2x Olympic Medalist Cody Miller announced that he retire from swimming professionally.
The 32 year-old breaststroke specialist posted a video on his Youtube detailing how his relationship with the sport will change.
“Masters meets, swim a few days a week,” he told his 192,000 subscribers. He also says he will continue to be involved with the swimming community and USA Swimming, and that he has some exciting things to announce soon.
The vlog follows his last meet, the IU Natatorium Jingle Jamboree. He went a personal best and broke the meet record in his last swim, the 100 back (49.69).
Miller’s Indiana and Olympic team mate, Blake Pieroni, also swam at the meet. Pieroni secured wins and new best times in the 100 breast (53.10) and 100 fly (46.46).
Miller started competing internationally in 2014. At the 2016 Olympic Games, he was a surprise bronze medalist in the 100 breaststroke, at the time breaking the national and Americas record (58.87). He also swam the breaststroke leg in the final of the men’s 4×100 medley relay, helping Team USA win gold.
From 2014-2017, the Montana native also picked up five relay World Championship medals, two of them gold, to his name.
He continued to swim professionally into the 2020s, representing the DC Trident in the International Swim League. However, he failed to make the finals of the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Trials.
Miller vlogged his professional swimming career and says he will continue to vlog. He’s one of the most subscribed-to professional swimmers on YouTube.
Honestly, not surprised.
I swam against him in the 200 breast I. Dallas 2018. Great guy, father, and swimmer.
I can’t wait to see him make waves out of the pool in the years to come!
The king of dolphins
Hasn’t he been retired for like 6-8 years now?
Feel like his kind of Rio performance – guy that prolly wasn’t a lock to make the team, but moves up and wins an individual medal – is something Team USA used to get a half dozen of pre 2016 but haven’t seen as much of the last two Olympics.
Also I think he said something about putting on 15 lbs of muscle over a few months in a recent video; clearly he has to retire before he melts a specimen cup.
He’s been building muscle to do that 50 free PB.
Best bronze medal celly of all time.
Great ambassador to the sport. Always willing to give an autograph and great with the age group swimmers. Wish more pro’s would give more to the sport.
congratulations on an amazing career cody!!! thank you for being such an inspiration to all swimmers out there!!!