As a gentle reminder, if you can't watch the National ABC coverage of the Rose Parade (8-10am on Monday) please set your DVRs to record it. I will be covering my 31st Parade as the sideline (street side) reporter. 😀😀

All US Olympians and Paralympians are invited to the 2023 USOPA Reunion, April 21-23 in Colorado Springs. The "Early Registration" discount lasts until early February. Please request your personalized invitation to: USOPA.Mailbox@usopc.org.

https://t.co/PJIMycZL3v If you are near Manhattan Beach, CA, on Sunday, Dec. 4, please drop by!

I am happy to celebrate the election of so many swimmers in this year's Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame: (especially my teammates from 1976)

I promise to work as hard at this responsibility as I can, and I remain available to talk with any USOPA member about any issue as we move Team USA into the next quadrennial.

I am delighted to announce that I have been approved for an additional four years on the USOPC Board of Directors by a vote of the USOPA directors. Their confidence in me is a most treasured affirmation, and I want to thank the membership for allowing me this honor.

https://t.co/WQYhGv2upZ I weighed in on this controversial subject.... but am still eager to hear constructive proposals.

Join me in signing the "Safeguarding Girls’ and Women’s Sport and Including Transgender Athletes" ​petition.

I am launching a cooking show! (Not really) I am a @readysetgold mentor, and Ready, Set Gold! is teaching young men and women how to think and act like Olympians! This week I cook up some healthy meals and I also share the importance of a routine!

For those of you who follow "Swim with Mike," our annual event is scheduled for a livestream on April 10. Here's a teaser:

A thoughtful response to Beijing boycott urges... https://t.co/QPDHJ9jDS3

This is a pivotal year for the new Foundation. Please help me help physically challenged student athletes go to college.

In 1981, I participated in the "Swim for Mike." Forty years later, I am asking my friends to donate to "Swim With Mike." Due to Covid, we are planning a socially distanced relay (40 legs of 40 minutes, each), and anyone can contribute by visiting:

Each election email has a unique, customized link to the election website. If you did not receive an email with your personal election log-in code, you can rectify this by sending an email to: help+USOPA@yeselections.com or by calling (866) 384-9978.

All Olympians and Paralympians should have received a personalized email directing them to vote for two of the four candidates. If you received your email (around 7am Pacific time on Oct. 21) please follow the instructions and vote for me.

Friday is your last chance to vote in this year's USOPC At-Large election. I am proud of those who have joined my team (recently added names are highlighted), and I thank you for your support.

If you did not receive an email with your personal election log-in code send an email to: help+USOPA@yeselections.com or by calling (866) 384-9978. Be sure to include your sport & Olympic/ Paralympic year(s). Time is running out and it may take a day or two so act soon.)

If you received your email (around 7am Pacific time on Oct. 21 with the subject heading: Vote now in the USOPC At-Large Athlete Representative Election) please follow the instructions and vote. Each election email has a unique, customized link to the election website.

This is an important opportunity to get an alumni voice in a position of influence on the Board, but the election closes on Friday, November 20. All Olympians and Paralympians should have received a personalized email directing them to vote for two of the four candidates.

Calling all US Olympians and Paralympians: For the first time in history, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC, formerly the USOC) is allowing US Olympic and Paralympic Alumni (USOPA) to elect two Olympians to the USOPC Board.