Brooklyn, NY’s Lia Neal, who is the daughter of a Chinese-American mother and African-American father, is the first U.S. woman of Black descent to swim an Olympic final for the United States as she helped win a Bronze for the team’s 4x100 freestyle women swimming relay team at the 2012 London event.Tumblr (3.0; @lianeal)http://lianeal.com/Lia Neal speak to the kids for Make a Splash: The USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash...http://lianeal.com/post/50812350250http://lianeal.com/post/50812350250Sun, 19 May 2013 07:22:14 -0400Make a Splashlia nealswim safety<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d2JrFzCMDds?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Neighborhood Journal: Part 1</p>http://lianeal.com/post/47921803669http://lianeal.com/post/47921803669Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:26:00 -0400Lia NealOlympics2012 LondonAqua<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ELZAaq1ksAg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Neighborhood Journal: Part 2</p>http://lianeal.com/post/47921749010http://lianeal.com/post/47921749010Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:25:00 -0400Lia NealOlympicsLondonAqua<a href="http://bed-stuy.patch.com/articles/olympic-swimmer-lia-neal-dives-into-the-bed-stuy-ymca">Lia Neal Dives in at the Bed-Stuy YMCA</a>http://lianeal.com/post/46981468444http://lianeal.com/post/46981468444Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:51:00 -0400Lia NealBed-StuyYMCASwimBrooklyn<a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/179613/brooklyn-olympic-bronze-medalist-speaks-to-local-swim-team">Brooklyn Olympic Bronze Medalist Speaks To Local Swim Team</a>http://lianeal.com/post/46981361762http://lianeal.com/post/46981361762Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:49:00 -0400SwimBrooklynLia NealBed-StuyBrooklyn<object width="400" height="233" id="msnbc71d1d8" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" /><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=50693393&width=420&height=245" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="msnbc71d1d8" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="400" height="233" flashvars="launch=50693393&width=420&height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The Grio reveals annual Top 100 list</p>http://lianeal.com/post/42279769113http://lianeal.com/post/42279769113Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:27:10 -0500Lia NealThe GrioNBC<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e-SDCUPaDGk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1>Verizon Innovators and Pioneers: Lia Neal</h1></p>http://lianeal.com/post/41718825072http://lianeal.com/post/41718825072Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:52:52 -0500Lia NealVerizonOlympics<a href="https://www.cshgreenwich.org/podium/default.aspx?t=52562&a=179601">VIDEO: Swimming Olympians Visit Convent of the Sacred Heart in Connecticut</a>http://lianeal.com/post/41364776711http://lianeal.com/post/41364776711Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:24:29 -0500Lia NealKatieKatie Ledecky<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c48ca6228446303a7dfe171b3710fe7d/tumblr_mgzxctmApU1ra6h8io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fort Greene’s finest at the Nets vs. Knicks game on MLK day. </p>http://lianeal.com/post/41138258479http://lianeal.com/post/41138258479Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:05:17 -0500AUDIO: Lia Neal on "Sports Jam with Doug Doyle": Olympic Swimmer Lia Neal talks with host Doug Doyle...http://lianeal.com/post/40934093684http://lianeal.com/post/40934093684Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:29:00 -0500Lia NealDoug DoyleSports Jamaudio<a href="http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/Commentary/33139.asp?q=Lia-Neal:-A-Humble-Star-%3Ci%3EBy-Swimming-World-Intern-Charlie-Shea-%3C/i%3E">A Humble Star by Swimming World Magazine</a>http://lianeal.com/post/40692180912http://lianeal.com/post/40692180912Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:07:00 -0500Lia NealSwimming World Magazine2013 CeraVe Invitational<a href="http://swimjim.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/my-olympic-dreams-by-lia-neal/">My Olympic Dreams By Lia Neal</a>http://lianeal.com/post/40278982330http://lianeal.com/post/40278982330Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:38:14 -0500Lia NealSwimJimOlympics2012 LondonBEST MOMENTS OF 2012 : Lia Neal’s Olympic experience is ranked number 10 by USA Swimming.http://lianeal.com/post/38455970594http://lianeal.com/post/38455970594Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:16:22 -0500Lia NealUSA SwimmingOlympicsSolid Win for USA Over AUS & DEN: Against the backdrop of an Olympic year, the American women won...http://lianeal.com/post/38051148057http://lianeal.com/post/38051148057Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:48:17 -0500swimmingLia NealIstanbulMegan RomanoJessica HardyAllison Schmitt<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="225" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="sport=swimming&sub=null&sub2=null&location=null&videoId=2036349554001&playerID=1247007370001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAABIWNFy3k~,IsIN_i1DdxRQ3fqgJ28Uxv111WXNcPem&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="sport=swimming&sub=null&sub2=null&location=null&videoId=2036349554001&playerID=1247007370001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAABIWNFy3k~,IsIN_i1DdxRQ3fqgJ28Uxv111WXNcPem&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="225" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><span>VIDEO: It took eleven championships, but the American women finally hold the 4×100 freestyle short course title at 3:31.01.</span></p>http://lianeal.com/post/38050730676http://lianeal.com/post/38050730676Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:35:00 -0500Allison SchmittJessica HardyLia NealMegan RomanoistanbulswimmingFINAWorld Championshipshort course<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f2c4593162832ce6172066f52e7ae25/tumblr_mf3drsaXo41ra6h8io1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>From left to right: Team USA’s </span>Lia Neal (52.44), Jessica Hardy (53.32),  Megan Romano (52.86) and Allison Schmitt (52.39) won gold in the <strong>Women’s 400 free relay</strong> at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships</p>http://lianeal.com/post/38010084578http://lianeal.com/post/38010084578Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:45:00 -0500Allison SchmittFINAJessica HardyLia NealMegan Romanoistanbulswimming<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df9894ab1d9d54c418e902958568aa19/tumblr_mex1r9Md7p1ra6h8io1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>USA SWIMMING’S 20 QUESTION TUESDAY: LIA NEAL</p>http://lianeal.com/post/37782627610http://lianeal.com/post/37782627610Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:40:00 -0500IstanbulLia NealStanfordTurkeyUSA SWIMMINGswimmingistanbulFINA<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtejerg5C1ra6h8io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The 2012 Golden Goggles Awards in NYC</p>http://lianeal.com/post/36179564340http://lianeal.com/post/36179564340Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:52:00 -0500Golden GogglesLia nealSiu NealUSA Swimmingswimming<a href="http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/College/32656.asp?q=Lia-Neal-Highlights-Stanford-Women's-Announced-Recruiting-Class">Lia Neal signs National Letter of Intent to join the Stanford women's swimming</a>http://lianeal.com/post/35843066627http://lianeal.com/post/35843066627Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:23:00 -0500Lia NealStanfordcollegeswimming<a href="http://netny.net/currents/video/stories/olympic-medal-swimmer-welcomed-back-at-home-parish-91912/">Olympic medal swimmer welcomed back at Brooklyn parish </a>http://lianeal.com/post/33708025003http://lianeal.com/post/33708025003Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:23:01 -0400BrooklynLia Nealvideo