The Most Popular American Swimmers Ahead of the Paris Olympic Games
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Courtesy of SwimOutlet, a SwimSwam partner.
Katie Ledecky is the most popular American swimmer ahead of the Paris Olympics- with an average 99,625 monthly searches across the US
Caeleb Dressel is the second most hyped swimmer- with an Instagram following of 627,000
Newly qualified swimmers Bella Sims and Katie Grimes rank in the top 20- beating several other established competitors
A new index study released by SwimOutlet reveals the most popular American swimmers ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The swimming experts have analyzed 91 American swimmers’ and ranked them against two determining factors to receive a score out of 100.
Rankings are based on each swimmer’s Instagram followers and average US monthly search volumes to reveal which athlete is receiving the most hype ahead of the big event.
The most popular American swimmers
Rank
Name
USA Swimming Club
Number of Instagram Followers
Search Volume ( Average Monthly in US)
Index – Overall
1
Katie Ledecky
Gator Swim Club
603,000
99,625
99.90
2
Caeleb Dressel
Cali Condors
627,000
27,992
95.67
3
Ryan Murphy
California Aquatics
195,000
60,908
94.88
4
Cody Miller
Sandpipers Of Nevada
143,000
8,489
85.95
5
Emma Weyant
Gator Swim Club
47,900
16,441
83.74
6
Michael Andrew
MA Swim Academy
220,000
3,558
83.21
7
Regan Smith
Sun Devil Swimming
90,800
6,075
82.43
8
Lydia Jacoby
Seward Tsunami Swim Club
112,000
3,553
80.61
9
Lilly King
Indiana Swim Club
135,000
3,057
80.57
10
Kate Douglass
New York Athletic Club
46,200
7,216
79.88
11
Alex Walsh
Nashville Aquatic Club
50,400
3,558
76.79
12
Katie Grimes
Sandpipers of Nevada
30,500
4,058
74.57
13
Claire Curzan
Alto Swim Club
38,300
2,691
73.72
14
Bobby Finke
St. Petersburg Aquatics
47,800
2,058
73.44
15
Gretchen Walsh
Nashville Aquatic Club
27,300
3,396
72.92
16
Bella Sims
Sandpipers of Nevada
29,500
2,933
72.61
17
Carson Foster
Mason Manta Rays
29,500
2,333
71.32
18
Erica Sullivan
Longhorn Aquatics
31,400
2,022
70.88
19
Leah Smith
Longhorn Aquatics
39,200
1,545
70.60
20
Torri Huske
Arlington Aquatic Club
29,000
1,939
70.14
The Gator Swim Club’s Katie Ledecky is the most popular American swimmer, scoring 99.90 out of 100 in the index.
With seven gold medals and three silver, she has 603,000 Instagram followers and an average of 99,625 searches per month across the US.
Ledecky swims several different races, including the 200, 400, 800, and 1500-metre freestyle and the 400-metre individual medley.
The second most popular swimmer is Caeleb Dressel, who achieved a score of 95.67 out of 100. Dressel specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events and represents the Cali Condors in the International Swimming League.
He has an Instagram following of 627,000 and is searched by Americans an average of 27,992 times per month.
Ryan Murphy, who scores 94.88 out of 100 in the index, ranks third. He swims for California Aquatics.
Receiving an average of 60,908 monthly searches across the US, Murphy has 195,000 Instagram followers and four gold medals, one silver and one bronze.
In fourth place is Cody Miller, scoring 85.95 out of 100. Competing for Sandpipers Of Nevada, Miller has an Instagram following of 103,000 and an average monthly search volume of 8,489 across the US.
Miller currently has one gold medal and one bronze. Since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Miller ranks fourth in the 100 breaststroke. He’s only a few hundredths behind Nic Fink (59.95) and Michael Andrew (59.98) so far this season.
Emma Weyant placed fifth, another Gator Swim Club participant. Scoring 83.74 out of 100, Weyant currently has an average of 16,441 monthly US searches and 47,900 Instagram followers.
At the 2020 Olympic Games, she won a silver medal in the 400 IM with a time of 4:32.76.
Michael Andrew, Regan Smith, Lydia Jacoby, Lilly King and Kate Douglass round out the top 10 most popular swimmers.
Alexander Sienkiewicz, CMO of SwimOutlet, has commented on the study findings:
“The US Olympic swimming team has historically performed exceptionally well in the Olympic Games, winning numerous medals. The team’s success has attracted attention and support from fans.
“Major sporting events like the Olympics receive extensive media coverage, which helps elevate the profiles of athletes and teams. As the US swimmers benefit from this exposure, supporters build more hype leading up to the 2024 games.
“Swimmers like Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz, Katie Ledecky, and Missy Franklin have become household names and role models for aspiring athletes.
“Now with new, upcoming swimmers such as Alex Walsh, Emma Weyant, Gretchen Walsh, Bella Sims and Katie Grimes, fans are interested in watching their journey and boosting their profiles ahead of July.”
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