Olympic Swimmers

2008 Competitors

Rada Owen

USA
Rada Owen was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia where she began her swimming career at the age of 5. She is a graduate of the swimming powerhouse Auburn University, where she held numerous team records, was a 6 time Southeastern Conference champion, NCCA champion, and a 16-time All American, and was key in developing a national championship winning team. She competed for the United States in various international competitions, the highlight being the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. An incredibly technical swimmer, her stroke has been described as "flawless" by many of the world's most influential coaches. Her highly sought after technique is the basis for the many swim clinics she has appeared at around the world. She lends her stroke demonstration to the popular "Swimming Faster Freestyle" DVD series and has been the focus of many magazines articles depicting her form. After retiring from the sport in 2003, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Andrew Mackay

Cayman
3rd place overall local Male - FOMSS 2002
2 time Cayman Islands Open Water 5K Champion
CARIFTA Champion and record holder in multiple events
Natwest Island Games champion and record holder in multiple events
2002 Commonwealth Games Semi-Finalist and competitor at World Short Course Swimming Championships - Moscow.
2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier

Heather Roffey

Cayman
1st place overall local female FOMSS 2002
Carifta Champion and Record Holder in multiple events
Island Games Medallist in multiple events.
CAC Champion - 200 Fly
Participant- 2002 Commonwealth Games
Competitor - 2002 World Short Course Swimming Championships
2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier

2006 Competitors

Two Olympic elite swimmers coming from Texas A&M University:

Francisco Picasso

Uraguay
Represented Uraguay in the past Olympics

Alfredo Jacobo

Mexico
Swam for Mexico in the 2004 Olympics as well as the World Championships this past March.

2003 - 2005 Competitors

Kaitlyn Elphinstone

Cayman
3rd place overall local female FOMSS 2002 CARIFTA Champion and former Record Holder in Multiple Events Island Games Medallist in multiple events
Competitor - 2001 World Open Water Swimming Championships
Competitor - 2002 Commonwealth Games 2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier

William Balderamos

Cayman
Second local male finisher last years swim.
Participated in the Island Games in 1998...also an accomplished triathlete...participated in the Triathlon World Championships in 2001...four-year member of the Stingray Swim Club of the Cayman Islands.
Began swimming at the age of 13...father is an insurance broker...has one brother and three sisters...born 2/11/84 (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.).

Andrew Mackay

Cayman
3rd place overall local Male - FOMSS 2002
2 time Cayman Islands Open Water 5K Champion
CARIFTA Champion and record holder in multiple events
Natwest Island Games champion and record holder in multiple events
2002 Commonwealth Games Semi-Finalist and competitor at World Short Course Swimming Championships - Moscow.
2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier

Shaune Fraser

Cayman
1st place overall local male finisher FOMSS 2002 800m Sea Swim course record holder CARIFTA Champion and record holder in multiple events. 2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier

Heather Roffey

Cayman
1st place overall local female FOMSS 2002
Carifta Champion and Record Holder in multiple events
Island Games Medallist in multiple events.
CAC Champion - 200 Fly
Participant- 2002 Commonwealth Games
Competitor - 2002 World Short Course Swimming Championships
2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier

Laura Stafford

Cayman
4th place overall local female FOMSS 2002
Carifta Champion - 200 Back 2001
Island Games Finalist

Amy McCullough

Cayman
Championship Meets … Earned All-America laurels in the 200-yard freestyle (7th, 1:46.93) at the NCAA Championships (March 20-22) … Three-time All-America honorable mention with the 400-yard medley relay, 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays … Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle with 1:47.20 result at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 19-22) … Set school 200-yard freestyle record with leadoff leg of 1:46.04 in the 800-yard freestyle relay … Placed sixth overall in the 500-yard freestyle, posting season-best and NCAA consideration time of 4:47.17 in qualifying … Tied for sixth with 52.17 timing in the 100-yard freestyle …

2002 Competitors

Klete Keller

USA
Gold medalist in 200m free and on 400m free relay (AR) and bronze medalist on 800m FR at Short Course World Championships; also eighth in 400m free … won the 500y free at the NCAA Championships; was third in the 200y free and seventh in the 1650y free.

Kalyn Keller

USA
Was fifth in 400m and 800m free at Short Course World Championships.

Chris Thompson

USA
Silver medalist in 1500m free at Short Course World Championships … won 1500m free for sixth national title and was second in 800m free and fourth in 400m free at the P66 Spring Nationals. Country: U.S.A.

Scott Goldblatt

USA
Won 400m free for first national title and was third in the 200m free at the P66 Spring Nationals.
 

Dylan Rackley

Australia
7th at Australian Olympic Trials Oceania 5k Open Water Champion

Janelle Atkinson

Jamaica
4th in the 400m freestyle at the Olympic Games

Josh Ilika

Mexico
Represented Mexico in 2000 Olympic Games - 100 Metre Butterfly

Previous Competitors

Brooke Bennett

USA
1996, 2000 4 time Olympic Gold Medalist - Olympic World Record Holder
Event: 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle

Chad Carvin

USA
1996 Olympic Silver Medalist - American Record Holder
Events: 400-meter freestyle, 4x200-meter freestyle relay Born: April 13, 1974

B.J.Bedford

USA
Event: 100-meter backstroke

Elli Overton

Australia
Greatest Achievements: Winner of two gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Canada. 1st 200IM, Pan Pacs, Atlanta.
1st 200IM and 4 x 100m medley relay World SC Champs, Rio 1995.
1st 200IM, 2000 Telstra Selection Trials.
Three time Olympian 92, 96, 2000

Rachel Harris

Australia
Hit the swimming scene with a large impact in distance freestyle after winning the 1998 Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 800m event. she then backed up to finish second behind dual Olympic gold medalist, American Brooke Bennett at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in the 800m freestyle. Topped off a consistent campaign last year qualifying for the Sydney Olympic Games in her pet 800m event and the 400m individual medley. She is currently ranked 10th in Australian history for the 400 IM (4:45:98)