In reading the results of the Olympic swimming events, the regular reader of CollegeSwimming.com will see a number of familiar names. Sure there was Roland Schoeman taking gold, a couple of years removed from his run at the NCAA record in the 50 free and the seemingly ageless Agnes Kovacs, once termed the, "highest paid person on deck at NCAA's", but if you go beyond the stars you see more familiar names. How familiar? Well, of the 1373 entrants listed as swimming in the games, 156 (slightly more than 1 in 9) have links to collegiate training programs in the United States.

Looking at it from another standpoint, nine members of the Brazillian squad have collegiate experience as did eight Swedes and seven Canadians.

But who benefits? Its frequently been argued that foreign-born athletes tend to displace deserving Americans from roster spots or scholarships. At the same time, a cursory count shows that several American-born athletes are competiting courtesy other countries. Wisconsin junior Adam Mania, for instance swam on the Polish national team despite coming from little Beatrice, Nebraska. We'll let you make your own decisions, but here is a list of collegians swimming for other countries.