Twenty Olympians to Represent Indiana University in Paris
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Twenty Indiana University athletes and coaches will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Indiana has tied its second-largest group of Olympians all-time, having produced 20 Olympians in 1976 and a record 23 in 1968. Hoosiers will represent nine different countries, marking a school record. The 2024 Paris Games will officially kick off with the opening ceremony July 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET, with IU athletes competing the next day. NBC and Peacock will provide live video coverage throughout the Olympics. Stay tuned to
IUHoosiers.com/Olympics for full coverage of IU athletes in Paris, including feature stories, recaps and athlete schedules.
IU is represented in five unique sports, including, for the first time ever, open water swimming. Within that, four different IU athletic programs produced Olympians – 17 from swimming and diving (13 swimming, four diving), two from water polo and one from track and field. Ten Hoosiers will represent Team USA in France, Indiana’s largest contribution to the U.S. Olympic Team since Seoul 1988. All 10 Team USA Hoosiers emerge from the IU swimming and diving program – six swimmers, three divers and two coaches.
Indiana has produced a U.S. Olympic diver at every Summer Games since 1964. Tokyo 2020 medalists Andrew Capobianco and Jessica Parratto return for their second and third Olympics respectively. Reigning NCAA Champion Carson Tyler is set to make his Olympic debut in the 3-meter and 10-meter competitions as the first U.S. male diver since 2000 to qualify in both events. The remaining 10 Hoosiers combine to represent eight more countries. For the first time ever, Indiana sends Olympians from the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Lithuania and the Netherlands. IU athletes will also compete for Egypt, Germany, Israel and Canada.
In addition to the 20 individuals that currently train or coach at Indiana University, or have graduated from IU, three more Olympians have cream and crimson ties. Swimmers Matt King (United States) and Zalán Sárkány (Hungary) are set to transfer into the IU program following their summer in Paris. U.S. Olympic Diving head coach Drew Johansen will be joined on deck by Jenny Johansen, named an assistant coach by USA Diving. Jenny Johansen is a two-time Olympian, coach at the Johansen Diving Academy at IU and Parratto’s personal coach. Together, the Johansens become the first married pair to coach U.S. diving together at an Olympic Games.
Eleven Hoosier Olympians have previous Olympic experience. Drew Johansen leads the way, coaching his fourth consecutive Summer Games. Five more Hoosiers will attend their third Olympics, including Lilly King, Ray Looze, Parratto, Blake Pieroni and Marwan Elkamash (all swimming and diving), who became the first Egyptian swimmer to qualify for three consecutive Olympics. King announced prior to U.S. Olympic Swim Trials that the Paris Games will be her final cycle.
Nine Hoosiers – Rikkoi Brathwaite (track and field), Cory Chitwood, Mariah Denigan, Ching Hwee Gan, Josh Matheny, Rafael Miroslaw, Anna Peplowski, Carson Tyler and Kai van Westering (swimming and diving) – will participate in their first Olympics.
See the full list of Indiana University Olympians below.
Olympic History:
Few universities, or even nations, can match Indiana University's Olympic record. Indiana boasts 261 total Olympic berths, representing 30 countries. On 21 occasions, Olympic coaches have come from Indiana. The Indiana University athlete medal count is at 121 including 60 gold, 23 silver and 38 bronze after the 2020 Tokyo Games. The Hoosiers have earned a medal at every Olympic Games they have competed in except 2004. IU’s most productive year was 1968, with 17 medals for IU competitors in Mexico City.
Hoosiers at the 2024 Paris Games
| Name | No. of Olympics | Nation | Sport | Event |
| Rikkoi Brathwaite | 1 | British Virgin Islands | Track & Field | 100-meter |
| Andrew Capobianco | 2 | United States | Diving | 3-meter |
| Cory Chitwood | 1 | United States | Open Water Swimming | Assistant Coach |
| Mariah Denigan | 1 | United States | Open Water Swimming | 10K |
| Marwan Elkamash | 3 | Egypt | Swimming | 1,500-meter freestyle |
| Tomer Frankel | 2 | Israel | Swimming | 100-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4x100-meter freestyle, 4x200-meter freestyle |
| Ching Hwee Gan | 1 | Singapore | Swimming | 800-meter freestyle, 1,500-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter medley |
| Jessica Gaudreault | 2 | Canada | Water Polo | |
| Drew Johansen | 4 | United States | Diving | Head Coach |
| Lilly King | 3 | United States | Swimming | 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter breaststroke |
| Shae La Roche | 2 | Canada | Water Polo | |
| Ray Looze | 3 | Lithuania | Swimming | Assistant Coach |
| Josh Matheny | 1 | United States | Swimming | 200-meter breaststroke |
| Rafael Miroslaw | 1 | Germany | Swimming | 200-meter freestyle |
| Jessica Parratto | 3 | United States | Diving | Synchronized 10-meter |
| Anna Peplowski | 1 | United States | Swimming | 4x200-meter freestyle |
| Blake Pieroni | 3 | United States | Swimming | 4x200-meter freestyle |
| Kotryna Teterevkova | 2 | Lithuania | Swimming | 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter breaststroke |
| Carson Tyler | 1 | United States | Diving | 3-meter, 10-meter |
| Kai van Westering | 1 | Netherlands | Swimming | 100-meter backstroke, 200-meter backstroke, 4x100-meter medley |
Additional Olympians with Indiana University Ties
| Name | No. of Olympics | Nation | Sport | Event | IU Affiliation |
| Jenny Johansen | 3 | United States | Diving | Assistant Coach | Coaching Jessica Parratto, Coach at Johansen Diving Academy |
| Matt King | 1 | United States | Swimming | 4x100-meter freestyle | 2024-25 Transfer |
| Zalán Sárkány | 1 | Hungary | Swimming | 800-meter freestyle, 1,500-meter freestyle | 2024-25 Transfer |
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