From July 26 to August 11, 17 current and former Badgers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will compete in the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Mohammed Ahmed, Olli Hoare, Morgan McDonald, Adam Spencer and Zach Ziemek compete in various men’s athletics Events from 1 to 11 August. Phoebe Bacon and Taiko Torepe-Ormsby qualified for Bathe. Lauren Carlini and Dana Rettke are compete in women’s volleyball. Jaden Eikermann Gregorchuk, a prospective student and athlete at UW-Madison, will attend the men’s games Dive.
For all fans of the US women’s national soccer team (USWNT), the name Rose Lavelle should sound familiar. 1st place College player in the country will be seen again in red and white (and blue) when she returns to her second Olympic Games. The former Wisconsin midfielder and current NJ/NY Gotham FC This player is certainly one to keep an eye on in women’s football.
Women’s rowing is well represented by Wisconsin athletes. Grace Joyce, Lauren O’Connor, Sophia Vitas and Maddie Wanamaker all qualified for various women’s rowing events. rowingAll four athletes compete for the USA.
Aleem Ford, a 2021 UW men’s basketball graduate, represents Puerto Rico in the sport. Alev Kelter, a graduate, plays for the USA in rugby sevens. Kelter was a two-sport athlete at Wisconsin, playing for both the women’s hockey team and the women’s soccer team.
Three of those participating athletes are current students at UW-Madison. Senior Phoebe Bacon made the Olympic team for the second time after qualifying for the 200 meters in swimming. Backstroke. She finished just behind US champion Regan Smith. This success came after a hugely successful season for Bacon, who won the 2024 NCAA National Championship for the same event march.
Bacon’s teammate on the UW-Madison swimming and diving team, Taiko Torepe-Ormsby, is also currently in Paris competes for New Zealand. Torepe-Ormsby, a sophomore at UW-Madison, qualified for the 50-meter freestyle.
The New Zealand Olympic site reported that Torepe-Ormsby is not only the fastest swimmer in the country at 50 meters, distanceHowever, he swam the distance in the Olympic qualifying competitions in less than 22 seconds – making him the first New Zealander to ever do so.
Junior Adam Spencer was also present at the opening ceremony, representing his home country Australia in the men’s 1500-meter race in athletics. Race.
Spencer’s record speaks for itself: He holds five Big Ten championship titles, five All American titles and two school records over 1500 meters and mileSpencer is expected to be a dominant force among the elite competitors at the Paris Olympics.
In a video for the social network “Wisconsin On Big Ten Network” mediaSpencer and Torepe-Ormsby said they were excited to not only compete in the Olympics, but also visit famous sites like the Louvre and Eiffel Tower in Paris. It’s Torepe-Ormsby’s first time in Europe, he told the Wisconsin account on BTN.
For Bacon, returning to the Olympics meant the opportunity to experience things that were not possible at the pandemic-hit 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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“In 2021, we couldn’t go and watch other athletes compete,” Bacon said Wisconsin on BTN“I think we should be able to do that this year. Hopefully I’ll have some free time and can come over and maybe watch some diving or gymnastics.”
NBC, the host of the Olympic Games, as well as the USA Network, E!, the Golf Channel, CNBC and Telemundo will broadcast games and events. But only peacock offers viewers access to all sporting events.
Regardless of how viewers choose to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics, Wisconsin fans now have 17 additional incentives to cheer extra loudly every time a new, current or former Badger takes his place on the world stage.
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