Gators at The Games: 30 Gators Ready for Rio

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida will be well represented at the 2016 Olympic Games, where 30 Gators have qualified to compete in Rio De Janeiro.

Before any Gators being their medal quest, however, make sure to check out a some behind the scenes action courtesy of our Olympians.

Olympian Snapchat Takeover

A few of the 2016 Gator Olympians will provide a live look into everything they're doing as there will be a number of @FloridaGators Snapchat takeovers.
Gen LaCaze (AUS) handled the takeover on Thursday, August 4
Arman Hall (USA) is set for the OPENING CEREMONIES – Friday, August 5.
Elizabeth Beisel (USA) will give a tour of her adventures later in the week.

Gators at The Games on Saturday, August 6, 2016
Gator	Sport	Country	Events	Watch (ET) /Result
Sebastien Rousseau	Swimming	South Africa	Heat (4): 400 IM	8th in heat, 4:18.72, did not advance
Conor Dwyer	Swimming	USA	Heat (7): 400 Free	Advance to final as top qualifier, 3:43.42
Elizabeth Beisel	Swimming	USA	Heat (5): 400 IM	4th in heat, 4:34.38, advanced to final
Melani Costa-Schmid	Swimming	Spain	Heat (1): 4x100 FR	7th in heat, 3:40.46, did not advance
Aury Cruz	Volleyball	Puerto Rico	Prelim vs. USA	4:05 PM Watch Online
Kelly Murphy	Volleyball	USA	Prelim vs. Puerto Rico	4:05 PM Watch Online
Conor Dwyer	Swimming	USA	FINAL: 400 Free	4th, 3:44.01
Elizabeth Beisel	Swimming	USA	FINAL: 400 IM	6th, 4:34.98

Florida's Rio Roster Review:

30 Gators have qualified to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games (Marquis Dendy (USA) had made the USA Track & Field Olympic Team, however, an injury prior to Rio forced his withdraw. He is not counted among the 30 Gators.)
The 30 qualifiers are the third-most for a Gator contingency at the Olympic Games: 35 Gators competed in 2008 Beijing and in 2012 London
Gators will compete in four (4) different sports at the 2016 Olympic Games: Golf, Volleyball (Indoor), Swimming and Track & Field
15 of those 30 Gators are first-time Olympians: Andres Arroyo (PR), Aury Cruz (PR), Mitch D'Arrigo (ITA), Caeleb Dressel (USA), Sandra Gal (GER), Arman Hall (USA), Eddie Lovett (Virgin Islands), Corey Main (NZ), Kelly Murphy (USA), Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez (ESP), Jan Switkowski (POL), Rex Tullius (Virgin Islands), Dan Wallace (UK), Pawel Werner (POL), Stipe Zunic (CRO)
If all 15 of those first-time Gators do compete at the 2016 Olympic Games, then the total number of Gator Olympians increases to 178
2 Gators are making their FOURTH Olympic Games appearance: Ryan Lochte (USA Swimming) and Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica Track & Field)
5 Gators are making their THIRD trip to the Olympic Games: Elizabeth Beisel (USA Swimming), Kerron Clement (USA Track & Field), Melani Costa-Schmid (Spain Swimming), Omar Pinzon (Colombia Swimming) and Sebastien Rousseau (South Africa Swimming)
8 Different Gators heading to Rio already have won an Olympic medal: Elizabeth Beisel (USA)-2, Will Claye (USA)-2, Kerron Clement (USA)-2, Conor Dwyer (USA)-1, Ryan Lochte (USA)-11, Tony McQuay (USA)-1, Christian Taylor (USA)-1, Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM)-3
Gators are representing 16 different countries in Rio: Australia (1), Bosnia (1), Colombia (1), Croatia (1), Germany (1), Great Britain (2), Iceland (1), Italy (1), Jamaica (1), New Zealand (1), Poland (2), Puerto Rico (2), South Africa (1), Spain (2), United States (10) and U.S. Virgin Islands (2)
Gators will be competing in two (2) sports - Golf and Indoor Volleyball – for the first time, bringing the total number of different sports a Gator has competed in to 14, joining: Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Bobsleigh, Diving, Gymnastics, Judo, Soccer, Swimming, Team Handball, Tennis and Track & Field

Recognizing Ryan

Ryan Lochte, 32, will be the second-oldest male Olympic swimmer from the USA since 1924.
Ryan will be competing in his fourth Olympic Games, with only Dara Torres and Liston Bochette having qualified for more (5 each)
He has won 11 Olympic Medals, the second-most by a Gator

Entering the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio:

163 different Gators have participated in the Olympic Games, combining for 260 Olympic appearances
Gators have won 113 Olympic medals, with 52 gold medals, 30 silver and 31 bronze
55 different Gators have won an Olympic medal
Gators have won Olympic medals in 8 different sports (Baseball, Basketball, Bobsleigh, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis and Track & Field)
Gators have competed in 12 different sports at the Olympic Games (Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Bobsleigh, Diving, Gymnastics, Judo, Soccer, Swimming, Team Handball, Tennis and Track & Field)
Gators have represented 36 different countries during the Olympic Games (Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Curacao, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guam, Haiti, Hungry, Iceland, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, St. Kitts/Nevis, Suriname, The Cayman Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, United States and Venezuela)

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Since the 1972 Olympiad held in Munich, 163 different Gators have participated in the Olympic Games, combining for 260 Olympic appearances and 113 Olympic medals. Gator Nation will send 30 Gator Greats to Rio this summer to continue our Olympic success! Visit GatorsAlways.com for all our Rio 2016 coverage!

Gators at The Games – Countdown to Rio Video Series:

July 25, 2016 – Anthony Nesty: "Nesty, that powerful little swimmer from Surinam found a way…"
July 26, 2016 – Bridget Sloan: "Oh my gosh, every score that I do right now is going to count."
July 27, 2016 – Hilda Luthersdottir: "While everyone else in the call room was nervous and freaking out, I was just going to chill."
July 28, 2016 – Elizabeth Beisel and the making of "Call Me Maybe" – Team USA Style
July 29, 2016 – Kerron Clement's adventurous path to his third Olympic Games
August 1, 2016 – Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez: "Not that many people see what's behind the scenes. I got in an accident when I was seven and was blind for two years."
August 1, 2016 – GatorsAlways.com | #GatorsAlways
August 2, 2016 – Arman Hall: "I usually visualize it -- a lot. Each point of the race..."
August 3, 2016 – Caeleb Dressel: "He's gonna give us a show this summer." – Elizabeth Beisel on Dressel
August 4, 2016 – Elizabeth Beisel: "You're doing it for something bigger than yourself – it's for your country."
August 4, 2016 – Gator Olympic Preview

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Gators at The Games: 30 Gators Ready for Rio

Players Mentioned

Andres Arroyo

Mitch D'Arrigo

Marquis Dendy

Caeleb Dressel

Arman Hall

Corey Main

Jan Switkowski

Pawel Werner

Stipe Zunic

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Gators at The Games: 30 Gators Ready for Rio

Players Mentioned

Andres Arroyo

Mitch D'Arrigo

Marquis Dendy

Caeleb Dressel

Arman Hall

Corey Main

Jan Switkowski

Pawel Werner

Stipe Zunic

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