U.S. swimming's bid for Olympic gold with 'Call Me Maybe' video

U.S. swimming’s bid for Olympic gold with ‘Call Me Maybe’ video

By Lisa Dillman

July 27, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;LONDON---Frankly, they looked like they were ready for a star turn on “Glee.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;USA Swimming attempted to go where many teams have gone before, offering up a video clip, lip-syncing and dancing to the pop song “Call Me Maybe.” Even a sunglasses-wearing Michael Phelps&amp;nbsp;was pulled into the fray, briefly, bobbing his head in rhythm on an airplane.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;As it often happens, the vision was a collaborative effort between the likes of swimmer Kathleen Hersey&amp;nbsp;and her Olympic teammates Caitlin Leverenz and Alyssa Anderson. Hersey posted a link to the clip on her Twitter account on Thursday and by late in the afternoon on Friday, the video had 300,000-plus views.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;USA Swimming staffer Mark Russell was the technical “editor” on the project and gamely noted on his Twitter account, “I’ve listened to Call Me Maybe 6352831 times in the last 2 days. on purpose. and NOT tired of it!!”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Of course, there are other formidable challenges for Hersey and company. Harvard’s baseball team did its own “Call Me Maybe” video in May and is close to getting 15 million views.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The burning question: Swimmers or baseball players. Who submitted the better video?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Anyhow, can’t wait for the inevitable sequel: “Behind the Music.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://graphics.latimes.com/storyboard-london-olympics-key-moments-watch/”&amp;gt;Your Olympics guide, from A-Z&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-will-queen-light-torch-20120727,0,6566042.story”&amp;gt;Will the Queen light the London Olympics torch?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-womens-soccer-opening-ceremony-20120727,0,5209050.story”&amp;gt;U.S. women’s soccer team plans satellite opening ceremony&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

U.S. swimming’s bid for Olympic gold with ‘Call Me Maybe’ video

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