U.S. Olympic swimmers Katie Meili and Caitlin Leverenz Smith have each been elected as 10-year athlete members to the USA Swimming Board of Administrators. The 2 have been elected to their positions by the Crew USA Athletes Fee (previously the USOPC Athletes’ Advisory Council) after self nomination.
They take over the spots beforehand held by Anthony Ervin and Ashley Twichell, whose phrases each expired this 12 months.
New guidelines instituted by the USOPC require there to be 5 10-year athlete members on the Board of Administrators; since 2021, the 2 athletes elected by the Crew USA Athletes Fee robotically earn spots on the USA Swimming Board of Administrators and Athlete Advisory Committee.
Meili returns to the board after a hiatus of only a few months. Nic Fink was elected to fill her seat as a 10-year athlete by the Home of Delegates in September, however she now returns for a brand new 4 12 months time period through this various pathway.
Leverenz has served because the chair of the USA Swimming Athletes’ Advisory Council since its inception in 2021 and has been a member of the Nationwide Crew Steering Committee and Athletes’ Govt Committee.
Each are additionally serving in key roles as USA Swimming seems to be to rebuild its management after the Paris 2024 Olympics: Meili is on the US Nationwide Crew Director Search Activity Power, whereas Leverenz Smith is on the USA Swimming CEO Search Activity Power.
Meili is a two-time Olympic medalist who gained gold within the 400 medley relay and bronze within the 100 breaststroke on the 2016 Olympic Video games. She graduated from Columbia College in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with a focus in Artwork Historical past. Meili additionally graduated from Georgetown College Legislation Heart in 2020 and clerked for the Honorable Catharina Haynes of the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Meili is an affiliate on the legislation agency Jones Day in Dallas, TX. She is the chair of the USA Swimming Ethics Committee.
Leverenz Smith is a 2012 Olympic medalist, profitable bronze within the 200 IM within the 2012 London Video games. She graduated from the College of California, Berkeley in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Well being. Leverenz Smith additionally graduated from the Stanford Graduate Faculty of Enterprise in 2021 with a Grasp of Enterprise Administration. Leverenz Smith is presently a advisor for Kaiser Permanente and resides in San Diego, CA.
Present USA Swimming Board of Administrators
- Board Chair – Chris Brearton (2021-2025)
- Vice Chair, Chair-Elect/10-year athlete rep – Natalie Coughlin (2022-2026)
- Vice Chair Monetary Oversight – Kenneth Chung (2022-2026)
- 10-year athlete rep – Maya Dirado Andrews (2021-2025)
- 10-year athlete rep – Nic Fink (2024-2028)
- 10-year athlete rep – Caitlin Leverenz Smith (2024-2028)
- 10-year athlete rep – Katie Meili (2024-2028)
- At Giant – Katy Arris-Wilson (2022-2026)
- At Giant – Kathleen Fish (2024-2028)
- Ex Officio (Coach) – Bruce Gemmell (2021-2024)
- At Giant – Clark Hammond (2021-2025)
- At Giant Coach – 2021-2025
- At Giant, 10-Yr+ Athlete – Sabir Muhammad (2023-2027)
- At-Giant Coach – Kathleen Prindle (2023-2027)
- At-Giant – Bob Vincent (2021-2025)
