Fewer than 60 current student-athletes have qualified to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games for Team USA, all of whom will officially compete in the international games. The Paris games, scheduled from July 26 to Aug. 11, will be the first time many of these students compete in the Olympics. They are part of a larger group of over 300 former student-athletes who will also represent Team USA this year.
Some schools, including Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard, have multiple athletes joining Team USA, with Stanford having the most at eight.
Highlighted by BestColleges, here are some standout student-athletes to watch as they compete in Paris:
College Athletes Competing at the 2024 Olympics
Emily Ausmus: Water Polo, University of Southern California
Emily Ausmus, a first-year civil engineering student at the University of Southern California, is the youngest student-athlete on this year’s Team USA water polo roster. Ausmus previously scored three goals at the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships and four goals at the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships.
Jade Carey: Artistic Gymnastics, Oregon State University
Jade Carey, a fourth-year student at Oregon State University, will be returning to the Olympics this year. The 24-year-old student-athlete is a 2020 Olympic gold medalist on floor exercise and has various other accomplishments in gymnastics.
Chris Guiliano: Swimming, University of Notre Dame
Chris Guiliano, a fourth-year student at the University of Notre Dame, will compete in several Olympic events, including relays. He is tied with Katie Ledecky for the most Olympic events among swimmers this year.
Guiliano is the first swimmer from Notre Dame to qualify for the Olympics.
It Pays to Be a Student on Team USA
“For so many athletes, staying connected to their education (college, post-grad, etc.) is a grounding force, and it also allows them the balance (in) the pursuit of their athletic dreams without sacrificing future ambitions,” Carrie White, vice president of athlete development and engagement of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, told BestColleges in an October 2022 statement.
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