Southwest Florida Swimmer Wins Bronze At Paris Olympics

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The Olympics showcase the absolute best of the best and one Southwest Florida swimmer won bronze at the Paris Olympics.

I look forward to the Olympics for months leading up to the games. Maybe it's because I've been an athlete pretty much all my life. Maybe it's because I'm secretly jealous I was never as good of a gymnast as Simone Biles. Or maybe it's just because I love seeing all the different sports and the amazing display of athleticism of competitors around the world. There are many Olympians with Florida ties competing in Paris this year. In fact, there are 14 Florida Gators competing in swimming and diving alone. And speaking of swimming, one Southwest Florida swimmer won bronze in the women's 400m.

Southwest Florida Swimmer Wins Bronze At Paris Olympics

My favorite events to watch at the summer Olympics are gymnastics, swimming, diving, beach volleyball and surfing. But really, if there's an event on tv over the course of the games, I'm watching it. I'm absolutely glued to the tv from start to finish. And being able to see a local girl win a bronze medal was so exciting.

Emma Weyant is from Sarasota and this is her 2nd appearance at the Olympics following her first, with a silver medal, in 2020. Monday night, Emma won bronze in the women's 400m individual medley with a time of 4:34.93.

Katie Grimes won the silver medal in this event with a time of 4:33.40.

Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 3

NANTERRE, FRANCE - JULY 29: Silver Medalist Katie Grimes and Bronze Medalist Emma Weyant of Team United States pose following the Swimming medal ceremony after the Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 29, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Summer McIntosh who is swimming for Canada also trains in Sarasota. She won the gold in the same event, at only 17 years old, with a time of 4:27.71. Summer has also won a silver medal at the games in the 400m freestyle.

If you've missed any of the Paris Olympics, there are great highlights and chances to catch up on Peacock. Especially with the time difference, it's definitely making it easier to stay caught up. And the competition is just getting started. The Olympics run through August 11.

As the 2022 Olympic Winter Games are now upon us, we venture back into that world of not just watching the games each day but learning about the various winter sports and the games themselves.

We gathered 11 random things about the Winter Olympics that we bet you didn't know.

The only country to have won a gold medal at every Olympic Winter Games is the United States.

Until 1992, the Olympic Summer Games and the Olympic Winter Games were held in the same year.

The oldest person to receive a medal at the Olympic Winter Games is Anders Haugen, who was born in Norway but competed for the United States. He competed in 1924 but didn’t get his bronze medal until 50 years later when he was 86 years old.

Debra Thomas became the first black athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics at the 1988 Games in Calgary.

More than 24 million people in the U.K. tuned in to watch the famous Bolero figure skating routine by British pairs skaters, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1984.

The Olympic Winter Games have never been hosted in the southern hemisphere.

The youngest female snowboarding gold medalist is the United States' Chloe Kim in Pyeongchang in 2018 at age 17.

Olympic hockey pucks are made of vulcanized rubber and must be frozen to reduce friction before each game.

The world’s first bobsleigh club was founded in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1897.

The word “ski” is a Norwegian word that comes from the Old Norse word “skid”, a split length of wood.

The word “hockey” comes from the old French word “hocquet” meaning stick.

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Southwest Florida Swimmer Wins Bronze At Paris Olympics

The Olympics showcase the absolute best of the best and one Southwest Florida swimmer won bronze at the Paris Olympics. I look forward to the Olympics for months leading up…

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Southwest Florida Swimmer Wins Bronze At Paris Olympics

The only country to have won a gold medal at every Olympic Winter Games is the United States.

Until 1992, the Olympic Summer Games and the Olympic Winter Games were held in the same year.

The oldest person to receive a medal at the Olympic Winter Games is Anders Haugen, who was born in Norway but competed for the United States. He competed in 1924 but didn’t get his bronze medal until 50 years later when he was 86 years old.

Debra Thomas became the first black athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics at the 1988 Games in Calgary.

More than 24 million people in the U.K. tuned in to watch the famous Bolero figure skating routine by British pairs skaters, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1984.

The Olympic Winter Games have never been hosted in the southern hemisphere.

The youngest female snowboarding gold medalist is the United States' Chloe Kim in Pyeongchang in 2018 at age 17.

Olympic hockey pucks are made of vulcanized rubber and must be frozen to reduce friction before each game.

The world’s first bobsleigh club was founded in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1897.

The word “ski” is a Norwegian word that comes from the Old Norse word “skid”, a split length of wood.

The word “hockey” comes from the old French word “hocquet” meaning stick.

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