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Updated list of current, former UVA student-athletes in 2024 Olympics, Paralympics

Chris Graham

uva logo blueThe media-relations folks at UVA Athletics have put together a list of current UVA student-athletes and UVA alums who have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

The swimmers’ listed events are those they qualified for. It is not the final list of events in which they will compete. The final entry lists will be released by the national governing bodies in the coming weeks.

Paris Olympians List: Current/Former UVA Student-Athletes

Swimming

  • Aimee Canny(rising junior) – South Africa – Swimming – 200 Free, 4×200 Free Relay
  • Kate Douglass– USA- Swimming -100 Free, 200 IM, 200 Breast
  • Paige Madden– USA- Swimming – 400 Free, 800 Free, 4×200 Relay
  • Alex Walsh (grad student) – USA – Swimming – 200 IM
  • Gretchen Walsh (rising senior) – USA- Swimming – 100 Fly, 50 Free, 4×100 Free
  • Emma Weber (rising junior) – USA – Swimming – 100 Breast

Paralympians

  • Sky Dahl (rising senior) – USA –Rowing – PR3 Mixed 4+
  • Matt Simpson (UVA Law) – USA – Goalball

Tennis

  • Danielle Collins – USA – Tennis – Doubles, Singles
  • Emma Navarro – USA – Tennis – Singles

Track and Field

  • Filip Mihaljevic – Croatia – Track & Field – Shot Put
  • Bridget Guy Williams – USA – Track & Field – Pole Vault

Equestrian

  • Will Coleman (UVA College Arts & Sciences) – USA- Equestrian – Eventing

Rowing

  • Heidi Long– England – Rowing – W8+

Soccer

  • Emily Sonnett – USA – Women’s Soccer

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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