Eric Shanteau
Eric Shanteau
Eric Lee Shanteauis an American former competition swimmer who won two gold medals as a member of winning United States relay teams at the World Championships. He was a member of the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams, and earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Shanteau also holds the world record as a member of the U.S. 4×100-meter medley relay team that...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth1 October 1983
CountryUnited States of America
I've kind of got an out in cancer. It keeps things in perspective for me.
I've been in a Speedo half my life. So I am really comfortable with my body.
I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.
I know there's life after the Olympics.
I don't let myself get upset about the little nitpicky things anymore.
At 28, you need recovery time after training.
Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right after I started swimming it was, 'I want to make an Olympic team. That's where I want to be.'
If I have one message to young swimmers about taking care of their bodies, it's definitely take care of your shoulders.
Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.
There's a lot more to life than just the Olympic Games.
Most people take long breaks after Olympics. I needed some normalcy back in my life, so I came back to the pool.