List of University of Florida Olympians

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Florida Gators in the Olympic Games

This List of University of Florida Olympians includes over 150 students and alumni of the University of Florida who have competed or coached in the Olympic Games, as well as current or former Florida Gators coaches who have coached in the Olympics. [1] The list includes such notable athletes as swimmer Tracy Caulkins, a three-time gold medalist, swimmer Ryan Lochte, a five-time gold medalist and winner of eleven medals, and distance runner Frank Shorter, a graduate of the College of Law and the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in the marathon. [1] [2]

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Swimmer Catie Ball was the first University of Florida alumna to win an Olympic medal, but she did so while she was still a high school student and before she enrolled in the university. [2] Ball was a gold medalist in the 200-meter butterfly who later became the first head coach of the Florida Gators women's swimming and diving team while she was still a university undergraduate. [2] Swimmer Tim McKee was the first University of Florida alumnus to win an Olympic medal while he was still an undergraduate and a current member of a Florida Gators varsity sports team. [2] McKee won silver medals in the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events. [2]

To date, the most successful Gator Olympian is Dara Torres, a twelve-time medalist and the first American swimmer to ever compete in five Olympics. [1]

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Dara Torres
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Ryan Lochte
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Bernard Williams
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Lisa Raymond
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Abby Wambach
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Kerron Clement
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Frank Shorter
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Brad Wilkerson
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Novlene Williams
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Jill Craybas
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Matt LaPorta
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DeLisha Milton-Jones

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Eddie Reese

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References

  1. 1 2 3 GatorZone.com, Inside Athletics, Olympic History. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Mark Harrison, "Gators find gold in past Olympic games," The Gainesville Sun, p. 1C (February 17, 1984). Retrieved February 27, 2015.