Keller was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or land without lawful authority, violent entry, and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstruction of law enforcement officials conducting official tasks for civil unrest, according to the documents filed in U.S. District Court in Washington. , DC.
It is unclear if Keller has a lawyer and if he is under arrest.
CNN was unable to contact Keller for comment.
He is best known for anchoring the winning American team in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where he retained Australian gold medalist Ian Thorpe.
Court documents also indicate that the investigation showed that Keller was identified by media outlets as SwimSwam, which deals with competitive swimming.
FBI Special Agent Matthew R. Barofsky wrote in court documents confirming Keller’s identity by comparing the photographs he had with his Colorado driver’s license.
Capitol photos also show Keller wearing a U.S. Olympic team jacket and “appears to be one of the tallest people,” Barofsky writes in his statement of facts. Keller is 6 feet 6 inches tall.
In a statement, USA Swimming told CNN: “We respect the rights of individuals and private groups to protest peacefully, but in no case do we accept the actions taken by those at the Capitol last week.”
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it condemned the actions of riot police.
“We support the right to protest peacefully and to express values and views in a respectful and lawful way; that is what makes our democracy strong. Unfortunately, that is not what happened in this case,” he said. organization in a statement.
Correction: An earlier headline in this story incorrectly indicated Keller’s status. He has been charged and an arrest warrant has been issued. CNN has not confirmed whether he has been arrested.
CNN’s Kevin Dotson contributed to this report.