Remembering 25 Years Since 9/11 and Former UCLA Swimmer Andy O’Grady

By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
Today is the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that led to the deaths of nearly 3,000 people including former UCLA swimmer James Andrew O’Grady.
O’Grady was from Harrington Park, New Jersey and swam at UCLA from 1987–1991 before the school cut the program in 1994. He was a four year letter winner at the program and qualified for the 100 and 200 breaststroke events for the 1988, 1989, and 1991 NCAA Championships.
In 1991,