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Adrian nominated for three Golden Goggles, including male athlete of the year

Nathan Adrian of Bremerton with his bronze medal after the men's 100m freestyle final in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Nathan Adrian of Bremerton with his bronze medal after the men’s 100m freestyle final in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

Bremerton’s Olympic champion Nathan Adrian was nominated for three Golden Goggles, USA Swimming’s equivalent of the Oscars, on Wednesday.

Adrian, who came away from the Rio Games with four medals, two golds and two bronze, was nominated for male athlete of the year along with Michael Phelps, Anthony Ervin and Ryan Murphy.

Adrian was also nominated in the relay performance of the year category for the 400 free relay and the 400 medley relay. He helped Team USA to gold in both those events and individually earned bronze in the 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle.

The Golden Goggles, which act as a fundraising gala for the USA Swimmng Foundation which Adrian is an ambassador, is scheduled for Nov. 21 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

Online fan voting is open and continues through Nov. 11. Go to usaswiming.org to vote.

Here is the full press release from USA Swimming, including the other nominees;

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After adding to his record-setting career total with six medals, including five gold, at the 2016 Olympic Games, Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md./North Baltimore Aquatic Club) leads the way with five nominations for the 2016 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards, set for Monday, Nov. 21, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

The nation’s top swimmers and coaches are nominated in eight categories for the 13th Annual Golden Goggle Awards, the celebration and fundraising gala honoring the sport’s top performances of the year. This year’s event, emceed by NBC Sports’ Bob Costas, will once again mix swimming stars with celebrities, business leaders and entertainment icons in Times Square.

Full event details, including table and seat purchasing opportunities, can be found at GoldenGoggles.com.

Phelps’ five nominations include Male Athlete of the Year, Male Race of the Year for the 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley at the Olympic Games and Relay Performance of the Year for the men’s 4x100m free relay and 4x100m medley relay in Rio. Phelps is a six-time winner of Male Athlete of the Year honors, including each of the last two years.

Earning three Golden Goggle nominations each were Maya DiRado (Santa Rosa, Calif./Stanford Swimming), Anthony Ervin (Valencia, Calif./SwimMAC Carolina), Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Nation’s Capital Swim Club) and Ryan Murphy (Jacksonville, Fla./California Aquatics).

Ledecky is nominated for Female Athlete of the Year, Female Race of the Year for the 800m free in Rio and Relay Performance of the Year for the 4x200m free relay at the Olympic Games. She will look to become the first athlete – male or female – to win Golden Goggles’ Athlete of the Year honors in four consecutive years.

Golden Goggle Award nominations are based on the year’s top accomplishments by U.S. swimmers, focusing primarily on the 2016 Olympic Games. The Americans topped the medal table in Rio de Janeiro with 33 total medals, including 16 gold. The complete list of 2016 Golden Goggle Award nominees by category is below.

Online fan voting is now open and will continue through Friday, Nov. 11. A percentage of the fan vote will count towards the final ballot. Beginning later this week USA Swimming will highlight Golden Goggle Awards categories weekly on usaswimming.org and across its social media channels in the lead-up to the Nov. 21 event.

Proceeds from the Golden Goggle Awards benefit the USA Swimming Foundation, which has the mission to save lives and build champions – in the pool and in life. In addition to its Make a Splash initiative, a national, child-focused water safety campaign that stresses the importance of learning to swim, the USA Swimming Foundation supports the U.S. National Team and its development efforts aim to establish an endowment to strengthen the future of USA Swimming’s programs and services. The Foundation also serves as the home for our National and Olympic Team Alumni reunions and regional events.

2016 Golden Goggle Awards Nominees

Breakout Performer of the Year

Lilly King

Cody Miller

Josh Prenot

Leah Smith


Perseverance Award

Kathleen Baker

Anthony Ervin

David Plummer

Dana Vollmer


Coach of the Year

Bob Bowman

Dave Durden

Bruce Gemmell

Ray Looze

David Marsh

Greg Meehan

Relay Performance of the Year

Men’s 4x100m Free Relay, 2016 Olympic Games

Women’s 4x200m Free Relay, 2016 Olympic Games

Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay, 2016 Olympic Games

Female Race of the Year

Simone Manuel, 100m Free, 2016 Olympic Games

Katie Ledecky, 800m Free, 2016 Olympic Games

Maya DiRado, 200m Back, 2016 Olympic Games

Lilly King, 100m Breast, 2016 Olympic Games

Male Race of the Year

Anthony Ervin, 50m Free, 2016 Olympic Games

Ryan Murphy, 100m Back, 2016 Olympic Games

Michael Phelps, 200m Fly, 2016 Olympic Games

Michael Phelps, 200m IM, 2016 Olympic Games

Female Athlete of the Year

Maya DiRado

Katie Ledecky

Simone Manuel

Male Athlete of the Year

Nathan Adrian

Anthony Ervin

Ryan Murphy

Michael Phelps

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Nathan Adrian into Friday’s 50 free finals

Aug 11, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Nathan Adrian (USA) after the men's 50m freestyle semifinal in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 11, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Nathan Adrian (USA) after the men’s 50m freestyle semifinal in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports

Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian was the fourth-fastest qualifier in the 50 freestyle Thursday at the Rio Olympics.

Adrian finished second in his semifinal heat to defending gold medalist Florent Manaudou of France. Manaudou touched the wall in 21.32 and Adrian in 21.47.

This is the first Olympic 50 free Adrian will swim as he didn’t qualify in the event in 2008 or 2012, when he was favored to do so.

Joining him will be U.S. teammate, and former California teammate, Anthony Ervin who finished tied for first in the second semifinal with Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov in 21.46.

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Nathan Adrian qualifies for 50 free semifinals

Nathan Adrian
Nathan Adrian

Coming off his bronze-medal finish in the 100 freestyle late Wednesday night in Rio, Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian won his heat in the 50 freestyle Thursday morning to qualify for tonight’s semifinals.

Adrian touched the wall in 21.61 seconds, out-touching teammate Anthony Ervin in 21.63.

The evening session starts at 6 p.m. It can be seen live on CBC locally, on nbcolympics.com or on tape delay on NBC at 8 p.m.

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Adrian named one of six Team USA captains

Nathan Adrian smiles after winning the mens 100-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Nathan Adrian smiles after winning the mens 100-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian was selected by his Olympic peers on Tuesday as one of six captains to head Team USA as they prepare for the Rio Games in a matter of weeks.

Adrian was selected as a captain along with Michael Phelps and Anthony Ervin for the men’s team. On the women’s side, captains are Cammile Adams, Elizabeth Beisel and Allison Schmitt. The team is training in San Antonio this week before heading to Atlanta for more training and then to Brazil.

Adrian is not the first Bremerton swimmer to be named a team captain. That honor goes to Tara Kirk Sell who was named for the women’s team for the 2004 Athens Games.

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Nathan Adrian snags 50 free spot for Rio

It took him four years longer than he had hoped, but Nathan Adrian will swim in the 50 freestyle at the Olympics next month.

Adrian, who finished third in the sprint event at the 2012 trials, won the event on Saturday evening at the U.S. Olympic Swimming trials in 21.51 seconds to hold off Anthony Ervin at 21.52 as both will go to Rio in that event.

“It means a lot,” Adrian said in a post-race interview right after he finished. “Glad to be here with my buddy (Anthony), training partner. Here we both had a chance. That’s what we’re excited about — winning medals for Team USA.”

Check out this video of Nathan talking to the media in the mix zone, right after his victory.

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Adrian headlines Santa Clara meet

In what is one of the last tune ups for many Olympians and Olympic hopefuls, the Arena Pro Swim series heads to Santa Clara and will see quite a turn out.

Nathan Adrian, Dana Vollmer, Anthony Ervin, Natalie Coughlin and Maya DiRado and Simone Manual are just some of the current Olympians who will compete June 3-5. Prelims are at 9 a.m. with finals at 5 p.m.

You can read more about the meet here.

 

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Mesa Pro Swim wrap up: Adrian doubles up — again

I took an extended weekend to play in the lovely city of Seattle, so I’m posting various links  on Nathan Adrian’s wins from last weekend at the Arena Pro Swim Series event in Mesa, Arizona, a little late.

From left; Anthony Ervin and Nathan Adrian compete in the 50-meter freestyle final during the Arena Pro Swim Series swim meet, Friday, April 15, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
From left; Anthony Ervin and Nathan Adrian compete in the 50-meter freestyle final during the Arena Pro Swim Series swim meet, Friday, April 15, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

I watched his 100 freestyle and, again, he just absolutely smoked the field. What was impressive about that race was that while his first 50 was fast (22 seconds) his second 50 was nearly as fast. That is something that Nathan has been working on — making sure his back half is just as strong or stronger than his first 50. At this point in the season you want to see improvements there so this is good news for Nathan. He finished in 48.00 to tie with Frances’ Florent Manaudou for the fourth-fastest time of the year.

 

And if you can smoke the field in a 50 free, Nathan did just that winning easily in 21.69. It was the third fastest time in the world this year.  Watching that race, he looked just as smooth as always with very little wasted effort.

Anthony Ervin, Nathan Adrian and Cullen Jones, from left, push off from the blocks in the 50-meter freestyle final during the Arena Pro Swim Series swim meet, Friday, April 15, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Anthony Ervin, Nathan Adrian and Cullen Jones, from left, push off from the blocks in the 50-meter freestyle final during the Arena Pro Swim Series swim meet, Friday, April 15, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

As far as the series goes, Nathan still holds the overall lead with 40 points. He has double wins in four events now — Minneapolis, Austin, Orlando and Mesa. He has collected $8,000 in prize money to boot.

And you can check out all of Nathan’s swims on his YouTube channel here.

 

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Adrian ties for second in 50 free prelims at Winter Nationals

After waiting around for the other events in the first morning session of the U.S. Winter Nationals, Nathan Adrian won his heat of the 50-meter freestyle rather convincingly Thursday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Adrian touched the wall in 22.29 seconds, second overall and tied with Brad Tandy. The finals will include Josh Schneider, Anthony Ervin, Paul Powers, Geoff Cheah, Matt Grevers, Cullen Jones and Santo Condorelli.

The finals are at 6 p.m. If you’re unable to attend the nationals you can watch the lifestream via usaswimmin.org here.

 

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Adrian returns to Federal Way for winter nationals

Bremerton's Nathan Adrian celebrates after the first 50-meter freestyle semifinal at the World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia, Friday. Adrian set an American record in 21.37. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian will swim for the first time at the KCAC in Federal Way since 2009. Adrian is just one of the headliners who will compete at the U.S. Winter Nationals, Dec. 3-5. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

It’s been a long time since Nathan Adrian of Bremerton has delighted his hometown fans by competing locally, but his appearance at the U.S. Winter Nationals Dec. 3-5 will end that drought. It’s the first time the Olympic champion will race in Washington since December of 2009 when he swam at the short-course nationals at the King County Aquatic Center in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events, winning both.

Adrian is scheduled to swim the 50 free on Thursday and the 100 free on Saturday.

Adrian is just one of the USA Swimming headliners to compete next week. Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Anthony Ervin, Matt Grevers, Allison Schmitt and Missy Franklin are also scheduled to compete. In total, more than 40 national team members are among the nearly 700 swimmers slated to swim.

Tickets are on sale now for the three-day event, which includes preliminaries at 9 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. All-session adult passes are $60 with single day and single-session passes available.

A live webcast of the entire meet will be available at usaswimming.org and NBC will tape-delay the nationals on NBC Sunday, Dec. 6 from 10-11 a.m.

 

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Adrian competing at LA Invite later this week

Nathan Adrian is scheduled to compete in the L.A. Invite this weekend in what is likely a final tune-up for next month’s World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

The meet is Thursday-Sunday at Southern California’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center. Preliminaries are at 8:30 a.m.

Adrian is the top seed in the 100-meter freestyle, which is Friday. He’ll be competing against California Aquatics teammate Anthony Ervin and Vlad Morozov (USC) as well as Matt Grevers and Conor Dwyer.

Adrian is seeded third in the 50 free, behind Ervin and Morozov, which is Saturday.

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