BY AMELIA BISCARDI
Daily Post Staff Writer
Olympians are looking to make a splash in Paris with 44 of 592 total athletes having connections to the Palo Alto and Mid-Peninsula area.
Mid-Peninsula residents make up 30% of California’s delegation in the national team.
Notably, Steph Curry of Atherton will be making his Olympic debut for the basketball team while Katie Ledecky, of Stanford University, is looking to add to her collection of gold on her fourth Olympics run.
Lily Zhang, table tennis, is coming to the Olympics a fourth time, and grew up on the Stanford campus according to Team U.S.A.’s website. She is looking to get her first medal. This year Stanford boasts 60 athletes in the games representing 15 nations with 20 different sports and according to their website, this is a new school record.
Nine of the area’s athletes will be playing for the water polo teams and five for the track and field team.
Representing the U.S. in the red, white and blue will be (All times are according to the Olympics website):
Water Polo
• Ben Hallock (Stanford)
• Drew Holland (Stanford)
• Dylan Woodhead (Stanford)
• Quinn Woodhead (Stanford)
• Jenna Flynn (San Jose)
• Jewel Roemer (Stanford)
• Jordan Raney (Stanford)
• Ryann Neushul (Stanford)
• Alex Bowen (Stanford)
Men’s Basketball
Events continue until Aug. 11.
• Steph Curry (Atherton)
Track and Field
Through Aug. 10.
• Grant Fisher (Stanford)
• Elise Cranny (Stanford)
• Juliette Whittaker (Stanford)
• Valarie Allman (Stanford)
• Fiona O’Keeffe (Stanford)
• Harrison Williams (Stanford)
Swimming
Ledecky swam Friday at 2 a.m. for women’s 400 freestyle and will swim again on Tuesday at 2 a.m. for women’s 1500 freestyle. Swim events go from Saturday to Aug. 4, according to the Olympics website.
• Katie Ledecky (Stanford)
• Torri Huske (Stanford)
• Reagan Smith (Stanford)
• Simone Manuel (Stanford)
Table Tennis
Starting yesterday and going until Aug. 10.
• Lily Zhang (Palo Alto)
• Rachel Sung (San Jose)
Women’s Soccer
The Women’s Soccer team defeated Zambia 3-0 on Thursday and their next game is Sunday at 3 a.m.
• Jane Campbell (Stanford)
• Naomi Girma (San Jose/Stanford)
• Sophia Smith (Stanford)
• Tierna Davidson (Menlo Park/Stanford)
Rowing
Until Aug. 3.
• Azja Czajkowski (Stanford)
• Hans Hanken (Stanford)
• Peter Chatain (Stanford)
• Emily Delleman (Stanford)
Men’s Gymnastics
Begins on today and ends on Aug. 5.
• Asher Hong (Stanford)
• Brody Malone (Stanford)
• Khoi Young (Stanford)
Women’s Golf
Going on from Aug. 1 through Aug. 10.
• Rose Zhang (Stanford)
Badminton
Starting Monday and going until Aug. 5.
• Annie Xu (San Jose)
• Kerry Xu (San Jose)
• Joshua Yuan (San Mateo)
Artistic Swimming
(formerly synchronized swimming)
Begins Aug. 5, with events until Aug. 10.
• Audrey Kwon (Stanford)
• Megumi Field (Stanford)
Women’s Diving
From Aug. 5-6.
• Kassidy Cook (Stanford)
Men’s Fencing
Through Aug. 4.
• Colin Healthcock (Stanford)
Women’s Field Hockey
Starting on July 27 until Aug. 9.
• Kelsey Bing (Stanford)