Megumi Field (born October 15, 2005) is an American

synchronized swimmer Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

who competed in the

2024 Olympic Games ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summer ...

, winning silver in the team event and placing 11th in the duet. Field began synchronized swimming when she was five years old. In 2010, Field and her mother Naomi moved from

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...

to Cerritos, California, so she could train at

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

. Field won three silver medals at the Junior

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in 2021. In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in artistic swimming women's duet and team events. She is committed to

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fields, Megumi 2005 births Living people American synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for the United States Artistic swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Artistic swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Wilmington, Delaware 21st-century American sportswomen American sportspeople of Japanese descent Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming