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North Kingstown’s Elizabeth Beisel Named Captain For U.S. Olympic Swim Team

As selected by the 47 members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, USA Swimming today announced six team captains, who have qualified for a combined 19 Olympic Games appearances, for the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Leading the women’s team will be Cammile Adams (Cypress, Texas/SwimMAC Carolina), Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I./Bluefish Swim Club) and Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich./North Baltimore Aquatic Club). Beisel and Schmitt are three-time Olympians; Adams is a two-time Olympian.

Serving as men’s captains will be Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash./California Aquatics), Anthony Ervin (Valencia, Calif./SwimMAC Carolina/California Aquatics) and Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md./North Baltimore Aquatic Club). Phelps, the owner of a record 22 Olympic medals, is headed to his fifth Olympic Games, the most for an American male swimmer. Adrian and Ervin are three-time Olympians.

All six are first-time U.S. Olympic Team captains. Team members voted for the captains last night during training camp in San Antonio. The 2016 Olympic Games pool competition opens Aug. 6 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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