U.S. swimming champion and four-time Olympic medalist. At 35 years old, he is the oldest-ever individual Olympic swimming gold medalist. He’s the author of a recent book titled Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian.
Special guests Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and more came together to celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now! at a sold out Riverside Church event in NYC on March 23, 2026.