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Cal, Florida Lead Olympic Qualifiers

At least 196 of the 904 pool swimmers entered into next month's Olympics have connections with American colleges and universities.  Leading the way with seventeen each are California and Florida followed by Georgia (12), Auburn (10), and Southern Cal (8).  Arizona and Louisville have seven each while Oklahoma Baptist, Stanford, Michigan, Texas, Texas A&M, and Indiana each have six representatives.

As with most things related to international swimmers, there is some murkiness.  In some cases swimmers committed to teams but wound up not swimming there (we've included those ).  Some highlights:

  • Division III Qualifiers - 4
  • Division II Qualifiers - 9
  • NAIA Qualifiers - 6*
  • Junior College Qualifiers - 4
  • Incoming Freshmen - 8
  • Swimmers with remaining eligibility - 63
  • Former college swimmers - 122

* Oklahoma Baptist is transitioning from NAIA to Division II and included in the NAIA numbers.

Alabama

Gkolomeev, Kristian -- 2013 -- Greece
Hadjiconstantinou, Iacovos -- 2013 -- Cyprus
Hornikel, Björn -- 2010-Germany
McKee, Anton -- 2013 -- Iceland
Reid, Christopher -- 2014 -- South Africa

American University

Watson, Caylee -- -US Virgin Islands

Arizona

Cordes, Kevin -- 2011 -- USA
Martins, Henrique -- -Brazil
Meyer, Michael -- 2012 -- South Africa
Oder, Tjasa -- 2013 -- Slovenia
Oliveira, Nicolas -- 2005 -- Brazil
Subirats, Albert -- 2004 -- Venezuela
Tandy, Brad -- 2011 -- South Africa

Arizona State

Bohus, Richard -- 2013 -- Hungary
Simonovic, Katarina -- 2013 -- Serbia

Auburn

Bousquet, Fred -- 2001 -- France
Chierighini, Marcelo -- 2010-Brazil
Christiansen, Henrik -- 2015 -- Norway
Coventry, Kirsty -- 2001 -- Zimbabwe
Holoda, Peter -- 2014 -- Hungary
Kalontarov, Ziv -- 2015 -- Israel
Martinez, Luis -- 2015 -- Guam
Tjon A Joe, Renzo -- -Suriname
Vanderpool-Wallace, Arianna -- 2008 -- Bahamas
Fratus, Bruno -- -Brazil

Bryant University

Schulte, Benjamin -- 2014 -- Guam

California

Adrian, Nathan -- 2006 -- USA
Baker, Kathleen -- 2015 -- USA
Boyle, Lauren -- -New Zealand
Cheng, Camille -- 2011 -- Hong Kong
Dugonjic, Damir -- 2007 -- Slovenia
Ervin, Anthony -- 1999 -- USA
Franklin, Missy -- 2013 -- USA
Gutierrez, Long -- 2013 -- Mexico
Kong, Yvette -- 2011 -- Hong Kong
Murphy, Ryan -- 2013 -- USA
Osman, Farida -- 2013 -- Egypt
Pebley, Jacob -- 2012 -- USA
Prenot, Josh -- 2012 -- USA
Shields, Tom -- 2009 -- USA
Thomas, Noemie -- 2014 -- Canada
Vollmer, Dana -- 2005 -- USA
Weitzeil, Abbey -- 2016 -- USA

Chicago

Grand Pierre, Naomy Hope -- 2015 -- Haiti

Columbia

Meili, Katie -- 2009 -- USA

Drury

Rudenko, Yekaterina -- 2012 -- Kazakhstan

Florida

Beisel, Elizabeth -- 2010-USA
Bovell, George -- 2002 -- Trinidad & Tobago
Costa Schmid, Melania -- 2008 -- Spain
D'Arrigo, Mitch -- -Italy
Dressel, Caeleb -- 2014 -- USA
Dwyer, Conor -- 2008 -- USA
Lochte, Ryan -- 2002 -- USA
Luthersdottir, Hilda -- 2010-Iceland
Luthersdottir, Hrafnhildur -- 2010-Iceland
Main, Corey -- 2012 -- New Zealand
Pinto, Andreina -- 2016 -- Venezuela
Pinzon, Omar -- 2006 -- Colombia
Rousseau, Sebastien -- 2009 -- South Africa
Solaeche, Eduardo -- 2011 -- Spain
Switkowski, Jan -- 2013 -- Poland
Wallace, Dan -- 2011 -- United Kingdom
Werner, Pawel -- 2012 -- Poland

Florida Atlantic

Lanoe, Talisa -- 2012 -- Kenya

Florida Gulf Coast University

Cabrera, Lani Rose -- 2012 -- Barbados
Leter, Evita -- 2013 -- Suriname

Florida International

Ruele, Naomi -- 2013 -- Botswana

Florida Southern

Gutierrez, Allan -- 2011 -- Honduras

Florida State

Sankovich, Pavel -- 2010-Belarus

Georgia

Acevedo, Javier -- 2016 -- Canada
Bentz, Gunnar -- 2014 -- USA
Flickinger, Hali -- 2012 -- USA
Kalisz, Chase -- 2012 -- USA
Koski, Matias -- 2012 -- Finland
Litherland, Jay -- 2014 -- USA
MacLean, Brittany -- 2012 -- Canada
Margalis, Melanie -- 2010-USA
Schmitt, Allison -- 2008 -- USA
Smoliga, Olivia -- 2013 -- USA
Van Landeghem, Chantal -- 2012 -- Canada
Weir, Amanda -- 2001 -- USA

Georgia Tech

Chetcuti, Andrew -- 2011 -- Malta
Nevo, Gal -- 2006 -- Israel
Siebner, Keren -- 2008 -- Israel

Grand Canyon

Howard, Jade -- 2013 -- Zambia
Talanova, Daria -- -Kyrgyzstan

Grinnell College

Tibatemwa, Ekirikubinza Joshua -- 2015 -- Uganda

Hawaii

Al-Barazi, Azad -- - Syria
Alkhaldi, Jasmine -- 2011 -- Philippines

Indian River

Risolvato, Erik -- 2013 -- Puerto Rico

Indiana University

Goss, Kennedy -- 2014 -- Canada
Khalafalla, Ali -- 2014 -- Egypt
King, Lilly -- 2015 -- USA
Miller, Cody -- 2010-USA
Pieroni, Blake -- 2014 -- USA
Tavcar, Anze -- 2013 -- Slovenia

Iowa Central Community College

Daniel, Debra -- 2011 -- Micronesia

Iowa Lakes Community College

Harris, Giordan -- 2013 -- Marshall Islands

IUPUI

Laird, Alexus -- 2014 -- Seychelles

Johns Hopkins

Bogdanovski, Anastasia Katerina -- 2011 -- Macedonia
Shimizu, Pilar -- 2013 -- Guam

Limestone College

Gunn, Sean -- 2013 -- Zimbabwe

Louisville

Acosta, Marcelo -- -El Salvador
Claverie, Carlos -- 2014 -- Venezuela
De Lucca, Joao -- 2010-Brazil
Kneppers, Andrea -- 2013 -- Netherlands
Kylliainen, Tanja -- 2011 -- Finland
Tarasevich, Grigory -- 2013 -- Russian Federation
Worrell, Kelsi -- 2012 -- USA

Miami (FL)

Arseth, Heather -- 2011 -- Mauritius

Michigan

Auboeck, Felix -- 2016 -- Austria
Bosch, Dylan -- 2012 -- South Africa
Haughey, Siobhan -- 2012 -- Hong Kong
Jaeger, Connor -- 2010-USA
Ortiz-Canavate, Bruno -- 2011 -- Spain
Ortiz-Canavate, Miguel -- 2009 -- Spain

Minnesota

Plummer, David -- 2004 -- USA
Smith, Kierra -- 2012 -- Canada

Missouri

Bouchard, Dominique -- 2009 -- Canada
Darragh, Mackenzie -- 2011 -- Canada
Schreuders, Mikel -- 2015 -- Aruba

Missouri State

Kalnins, Uvis -- 2012 -- Latvia

NC State

Bilis, Simonas -- 2012 -- Lithuania
Dahl, Soren -- 2014 -- Denmark
Held, Ryan -- 2014 -- USA
Ipsen, Anton Oerskov -- 2014 -- Denmark

Nebraska

Alshammar, Therese -- -Sweden

New Mexico State

Sonnenschein, Jannah -- -Mozambique

Northwestern

Wilimovsky, Jordan -- 2012 -- USA

Nova Southeastern

Van der Colff, David -- 2015 -- Botswana

Ohio State

Tynes, Dustin -- 2014-Bahrain
Williams, Michelle -- 2010-Canada

Oklahoma Baptist

Barbar, Anthony John -- 2011 -- Libya
Doyle, Fiona -- -Ireland
Kisil, Yuri -- -Canada
Overholt, Emily -- -Canada
Remersaro, Ines -- 2011 -- Uruguay
Thormeyer, Markus -- 2015 -- Canada

Old Dominion

Hoxha, Sidni -- 2010-Albania

Penn State

Ryan, Shane -- 2012 -- Ireland

Purdue

Phee, Jinq En -- 2016 -- Malaysia

Queens (NC)

Castro Ortega, Patricia -- 2012 -- Spain
Dreesens, Dion -- 2013 -- Netherlands

Saint Peters

Samardzic, Matea -- 2013 -- Croatia

South Carolina

El Kamash, Marwan -- 2012 -- Egypt

Southern California

Carter, Dylan -- 2013 -- Trinidad & Tobago
Condorelli, Santo -- 2013 -- Canada
Gardell, Stina -- 2010-Sweden
Heyliger, Rebecca (Bexx) -- 2010-Bermuda
Hosszu, Katinka -- 2008 -- Hungary
Mellouli, Oussama -- 2002 -- Tunisia
Quintero, Cristian -- 2011 -- Venezuela
Wilk, Katarzyna -- 2012 -- Poland

Southern Methodist

Fletcher, Julian -- 2010-Bermuda
Nicol, Rachel -- 2011 -- Canada
Rangelova, Nina -- 2010-Bulgaria
Villars, Danielle -- 2012 -- Switzerland

Stanford

Cheah, Geoffrey -- 2008 -- Hong Kong
Dirado, Maya -- 2010-USA
Ledecky, Katie -- 2016 -- USA
Manuel, Simone -- 2014 -- USA
Murez, Andrea -- 2009 -- Israel
Neal, Lia -- 2013 -- USA

Tampa

Augier, Jordan -- 2012 -- Saint Lucia

Tennessee

Hannis, Molly -- 2010-USA
Moravcikova, Martina -- -Czech Republic
Toussaint, Kira -- 2011 -- Netherlands

Texas

Conger, Jack -- 2013 -- USA
Evans, Joanna -- 2015 -- Bahrain
Feigen, Jimmy -- 2008 -- USA
Haas, Townley -- 2015 -- USA
Schooling, Joseph -- 2014 -- Singapore
Smith, Clark -- 2013 -- USA

Texas A&M

Adams, Cammile -- 2010 -- USA
Atkinson, Alia -- 2005 -- Jamaica
Fonua, Amini -- 2008 -- Tonga
Gastaldello, Beryl -- 2014 -- France
Ibanez Lopez, Lili -- 2011 -- Mexico
Pickrem, Sydney -- 2015 -- Canada

Texas Christain

Crespo Echeverria, Edgar Roberto -- 2008 -- Panama

UCLA

Quah, Ting Wen -- 2009 -- Singapore

UMBC

Hussein, Mohamed -- 2010 -Egypt

UNLV

Jakabos, Zsuzsanna -- - Hungary
Mohamed Ahmed, Abdelaziz -- 2018 -- Sudan

Virginia

Kaeser, Yannick -- 2012 -- Switzerland
Smith, Leah -- 2013 -- USA

Virginia Tech

Gyorgy, Reka -- 2016 -- Hungary
Szabo, Norbert -- -Hungary

Wagner College

McMenemy, Dorian -- 2015 -- Dominican Republic

Wingate

Blazevski, Marko -- 2010-Macedonia
Lemeshko, Lyubomyr -- 2010-Ukraine

Wisconsin

Hutchins, Matthew -- 2014 -- New Zealand
Runge, Cierra -- 2014 -- USA

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