Phoebe Bacon (born August 12, 2002) is an American swimmer. Bacon is a two time Olympian. In 2021, she qualified for the US Olympic Swimming Team, placing second in the 200m backstroke at the Olympic Team Trials. On June 21, 2024, Bacon made it to the finish to place second and secure her second ticket to the Olympics, where she will compete in Paris. [2] She holds the 5th fastest 100 m (long course) Backstroke swim in the world for the 2019 calendar year,[3]
and was a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team at the 2019 Pan American Games. She also won three gold medals at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships,[4] and was a gold medalist in the 100m back at 2019 Pan American Games.[5] Additionally, she was a gold medalist in the 100m back at the 2019 Toyota U.S. Open, beating the world record holding Regan Smith.[6]
Career
Bacon began swimming during the summer at the age of 3 for the Tallyho Foxes, and later joined Nation's Capital Swim Club, the same club as Katie Ledecky, at the American University site. Under the Silver coach Ian Rowe, Bacon qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Trials, at the age of 14. During the 2017 season, Phoebe moved up to the Gold I group, where she was coached by Timothy Kelly Jr. On April 21, 2019, she verbally committed to swim for the University of Wisconsin, where she currently swims. Hailey Tierney and Callahan Dunn currently swim there as well.
Personal life
Phoebe was raised in Bethesda, MD and is the daughter of Timothy J. Bacon and Philippa Bacon. Phoebe has 3 siblings.[7]
