This June, eight American swimmers will be part of a program designed to bring American kids with an Italian heritage to Italy, to learn the culture, taste the food, and make new friends. It’s a program set up by Italy’s Olympic Committee, CONI.

With her red, white and blue hair during her post gold-medal interview on NBC in Sydney, B.J. Beford-Miller’s personality brought smiles to millions. The University of Texas alum and backstroke specialist knows what it’s like to succeed at Olympic Trials, but she also knows the pain that can come with it. She talks about that, and gives us predictions, in this week’s 20 Question Tuesday.

All Mount Vernon, NY and surrounding area families are encouraged to attend Make a Splash: Mount Vernon on Saturday May 26. Water safety lessons will be taught at the Mount Vernon YMCA from 10 a.m.-4 p.m and Olympian Maritza Correia will be in attendance.

Today, first lady Michelle Obama joined U.S. Olympians, Paralympians and London hopefuls to announce a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active as part of her Let's Move! initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity in a generation.

The United States Olympic Committee today announced that swimmers Gary Hall Jr. and Jenny Thompson will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2012. The class, partially determined by fan voting, is comprised of six Olympians, one Paralympian, one team, and three additional individuals: a coach, veteran and a special contributor.

America's Swim Team is showing the world who we are by creating a photo mosaic! Our photos will be made into a giant USA Swimming logo will be on display in the Aqua Zone Fan Experience in Omaha. To help us create this amazing display, we need your photos.

When 29-year-old Geoff Meyer started his comeback journey, he wasn’t quite sure if he’d make the Olympic Trials time standard. The former James Madison University swimmer wanted to qualify to help memorialize his best friend and former teammate, Fran Crippen, but he also wanted to pursue his own journey.

Cities across the nation can vie for a visit from Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones by submitting a video in the “Make a Splash for Water Safety” Video contest, presented by the USA Swimming Foundation and Phillips 66, starting May 14. The winning city will become the sixth stop of the Make a Splash with Cullen Jones Tour presented by Phillips 66. Finalists will be announced and fan voting will open June 18.