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