Tokyo Olympics – UofL News Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:45:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ten UofL Cardinals set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics /post/uofltoday/several-uofl-cardinals-ready-to-compete-on-the-olympic-stage/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:50:30 +0000 http://www.uoflnews.com/?p=53938 The University of Louisville has a storied history of lightning-in-a-bottle athletes.

Lamar Jackson and Teddy Bridgewater come to mind. Angel McCoughtry. Lenny Lyles. Darrell “Dr. Dunkenstein” Griffith. Asia Durr. Will Smith.

Unseld. Siva. Tyra. Beard. Ellison. Bridgeman. Mitchell. McKay.

The list goes on and on and on.

As a matter of fact, just this month Cardinal Catcher Henry Davis was selected as the No. 1 draft pick for Major League Baseball, solidifying UofL’s standing as the first program to have players selected as the top overall pick in the MLB, NBA, WNBA and MLS drafts.

Our story hardly ends with the major leagues, however. We also have quite a legacy of Olympic athletes. During the , UofL boasted 12 Olympians who represented 10 countries, for example. Among them – McCoughtry and swimmer Kelsi (Worrell) Dahlia, who both earned gold medals.

UofL will once again have a strong showing on the world’s biggest athletics stage starting next week in Tokyo. Below is a list of former and current (and one incoming) athletes who will represent their respective countries – including the (Cardinal) red, white and blue – at the Tokyo Games.

Sophomore Guard , UofL Women’s Basketball, has been named to Canada’s women’s basketball team.

Former Cardinal forward Jordan Nwora will represent Nigeria in men’s basketball.

Former UofL was named to the Irish National Team’s 16-player roster for the Tokyo Olympic Games, becoming the first UofL field hockey player in history to earn a spot at the Olympics.

Former UofL Track star Ben Williams has secured a spot on the British team for the triple jump, while alum Matt Hughes will compete for Canada in the steeplechase.

UofL will also have a major presence in the pool at the Olympics. Former UofL Swimmer Zach Harting will compete in the 200 butterfly for the U.S., while alums Andrej Barna will represent Serbia, Grigory Tarasevich will represent Russia and Marcelo Acosta will represent El Salvador.

UofL’s Olympics swimming presence extends to current and future Cardinals as well. Current UofL Swimmer Tatiana Salcutan will compete for the Republic of Moldova, while Murilo Sartori will compete for Brazil in Tokyo and has committed to swim for the Cardinals .

To read more about these athletes and their UofL careers, .

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics (as they’re still branded) will take place from July 23 through Aug. 8. We’ll be tuning in with our Ls up.

]]> Four UofL Cardinals named to the 2020-21 USA National Swim Team /post/uofltoday/four-uofl-cardinals-named-to-the-2020-21-usa-national-swim-team/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:15:16 +0000 http://www.uoflnews.com/?p=51147 Four University of Louisville swimmers have been named to the 2020-21 USA National Team Roster. Nick Albiero (200 Fly)(100 free),Dahlia (100 fly) and(200 fly) have earned a slot on the National Team.

The four will continue to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics on a new time frame for 2021, a new Olympic year, and the rescheduled U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The 115-athlete USA Swimming National Team roster includes 59 men and 56 women.

Nick Albiero
UofL Head Coach‘s middle child recorded the fastest time in the nation in the 200 butterfly with his winning time of 1:38.65 at the ACC Championships to defend his title. He lowered his own ACC meet record in the event. The junior also won the 100 butterfly at the ACC Championships with a new pool record time of 44.83, also breaking his own record. A junior from Louisville, Kentucky, Albierowas named the ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year for swimming and diving.


Three-time ACC Swimmer of the Year and nine-time ACC champion…Four-time NCAA gold medalist and owns eight school records….Member of the USA Swimming National Team and competes in the International Swimming League for the Cali Condors…Collected two golds at the 2017 FINA World Championships en route to setting a new American record as the leadoff the 4x100m freestyle relay…Represented Team USA at the 2018 Pan-Pac Championships…Broke three American records at the 2018 Short Course World Championships where she also swam on two world-record setting relays…Earned two silvers and two golds at the 2019 FINA World Championships, including setting a new world record as a member of the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

Dahlia
Six-time ACC and three-time Big East champion…Five-time NCAA gold medalist and owns four school records…Two-time ACC Swimmer of the Year…Member of the USA Swimming National Team and competes in the International Swimming League for the Cali Condors…Earned gold as a member of Team USA’s 4x100m medley relay and placed ninth in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics…Collected two golds and a bronze at the 2017 FINA World Championships, including two American records and a world record in the 4×100 medley relay…Secured three silvers at the 2018 Pan-Pac Championships…Was the most decorated athlete at the 2018 Short Course World Championships with three individual medals and six relay podium finishes…Earned three medals at the 2019 FINA World Championships, including setting a new world record as a member of the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.


Nine-time ACC finalist and four-time NCAA finalist…Member of the USA Swimming National Team and competes in the International Swimming League for the DC Trident…Earned two relay golds at the 2017 World University Games…Was the runner-up in the 200m butterfly at the 2018 National Championships to secure a spot on his first-ever USA ‘A’ team…Collected bronze in the 200m butterfly at the 2018 Pan-Pac Championships.

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