Drew Brees

Drew Brees is a professional American football player. He is currently the quarterback for the  New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. Brees recently signed a $100 million, 5-year deal with the Saints. He has now the highest average annual pay in the NFL.

After playing college football for Purdue, he was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2001 (second round, pick 32). He played for the Chargers until 2005, then moved to Saints.


He was named Sportsman of the Year in 2010 by Sports Illustrated magazine.

Born: January 15, 1979 in Austin, Texas
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 207 lbs
Website: drewbrees.com , Twitter





Career Highlights:

• Set single-season records in 2011 for 468 completions, 5476 passing yards and 71.2 completion percentage
• Led the Saints to two NFC South Division titles in 3 seasons
• NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 2004
• NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 2008
• Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl XLIV
• AP Male Athlete of the Year, 2010
• Sportsman of the Year, 2010

Race Imboden

Race Imboden is an American fencer, currently ranked No. 1 in the United States, and #13 in the world (senior). 


He qualified to compete at the 2012 London Olympics, in men's foil.

Born: April 17, 1993 in Tampa, Florida
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 155 lbs
Residence: Brooklyn, NY
Website: Facebook, Twitter






Career Highlights:

• won gold at the 2012 Pan American Championships (individual and team)
• won gold at the 2011 Pan American Championships (individual and team)
• won gold at the 2011 Junior World Championships 
• won bronze at Cadet World Championships, 2010
• coached by Jed Dupree
• qualified for a major international team at age 16

Giuseppe Lanzone

Giuseppe Lanzone is an American rower. He competed in 2008 Olympics and has qualified to compete in the 2012 London Olympics by winning the eight at the 2012 Olympic Qualification regatta.

Lanzone was originally from Peru.



Born: October 12, 1982 in La Punta, Peru
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 214 lbs
Website: Twitter

Career Highlights:

• Won bronze at 2006 World Rowing Championships, M8+
• Finished 9th at men's coxless four at the 2008 Olympics
• Reached the final of the Steward's Challenge Cup at the 2011 Henley Royal Regatta
• Finished fifth in the four at the 2010 World Rowing Championships
• Won the Stewards’ Challenge Cup at the 2010 Henley Royal Regatta
• 2010 US Men's Rowing Athlete of the Year

Eric Shanteau

Eric Shanteau is an American swimmer, specializing in breaststroke and medley events. He will compete in 100-meter breaststroke in the 2012 London Olympics. 

Shanteau is a cancer survivor.

Born: October 1, 1983 in Snellville, Georgia
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 77 kg
Website: Twitter, ericshanteau.net






Career Highlights:

• Won silver at the 2003 World University Games in 400-m individual medley
• Won gold at the 2005 World University Games in 200-m and 400-m IM
• competed in 2008 Olympics despite being diagnosed with testicular cancer
• won silver at the 2009 World Championships in 200-m breaststroke, bronze in 200-m IM, as well as gold in 4x100-m relay

Nathan Adrian

Nathan Adrian is an American swimmer who currently holds the United States record in 50 and 100-yard freestyle events.

Adrian won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the 100-meter freestyle event, edging James Magnussen by 1/100 seconds. He also won silver in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, together with team mates Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Cullen Jones.

Born: December 7, 1988 in Bremerton, Washington

Height: 6'6"

Weight: 220 lbs

Website: Twitter

Career Highlights:

• Won gold medal in 2008 Olympics 4x100-meter freestyle relay
• Won 14 medals in international competitions: 11 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
• Five-time NCAA champion, swimming for UC Berkeley
• Won four gold medals at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships
• First American to win 100-meter freestyle in Olympics since Matt Biondi in 1988

Chris Brooks

Chris Brooks is an American gymnast, specializing in artistic gymnastics. He recently qualified to compete for the 2012 London Olympics as an alternate. 


Born: December 19, 1986 in Houston, Texas
Height: 5'8"
Weight: -
Website: -

Career Highlights:

• Placed fourth, together with Jake Dalton, in 2012 US Olympic Trials
• Competed for University of Oklahoma gymnastics team in college from 2005-2009
• Member of the US Junior National team, 1999-2001, 2002-2005
• Was injured in 2004

• Won gold medal at 2003 US National Championships
• Won four golds in 2012 Pacific Rim Championships (team, all around, still rings, horizontal bar) and a silver (pommel horse)
• US National championships: gold (2012, horizontal bar), silver (2010, horizontal bar and 2011, parallel bars) and bronze (2012 and 2011, parallel bars)

Meet the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team

Happy Birthday Phelps!

Tony Azevedo

Antony Azevedo is the captain of the United States water polo team. He is considered one of the best all-around water polo players in the world. He also played in various professional leagues.


Azevedo was born in Brazil but his family migrated to the United States when he was a baby. He graduated in Stanford University.






Born: November 21, 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 198 lbs
Website: tonyazevedo.net


Career Highlights:

• Won silver (team) in 2008 Olympics men's water polo
• Won bronze (team) in FINA World League men's water polo
• Played for Brazilian team Fluminense in 2011
• Played for Croatian team J.K. Primorac from 2009-11
• Played for New York Athletic Club, 2008-present
• Played for Can Bissolati (Italian league) from 2005 to 2007

Alexander Naddour

Alexander Naddour is an American gymnast. He is bidding to join the United States gymnastics squad for the 2012 Olympics in London. 






Born: 1991 in Gilbert, Arizona
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 155 lbs

Career Highlights:

• won the pommel horse event at the 2010 NCAA Championships
• placed third in all-around competition at the 2010 NCAA Championships
• won bronze (for team) at the World Team competition in Japan

Brendan Hansen

Brendan Hansen is an American swimmer, primarily competing in breaststroke competitions. He won four Olympic medals and 19 more from Pan Pacific and World championships.






Hansen retired in 2008 but is making a comeback for the 2012 Olympics.


Born: August 15, 1981 in Haverford Township, PA
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 189 lbs
Website: brendanhansenonline.com

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• won silver in 100-m breaststroke and bronze in 200-m breaststroke in 2004 Olympics
• won gold in 4x100 relay in 2004 and 2008 Olympics
• won gold in 100-m breaststroke and silver in 50-m breaststroke in  2007 World Aquatics Championships

Thomas Finchum

Thomas Finchum is an American diver, specializing in 10-meter platform and 10-meter synchronized events. With his diving partner, David Boudia, Finchum won gold in the 2007 Pan American Games.

Born: December 1, 1989 in Beech Grove, Indiana

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 68 kg

Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana

Website: Twitter

Career Highlights:

• Won silver (with Boudia) for 10-meter platform synchro at the 2009 World Championships
• Won bronze (with Boudia) for 10-meter platform synchro at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne
• placed fifth at the 2008 Olympics 10-m synchro event
• won gold (with Drew Livingstone) for 10-meter synchro at the 2011 US National Championships

Team USA on Vogue

Anne Leibowitz photographed some members of the United States team for the 2012 London Olympics. for Vogue magazine, including Ryan Lochte, Jonathan Horton, the Bryan brothers, Ashton Eaton and Dwayne Wade.

Ryan Lochte

Jonathan Horton

Mike and Bob Bryan

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Randall Bal

Randall Bal is an American swimmer, specializing in backstroke. He competed in the World Championships, the Pan American Games and the Pan Pacific Championships, winning 5 golds, six silvers and 2 bronze medals. 

He set the world record for 50-m backstroke in 2008. Bal competed for Stanford University while in college. 

Born: November 14, 1980 in Sacramento, California 

Height: 6'4" 

Weight: 195 lbs 

Website: Facebook

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• won silver in 100-m backstroke at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships
• won gold in 100-m backstrok and 400-m relay at the 2007 Pan American Games

Bryce Harper

Bryce Aron Max Harper is an American baseball player, currently playing as an outfielder for the Washington Nationals of the Major League Baseball. 

Harper is the number 1 pick of the 2010 MLB Draft, and he debuted in the major league baseball on April 28, 2012. He signed a 7-year, $18.9 million contract with the Washington Nationals. 

Born: October 16, 1992 
Height: 6'3" 
Weight: 225 lbs 

Career Highlights: 

• Golden Spikes Award, 2010 
• SWAC Player of the Year, 2010 
• Baseball America High School Player of the Year, 2009 
• hit his first MLB home run on May 14, 2012 in a game against San Diego Padres