"The CROWN Act is an important step toward awareness for inclusivity and representation in pools and boardrooms alike." (PR Newswire)
“This is so much bigger than banning a type of cap,” said Lia Neal, a two-time Olympic medalist for the U.S. (New York TImes)
As Neal reflected on her decision and her swimming career, she explained that the pandemic-induced layoff allowed her to step back from the grueling, four-year cycle of swimming that stressed the Olympics above all else. Neal gained a different and broader perspective on swimming and life, which helped her come to her decision. (Swimming World Magazine)
In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, elite swimmers Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley created Swimmers for Change to promote diversity and to make swimming a more inclusive sport and a more inclusive community.
Lia Neal, Professional Swimmer, a 2x Olympic Medalist, and former Division 1 swimmer at Stanford University shares her incredible journey to the highest level of her sport at a young age, and dealing with pressures surrounding both her mind and body as...
Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley find strength in numbers to create conversations and make a difference
Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley discuss how Swimmers for Change came to be.
How Olympians Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley co-founded Swimmers for Change, mobilized over 30 Olympians and Paralympians, and raised over $15,000 within a matter of a couple weeks.
When USA Swimming wanted to put out a statement condemning racism, it contacted Cullen Jones for input. But Jones, 36, told USA Swimming that as a retired swimmer, he thought there were other voices who needed to be heard.
Olympic swimmers such as Brooklyn-born Lia Neal help dispels untruths about swimming and Black women hair. .
U.S. Olympic teammates Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley and announced the “Swimmers for Change” initiative on Friday. Swimmers for Change is a grassroots movement involving over 30 Olympic, Paralympic, and U.S. National team athletes. The goal is to provide a platform for the swimming community to contribute towards raising awareness and support for the Black Lives Matter movement and combating systemic racism in the U.S.
Americans Olivia Smoliga and Lia Neal participated in Zoom Q&A last month with members of the club teams they grew up with. Smoliga did a Q&A with age-group swimmers in Illinois, while Neal did a session with swimmers from her home club, Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics in New York during the month’s quarantine.
Before all the social distancing, shelter-in-place and quarantine dictates went into effect last month, Lia Neal could see what was coming.
Staying at home and not socializing is not an easy task for anyone, and keeping a swimmer out of the pool is equally antagonizing. SwimSwam’s Swimming From Home Talk Show talks to Lia about her quarantine life in Brooklyn.
November 2017
After a series of competitions at the World Cups in Asia in November 2017, Lia headed over to Singapore to do some work in sports diplomacy with the U.S. Embassy in Singapore
Lia shared her wisdom and advice amongst stories and experiences at her clinic held with the Bellevue Swim Club this past weekend!
Lia Neal, Olympic swimmer, Stanford grad, and now pro swimmer competing in the International Swimming League. Join Lia as she talks about life and lessons learned as a professional swimmer and the future of swimming as a year-long spectator sport. http://hearhersports.libsyn.com/lia-neal-surrounded-by-the-right-people-ep72
Neal reflects on the recent years of not necessarily making the “highest” level international meets and how that may actually work in her favor. She discusses how “hiccups” like these can rejuvenate ones drive and make one more appreciative of international trips for Team USA.
On Saturday, April 20th, 2019 2x Olympian, Lia Neal returned home to Brooklyn to pay her skills forward.
Olympian Lia Neal is announced as a member of the New York Breakers, one of the American teams in the International Swimming League, getting the opportunity to represent her home state.
