2024 Paris Olympics
As the opening ceremonies get underway at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, July 26, a total of 16 Crimson Tide student-athletes, past and present, will continue The University of Alabama's proud tradition of excellence at the Summer Games.
In addition to the student-athletes, Alabama gymnastics assistant coach Justin Spring will serve as an NBC commentator during the men's gymnastics competition.
This year's group of athletes will take part in five different sports, representing 14 countries, including two who are competing for the United States (Daniel Haugh, Shelby McEwen | Track and Field). This year's contingent also includes three current student-athletes, along with five making their Olympic debut, five who are making their second trip to the Games, three who are coming back for thirds, as well as another trio who will be making their fourth-straight appearance at an Olympics.
This will mark the 14th consecutive Summer Olympic Games that Alabama has been represented, dating back to 1972 in Munich. The Crimson Tide's 2024 total marks the third-straight Olympiad with at least 15 Crimson Tide student-athletes and the fourth time in the last six Olympiads (2014, 2021, 2016, 2004) that UA will have at least 15 Olympians at a single Games.
Friday, July 26
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | Opening Ceremony | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
| All | Opening Ceremony (Replay) | NBC | 6:30 p.m. |
Saturday, July 27
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Johansson | M 400m Freestyle Heats | USA Network | 4 a.m. |
| Anton McKee | M 100m Breaststroke Heats | USA Network | 4 a.m. |
| Erin Routliffe | W Doubles First Round | Peacock | 5 a.m. |
| Victor Johansson | M 400m Freestyle Final | NBC | 1:42 p.m. |
| Anton McKee | M 100m Breaststroke Semis | NBC | 2:12 p.m. |
| Victor Johansson | M 400m Freestyle Final (Replay) | NBC | 7 p.m. |
Sunday, July 28
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luisa Blanco | Qualification (Subdivision 3) | E! Network | 7:50 a.m. |
| Shallon Olsen | Qualification (Subdivision 4) | E! Network | 11 a.m. |
| Luisa Blanco and Shallon Olsen | Qualification (Replay) | NBC | 6 p.m. |
Monday, July 29
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Johansson | M 800m Freestyle Heats | USA Network | 4 a.m. |
| Victor Johansson | M 800m Freestyle Heats (Replay) | NBC | 10 a.m. |
| Anton McKee | M 100m Breaststroke Final | NBC | 2:19 p.m. |
| Erin Routliffe | W Doubles Second Round | Peacock | TBD |
Tuesday, July 30
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalia Antoniou | W 100m Freestyle Heats | USA Network | 4 a.m. |
| Anton McKee | M 200m Breaststoke Heats | USA Network | 4 a.m. |
| Shallon Olsen | Team Final | NBC | 11:15 a.m. |
| Victor Johansson | M 800m Freestyle Final | NBC | 2:02 p.m. |
| Kalia Antoniou | W 100m Freestyle Semis | NBC | 2:25 p.m. |
| Anton McKee | M 200m Breaststoke Semis | NBC | 2:47 p.m. |
| Shallon Olsen | Team Final (Replay) | NBC | 7 p.m. |
Wednesday, July 31
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalia Antoniou | W 100m Freestyle Final | NBC | 1:30 p.m. |
| Anton McKee | M 200m Breaststroke Final | NBC | 3:22 p.m. |
| Kalia Antoniou | W 100m Freestyle Final (Replay) | NBC | 7 p.m. |
| Erin Routliffe | W Doubles Quarterfinal | Peacock | TBD |
Thursday, August 1
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Micallef/Kristian Gkolomeev | M 50m Freestyle Heats | USA Network | 4 a.m. |
| Kyle Micallef/Kristian Gkolomeev | M 50m Freestyle Heats (Replay) | NBC | 9:15 a.m. |
| Luisa Blanco | All-Around Final | NBC | 11:15 a.m. |
| Kyle Micallef/Kristian Gkolomeev | M 50m Freestyle Semis | NBC | 1:44 p.m. |
| Luisa Blanco | All-Around Final (Replay) | NBC | 7 p.m. |
| Erin Routliffe | W Doubles Semifinal | Peacock | TBD |
Friday, August 2
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Fotopoulou | 100m Round 1 | E! News | 3 a.m. |
| Daniel Haugh | M Hammer Throw Prelims | Peacock | 3 a.m. |
| Kyle Micallef | M 50m Freestyle Final | NBC | 1:30 p.m. |
| Kyle Micallef | M 50m Freestyle Final (Replay) | NBC | 7 p.m. |
Saturday, August 3
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Johansson | M 1500m Freestyle Heats | USA Network | 4 a.m. |
| Shallon Olsen | Vault Final | Peacock | 9:20 a.m. |
| Olivia Fotopoulou | 100m Semis/Finals | USA Network | 12:10 p.m. |
| Shallon Olsen | Vault Final (Replay) | NBC | 8 p.m. |
Sunday, August 4
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Fotopoulou | 200m Round 1 | USA Network | 3 a.m. |
| Victor Johansson | M 1500m Freestyle Final | NBC | 11:36 a.m. |
| Samuel Ogazi/Jareem Richards/Kirani James | M 400m Round 1 | Peacock | 12:05 p.m. |
| Erin Routliffe | W Doubles Final | CNBC | 12:15 p.m. |
| Daniel Haugh | M Hammer Throw Final | Peacock | 1:30 p.m. |
Monday, August 5
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Fotopoulou | 200m Repechage Round | USA Network | 3 a.m. |
| Samuel Ogazi/Jareem Richards/Kirani James | M 400m Repechange Rd | Peacock | 4:20 a.m. |
| Olivia Fotopoulou | 200m Semis | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
| Tarsis Orogot/Jareem Richards | M 200m Round One | NBC | 12:55 p.m. |
| Tarsis Orogot/Jareem Richards | M 200m Round One (Replay) | NBC | 7 p.m. |
Tuesday, August 6
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarsis Orogot/Jareem Richards | M 200m Repechange Rd | USA Network | 5:30 a.m. |
| Olivia Fotopoulou | 200m Final | Peacock | 12 p.m. |
| Samuel Ogazi/Jareem Richards/Kirani James | M 400m Semi-Final | NBC | 12:35 p.m. |
Wednesday, August 7
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Meadow | W Round 1 | Golf Channel | 2 a.m. |
| Shelby McEwen | M High Jump Qualification | Peacock | 3:05 a.m. |
| Tarsis Orogot/Jareem Richards | M 200m Semis | NBC | 1:02 p.m. |
| Samuel Ogazi/Jareem Richards | M 400m Finals | NBC | 2:20 p.m. |
Thursday, August 8
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Meadow | W Round 2 | Golf Channel | 2 a.m. |
| Portious Warren | W Shot Put Qualification | Peacock | 3:25 a.m. |
| Tarsis Orogot/Jareem Richards | M 200m Finals | NBC | 1:30 p.m. |
| Tarsis Orogot/Jareem Richards | M 200m Finals (Replay) | NBC | 8 p.m. |
Friday, August 9
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Johansson | Men's Marathon Swim 10km | NBC | 12:30 a.m. |
| Stephanie Meadow | W Round 3 | Golf Channel | 2 a.m. |
| Samuel Ogazi/Jareem Richards | M 4x400m Relay Round 1 | USA Network | 4:05 a.m. |
| Portious Warren | W Shot Put Final | Peacock | 12:40 p.m. |
| Portious Warren | W Shot Put Final (Replay) | NBC | 8 p.m. |
Saturday, August 10
| Athlete(s) | Event | Network | Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Meadow | W Round 4 | Golf Channel | 2 a.m. |
| Shelby McEwen | M High Jump Final | Peacock | 12:10 p.m. |
| Samuel Ogazi/Jareem Richards | M 4x400m Relay Final | NBC | 2:12 p.m. |
| Samuel Ogazi/Jareem Richards | M 4x400m Relay Final (Replay) | NBC | 8 p.m. |
Luisa Blanco
- Country: Colombia
- Sport: Gymnastics
- Years at Alabama: 2020-24
- Making Olympics debut in Paris
- 2021 NCAA individual champion (balance beam) and 2021 SEC Gymnast of the Year
- Two-time AAI Award finalist
- Finished her UA career with 21 All-America honors, the most in program history
- One of six UA gymnasts to ever compete in the Olympics
Shallon Olsen
- Country: Canada
- Sport: Gymnastics
- Years at Alabama: 2019-23
- Competing in her third Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Reached event finals on vault in both Rio and Tokyo
- Earned multiple All-America honors as an Alabama gymnast
- Received All-SEC honors in three of her seasons at UA
- One of six UA gymnasts to ever compete in the Olympics and the only one to compete in multiple Olympiads
Kalia Antoniou
- Country: Cyprus
- Sport: Swimming
- Years at Alabama: 2019-23
- Competing in her second Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024) and will be racing in the 100m freestyle
- Finished 19th in the 50m freestyle (24.67) and 23rd in the 100m freestyle (55.38) in Tokyo
- Helped the Crimson Tide claim the 2021 NCAA Championships in the 400-freestyle relay
- Earned All-American honors in six different events in 2021
Kristian Gkolomeev
- Country: Greece
- Sport: Swimming
- Years at Alabama: 2014-16
- Competing in his fourth Olympic games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024) and will race in the 50m freestyle
- Finished fifth in the 50m freestyle (21.72) in Tokyo, his best finish in any Olympic event
- Coming off a gold-medley finish in the 50m freestyle at the European Championships this summer
- Posted the fastest relay split in program history (18.00) to help lead the Crimson Tide to the 200 medley relay NCAA title in 2016
- Still holds the school record in the 50y and 100y freestyle and the 50m freestyle
Victor Johansson
- Country: Sweden
- Sport: Swimming
- Years at Alabama: 2022-23
- Competing in his second Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024) and will swim in four events for Sweden - the 400m, 800m and the 1500m freestyle as well as the Marathon 10km
- Finished 10th in the 800m freestyle (7:49.14) and 18th in the 1500m freestyle (15:05.53) in Tokyo
- Still holds the school record in the mile (1650y freestyle) and held the program record in the 500-yard freestyle for two years
- Set the Swedish national record in the 400m freestyle and the 800m freestyle at the 2024 Doha World Championships
- Finished 15th in the mile at the NCAA Championships in 2023
Anton McKee
- Country: Iceland
- Sport: Swimming
- Years at Alabama: 2014-17
- Competing in his fourth Olympic games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024) while earning a spot in the 100m and 200m breaststroke
- Finished 24th in the 200m breaststroke (2:11.64) in Tokyo, his best finish in any Olympic event
- Was named the 2017 H. Boyd McWhorter Male Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Earned First Team All-American honors after finishing second in the 200y breaststroke at the 2017 NCAA Championships
- Finished fourth at the European Championships in the 200m breaststroke
- Still holds the school record in the 200y breaststroke
Kyle Micallef
- Country: Malta
- Sport: Swimming
- Years at Alabama: 2025
- Making his Olympic debut in Paris after qualifying for the 50m freestyle
- Claimed the Division II National Title in the 50y free (19.28) while competing at Florida Southern College
- Signed with the Crimson Tide on December 2, 2023, and will begin competing for UA this season
- A 22-time NCAA Division II All-American
Olivia Fotopoulou
- Country: Cyprus
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2015-18
- Making her Olympic debut in Paris after qualifying in both the 100m and 200m events
- 12-time Cyprus national champion as a professional athlete
- Appeared in multiple postseason meets while competing as a student-athlete at Alabama
- Accumulated close to a dozen top-10 finishes in her last season UA
Daniel Haugh
- Country: USA
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2015-18
- Competing in his second Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Finished 11th in the hammer throw in Tokyo (76.22m | 250-0)
- Still holds the Alabama school record in the hammer throw (73.50m | 241-2)
- Two-time individual SEC champion (2016 – discus; 2017 – weight throw)
- 2016 SEC Co-Freshman Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
Kirani James
- Country: Grenada
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2010-11
- Competing in his fourth Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Three-time Olympic medalist in the 400m
- Gold in 2012
- Silver in 2016
- Bronze in 2021
- Two-time NCAA Champion as a student-athlete at Alabama in the 400m (2010, 11)
Shelby McEwen
- Country: USA
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2018-19
- Competing in his second Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Finished 12th in high jump in Tokyo (2.27m | 7-5.25)
- 2019 individual NCAA champion (indoor high jump; 2.29m | 7-6)
- 2018 SEC high jump champion in both the indoor and outdoor seasons
- Four-time All-American as a student-athlete at Alabama (indoor 2018-19, outdoor 2018-19)
Samuel Ogazi
- Country: Nigeria
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2024-present
- Making his Olympic debut in Paris
- Set the school record and a new PR in the 400-meter dash (44.52) to claim silver at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- SEC silver medalist in both the 400m (44.58) and as a member of the Tide's 4x400-meter relay (2:59.06)
- Two-time SEC Men's Freshman of the Week (2/6/24, 4/2/24)
- Holds the school record in the outdoor 400m (44.52)
Tarsis Orogot
- Country: Uganda
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2021-present
- Making Olympic debut in Paris
- Holds the 200-meter, indoor and outdoor UA school records
- 2024 SEC champion in the 200m (19.75)
- Clocked a fifth-place finish in the 200m at the 2023 NCAA National Championships
- Has earned All-America honors each of the last three seasons, spanning both indoor and outdoor
Jareem Richards
- Country: Trinidad & Tobago
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2017
- Competing in his third Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Clocked an eighth-place finish in Tokyo in the 200m and helped lead Trinidad & Tobago to an eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay
- 2017 SEC indoor champion in the 200m
- 2017 NCAA indoor runner-up in the 200m
- Earned All-American honors in five separate events as a student-athlete at Alabama
Portious Warren
- Country: Trinidad & Tobago
- Sport: Track & Field
- Years at Alabama: 2018-19
- Competing in her second Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Finished 11th in shot put in Tokyo (18.32m | 60-2)
- 2019 NCAA indoor bronze medalist in shot put (17.41m | 57-1.50)
- Owns the Alabama school record in the outdoor shot put (18.61m | 61-0.75)
- Four-time All-American in shot put as a student-athlete at UA
Erin Routliffe
- Country: New Zealand
- Sport: Women's Tennis
- Years at Alabama: 2014-17
- Making her Olympic debut in Paris
- No. 1 Doubles Player in the world
- Claimed the 2023 U.S. Open title with doubles partner Gabriela Dabrowski
- 2024 Wimbledon Doubles Runner-Up
- Won consecutive NCAA Doubles Championships with partner Maya Jansen (2014, 15)
- NCAA All-American Singles honoree (2017)
- Three-time NCAA All-American Doubles honoree (2014, 15, 17)
- Three-time First Team All-SEC selection
Stephanie Meadow
- Country: Ireland
- Sport: Women's Golf
- Years at Alabama: 2011-13
- Competing in her third Olympic games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Earned a career-best Olympic finish of seventh in Tokyo after shooting 12-under 272
- Helped lead the Crimson Tide to the 2012 National Championship
- Received All-SEC and All-American honors in each of her four years at the Capstone
- U.S. Olympian and eight-time member of the U.S. Senior National Team
- 2008 Beijing bronze medalist as a member of the men's gymnastics team
- Recently concluded his second season on the Alabama gymnastics coaching staff where the Tide earned its 38th top-eight national finish
- Spent 12 seasons as the head coach of the Illinois men's gymnastics team
- Led the Fighting Illini to the 2012 national title and was named National Coach of the Year
Olympic Vets Ready to Roll in Paris
- Kristian Gkolomeev (Swimming, Greece), Kirani James (Track and Field, Grenada) and Anton McKee (Swimming, Iceland) will be competing in their fourth Olympic games
- London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024
- Stephanie Meadow (Golf, Ireland), Shallon Olsen (Gymnastics, Canada) and Jereem Richards (Track and Field, Trinidad & Tobago) will be suiting up for their third Olympic games
- Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024
Twice as Nice for Crimson Tide
- Five former UA student-athletes will be competing in their second Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Kalia Antoniou (Swimming, Cyprus)
- Daniel Haugh (Track and Field, USA)
- Victor Johansson (Swimming, Sweden)
- Shelby McEwen (Track and Field, USA)
- Portious Warren (Track and Field, Trinidad & Tobago)
Dreams to Reality for Alabama Student-Athletes
- Five current and former UA student-athletes will be making their Olympic debut in Paris
- Luisa Blanco (Gymnastics, Colombia)
- Olivia Fotopoulou (Track & Field, Cyprus)
- Kyle Micallef (Swimming, Malta)
- Taris Orogot (Track and Field, Uganda)
- Samuel Ogazi (Track and Field, Nigeria)
- Erin Routliffe (Tennis, New Zealand)
Alabama Gymnastics Success Reaches Olympic Stage... Again
- Shallon Olsen will be making her third-straight Olympics appearance - the most of any Alabama gymnast and the only one to ever appear in multiple Olympiads
- Set to make her Olympics debut, Luisa Blanco will become the sixth UA gymnast to ever compete at the Olympics
- Paris 2024 will mark the third Olympiad where multiple UA gymnasts will be competing simultaneously
- 2024 – Luisa Blanco (COL) and Shallon Olsen (CAN)
- 2016 – Kylie Dickson (Belarus) and Shallon Olsen (CAN)
- 2004 – Melanie Banville (CAN) and Terin Humphrey (USA)
- Current assistant coach Justin Spring will serve as an NBC commentator during the men's gymnastics competition
- Spring was also a member of the 2008 USA men's gymnastics Olympics bronze medal-winning team
Nothing New for Alabama Swimming
- Leads all Alabama sports with 97 Olympic athletes
- Four of the five qualifiers will be competing in, at least, their second Olympics
- Kalia Antoniou (Cyprus) – Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024
- Kristian Gkolomeev (Greece) – London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024
- Victor Johansson (Sweden) – Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024
- Anton McKee (Iceland) – London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024
- Current student-athlete Kyle Micallef (Malta) will be making his Olympics debut
Familiar Territory for Alabama Track and Field
- Ranks second among Alabama sports with 76 all-time Olympians
- Program legend Kirani James (Grenada) will be making his fourth appearance at an Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) will be appearing in his third Olympics while Daniel Haugh (USA), Shelby McEwen (USA) and Portious Warren (Trinidad & Tobago) will each be suiting up in their second Olympics (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)
- Current student-athletes Tarsis Orogot (Uganda) and Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria) will each be making their Olympics debut
- Orogot recently won gold (200m) at 2024 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships
- Ogazi recently finished national runner-up (400m) at 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships
