miller | 2016 | Derek Toomey | 2016 |
| Oliver Patrouch | 2016 | Lindsay Vrooman | 2016 |
| Derek Toomey | 2016 | James Wells | 2016 |
| Lindsay Vrooman | 2016 | Courtney Ciardello | 2012 |
| James Wells | 2016 | Alex Gianino | 2012 |
| Courtney Ciardello | 2012 | Kim Tracey | 2012 |
| Patrick Conaton | 2012 | Phil Davies | 2008 |
| Ryan Feeley | 2012 | Bridget O’Connor | 2008 |
| Alex Gianino | 2012 | Kimi Kelly | 2004 |
| Kim Tracey | 2012 | Jenny Thompson | 2004 |
| Phil Davies | 2008 | Richelle Fox | 2000 |
| Ryan Feeley | 2008 | Kristin MacGregor | 2000 |
| Bridget O’Connor | 2008 | Lea Maurer | 2000 |
| Kimi Kelly | 2004 | Kathleen Morrissey | 2000 |
| Bridget O’Connor | 2004 | Cristina Teuscher | 2000 |
| Jenny Thompson | 2004 | Chris Jennings | 1996 |
| Richelle Fox | 2000 | Mimosa McNerney | 1996 |
| Kim Kelly | 2000 | Emily Smith | 1996 |
| Kristin MacGregor | 2000 | Tobie Smith | 1996 |
| Lea Maurer | 2000 | Jim Born | 1992 |
| Kathleen Morrissey | 2000 | Paul Watson | 1992 |
| Cristina Teuscher | 2000 | Rick Carey | 1988 |
| Chris Jennings | 1996 | Robert Darzynkiewicz | 1988 |
| Lea Maurer | 1996 | Kris Habl | 1988 |
| Mimosa McNerney | 1996 | Lindsey Hansen-Sturm | 1984 |
| Emily Smith | 1996 | John Hoffman | 1984 |
| Tobie Smith | 1996 | Dave Benjamin | 1980 |
| Cristina Teuscher | 1996 | John Christensen | 1980 |
| Jim Born | 1992 | Rick Fields | 1980 |
| Lea Loveless | 1992 | John Collins | 1964 |
| Tobie Smith | 1992 | ||
| Paul Watson | 1992 | ||
| Rick Carey | 1988 | ||
| Robert Darzynkiewicz | 1988 | ||
| Kris Habl | 1988 | ||
| Lea Loveless | 1988 | ||
| Rick Carey | 1984 | ||
| Lindsey Hansen-Sturm | 1984 | ||
| John Hoffman | 1984 | ||
| Dave Benjamin | 1980 | ||
| Rick Carey | 1980 | ||
| John Christensen | 1980 | ||
| Rick Fields | 1980 | ||
| John Hoffman | 1980 | ||
| John Collins | 1964 |
