These 11 CT natives are competing in this year’s summer Olympics, Paralympics
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Alyssa Naeher, from Stratford, is one of Connecticut's several athletes to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Eleven Connecticut natives are competing in this year’s 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are set to kick off Friday and Aug. 28, respectively.
Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz announced the names of Connecticut’s Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes today with congratulatory statements. The olympic and paralympic qualifications indicate Connecticut’s athletes have a propensity for the aquatics, with four competing in rowing and three competitive swimmers.
“Qualifying to compete in the Olympics is the pinnacle of an athletic career, and I could not be more proud to have such a group of talented athletes from Connecticut who will be representing Team USA in Paris,” Lamont said. “To make it to the biggest athletic event in the world takes a lot of dedication, and their commitment to excellence makes them role models for our young athletes. I want each of them to know that there will be a strong contingent of us back home in Connecticut who will be cheering them on while they compete in Paris.”
Connecticut residents on Team USA for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games include:
- Oliver Bub from Westport, competing in rowing
- Liam Corrigan from Old Lyme, competing in rowing
- Jess Davis from Bethlehem, competing in pentathlon
- Alexis Holmes from Cheshire, competing in track and field
- Alyssa Naeher from Stratford, competing in soccer
- Kelsey Reelick from Brookfield, competing in rowing
- Kieran Smith from Ridgefield, competing in swimming
- Beth Yeager from Greenwich, competing in field hockey
Connecticut residents on Team USA for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games include:
- Matthew Torres from Ansonia, competing in swimming
- Ali Truwit from Darien, competing in swimming
- Ben Washburne from Madison, competing in rowing
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