@ebeisel34 x @alexwalsh7 💪🏆🏊♀️‼️🙌🩵😁
Truly inspirational hearing Alex Walsh candidly talk with Elizabeth Beisel on the Lead Summit stage in 2025! We learned so much and can’t wait to learn from our 2026 speakers!
#leadsportssummit #keynotespeakers #girlyougotthis #girlswholead
Join us in celebrating these remarkable honorees during Commencement Week!
Rhode Island College has announced its 2026 Commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients, an inspiring group of leaders making a difference far beyond campus.
🏅 Olympic swimmer & Rhode Island native Elizabeth Beisel will address graduates at the Advanced Degree Ceremony on May 14. A three-time Olympian and advocate for mental health and youth empowerment, Beisel continues to inspire through leadership both in and out of the pool.
💙 Community leader Darlene Allen will speak at the Baccalaureate Ceremony on May 16. Through decades of service and advocacy, Allen has uplifted countless Rhode Islanders through education, equity, and community engagement.
Also receiving honorary doctorates:
✨ Oscar Mejías - nationally recognized business leader and community advocate.
⚓ Mathies Santos ’82 - proud RIC alumnus, educator, mentor, and leader whose lifelong commitment to students and community continues to create lasting impact.
Beisel missed @gatorsswimdv Mondays so much that she came back for more and *chose* the distance lane 🐊💪🏼 thanks for the fun visit @ebeisel34@kthoff7 🥰
My new song ‘Night Horses’ is out now 🎶🐎 Listen on all major streaming platforms and buy/download on Bandcamp 🎶 Link in bio ⬆️
It was such a fun day in the studio bringing this one to life with such amazing musicians and people! Hope you love it as much as I do 🎶
Recorded at @dirtfloorrecordings 🎶
Produced by @eric.m.lichter.music 🎶
Violin 🎻 @ebeisel34
Drums and Pedal Steel 🥁 @eric.m.lichter.music
Guitars, bass, vocals 🎸 @rachaelwolff
#altcountry #gibsonguitar #gibsonhummingbird #newcountrymusic #americanamusic
8 Days of NCAA Swimming & Diving National Championship Coverage Complete!
I had the great opportunity to work both weeks of the championship on behalf of the @ncaa to cover the awards portion for both of the Men’s and Women’s National Championship meet this year here in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to working on behalf of the NCAA, I was also lucky enough to provide coverage for three additional swimming and diving teams.
📸 @ericgrahamphotog
March 18-21 & 25-28, 2026
#nationalchampionship
#ncaaswimdive
YES CHEF 🧑🍳 …1st Olympian Cook Off a true success. Can’t share tooooo many pics so we don’t give away the winners 😏. Episode drops in May. Stay tuned 👀
Guesses ?!
It’s been almost two years since I stepped on the blocks for the last time, and I’m filled with so much gratitude when I look back on my 23 years in swimming. It’s hard to put in to words what the friendships and memories I made during that time mean to me. I’ll cherish this incredible two+ decades for the rest of my life.
So many people had an impact on my journey, but my family is what I’m most grateful for. My parents both made so many sacrifices to give my siblings and I endless opportunities to achieve our dreams. I’m so thankful to my sister (who was my first ever role model) and to both of my brothers for being along for the ride. Thank you to my entire giant extended families for their truly endless support and love ❤️ Thank you to my husband who has cheered me on for the last decade and has flown all over the world to watch me swim.
I have so much love and gratitude for my huge families of teammates and coaches from @jccsailfish , @usaswimming , @uvaswimdive , and @texaswsd . I feel SO lucky I got to be a part of such a special groups of people.
Thank you swimming!!! ILY 🫶 #retired 💫😊
