When you attend The Bolles School and participate in swimming, you understand that the Olympic size pool you train in could be the beginning of an Olympic career you excel in. For seven swimmers this summer, their careers that began on the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville Florida, have them heading south of the equator for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. It’s something that has come to be expected for the prominent Bolles swimming program.
“Since 1972, Bolles Swimming has been represented at each Olympics. A total of 59 Bolles alumni and members of the Bolles Sharks club have participated in the Olympics, representing a total of 28 countries or territories. Bolles Swimming alumni include 10 Olympic medalists, winning a total of 14 medals.” -John D. Curran
It’s that type of success and tradition that has these seven former Bulldogs prepared to win the gold for their countries.
Olympians
- George Bovell ’02, Trinidad and Tobago,
Fifth Olympic Games
Highlights:
-Five-time Individual NCAA Champion
-2004 men’s 200 IM Bronze Medalist
Events:
Men’s 50 Freestyle
Prelims- August 11, first session/first event
Semifinals- August 11, second session/first event
Finals- August 12, second session/fifth event
- Santo Condorelli ’13, Canada,
First Olympic Games
Highlights:
-100m Freestyle Age 17-18 American National Age Group Record Holder (2013)
-Bronze Medalist 2015 World Aquatics Championships / 4x100m Mixed Freestyle Relay
Events:
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Prelims- August 11, first session/third event
Semifinals- August 11, second session/10th event
Finals- August 12, second session/second event
Men’s 50 Freestyle
Prelims- August 11, first session/first event
Semifinals- August 11, second session/first event
Finals- August 12, second session/fifth event
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Prelims- August 9, first session/first event
Semifinals- August 9, second session/first event
Finals- August 10, second session/sixth event
4×100 Freestyle Relay
Prelims- August 7, first session/fifth event
Finals- August 7, second session/10th event
- Caeleb Dressel, Bolles Sharks club member, United States,
First Olympic Games
Highlights:
-2013 Gold Medalist 100M Freestyle ( 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships)
-2015 NCAA Champion 50 yard free style
Events:
4×100 Medley Relay
Prelims- August 12, first session/fourth event
Finals- August 13, *second session/sixth event
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Prelims- August 9, first session/first event
Semifinals- August 9, second session/first event
Finals- August 10, second session/sixth event
4×100 Freestyle Relay
Prelims- August 7, first session/fifth event
Finals- August 7, second session/10th event
- Ryan Murphy ’13, United States,
First Olympic Games
Highlights:
– Four-time NCAA individual national champion
-American Record Holder 200 yard Backstroke (2015)
Events:
Men’s 100 Backstroke
Prelims- August 7, first session/fourth event
Semifinals- August 7, second session/seventh event
Finals- August 8, second session/fourth event
4×100 Medley Relay
Prelims- August 12, first session/fourth event
Finals- August 13, *second session/sixth event
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Prelims- August 10, first session/second event
Semifinals- August 10, second session/third event
Finals- August 11, second session/third event
- Omar Pinzon, former Bolles Sharks club member, Colombia,
Fourth Consecutive Olympic Games
Highlights:
-Won his first gold medal at a Swimming World Cup in Singapore in 2011 in the 200-meter backstroke. -Pinzón -Won gold medals in Shanghai and Tokyo in the 200 backstroke
Events:
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Prelims- August 10, first session/second event
Semifinals- August 10, second session/third event
Finals- August 11, second session/third event
- Joseph Schooling ’14, Singapore,
Second Consecutive Olympic Games
Highlights:
-National Record Holder Singapore
-2014 Asian Games Gold Medalist 100
Events:
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Prelims- August 11, first session/third event
Semifinals- August 11, second session/10th event
Finals- August 12, second session/second event
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Prelims- August 9, first session/first event
Semifinals- August 9, second session/first event
Finals- August 10, second session/sixth event
Men’s 200 Butterfly
Prelims- August 8, first session/second event
Semifinals- August 8, second session/eighth event
Finals- August 9, second session/third event
- Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace ’08, Bahamas
Third Consecutive Olympic Games
Highlights:
-National Record Holder from the Bahamas
– Won four gold medals at the 2010 Central American Caribbean games
Events:
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Prelims- August 6, first session/second event
Semifinals- August 6, second session/second event
Finals- August 7, second session/first event
Women’s 50 Freestyle
Prelims- August 12, first session/first event
Semifinals- August 12, second session/seventh event
Finals- August 13, *second session/first event
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Prelims- August 10, first session/first event
Semifinals- August 10, second session/second event
Finals- August 11, second session/eighth event
Special Thanks to The Bolles School
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