Provided by: USA Swimming
Colorado Springs, Colorado – USA Swimming today announced its support staff for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The pool team support staff consists of two team physicians, one chiropractor, three massage therapists, and one team manager. Open water teams will be accompanied by a team physician and physical therapist.
“We are incredibly fortunate to have such a well-rounded and unique group of people on our staff in Paris,” said the Managing Director of the US Swimming National Team. Lindsey Mintenko. “This group has accompanied us on many trips over the past few years, helping our players maintain their best performance. They give valuable time and effort behind the scenes to help our team be the best it can be. I would like to thank them for that.”
Dr. Katie Edenfield and Dr. Brian Klabak were selected as team physicians. Dr. Edenfield serves as the team physician for the athletic department at the University of Florida, her alma mater, where she swam competitively. She held a similar role with USA Swimming at her FINA (now World Aquatics) Junior Championships in 2017, the 2019 Pan American Games, 2022 and her 2023 World Aquatics Championships.
Dr. Kraback is a physician at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital. He served in a similar role with USA Swimming at the 2019 World University Games and his 2022 and his 2023 World Championships.
Dr. Carrie Belson will serve as the team chiropractor, and the trio of Megan Kerstetter, Brian Fung, and John Janosko will serve as the team massage therapists. The group provided similar care at the 2022 and 2023 World Aquatics Championships.
The team manager responsible for the day-to-day operations of the team will be Adriana Quirke. She served in the same role at the 2022 and 2023 World Aquatics Championships and the 2019 FINA (now World Aquatics) World Junior Championships.
Dr. Andy Gerken will serve as team physician for the U.S. open water team in Paris. Dr. Gerken was a competitive swimmer at Ohio State University and currently serves as a sports medicine physician in northern Ohio. He served in the same capacity on the U.S. Open Water Team at the 2022 and 2023 World Aquatics Championships.
Dr. Julie Gorman serves as a team physical therapist for open water swimmers. Gorman was a competitive swimmer at the University of Florida and was a nine-time national champion. She competed in the same capacity at the 2022 and 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Championships.
