Coffee and Conversations

Join us for your morning caffeine and breakfast as we hear from US Olympian Elizabeth Beisel, a three-time Olympic Swimmer for the United States.

She is 26 years old and currently resides in Rhode Island, where she grew up and fell in love with the sport of swimming. In 2006, she became the youngest swimmer to ever qualify for the United States Swimming National Team at 13 years old. In 2008, she qualified for her first Olympic Games as the youngest competitor of United States Olympic Team at 15 years old. Throughout her swimming career, she competed in six World Championships, three Olympic Games, and three Pan Pacific Championships. At the 2012 Olympic Games, she won two individual medals; a silver in the 400m Individual Medley, and a bronze in the 200m Backstroke. She won a World Championship Title and has nine other international medals spanning the course of her career. In 2016, she was named Captain of the United States Olympic Swim Team. From 2006-2017 she was on every single US National Team, earning her the longest streak out of any female swimmer, and the second longest streak in the sport only to Michael Phelps. Elizabeth attended the University of Florida where she won two NCAA titles and 14 SEC titles. She graduated with a 3.9 GPA and a degree in Telecommunications.

Now retired from competing, Elizabeth is on the Board of Directors for the USA Swimming Foundation and travels the country to promote the importance of learning how to swim, especially for families and children that live in underprivileged communities. She engages in many public speaking appearances, sharing her stories of success and failure with a broad spectrum of audiences. The environment is a huge passion for Elizabeth, which is why she is the ambassador for Save the Bay, a local Rhode Island ocean conservation organization, and Oceanic Global, a worldwide ocean conservation organization. She also serves as a volunteer for the Special Olympics. Elizabeth will be featured as a cast member of the upcoming season of Survivor which airs on CBS this September, 2019.