By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
Cal-Berkeley and Tennessee lead the way with the most swimmers represented by NCAA programs at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Cal has a total of 18 swimmers representing any country while Tennessee has 17 swimmers.
The NCAA put together a database with all of the data breakdowns on current, former, and incoming student-athletes that will be competing in Paris. There will be a total of 179 NCAA swimmers in Paris.
After filtering for swimming, here is some of the key data.
Top 5 Swimming Programs By Number of Athletes
| Cal | 18 |
| Tennessee | 17 |
| Michigan | 15 |
| Florida | 13 |
| Texas | 10 |
A total of 48 schools are represented with Cal and Tennessee leading the way. Notably, Cal also leads the way for the US team with six swimmers representing the US.
Out of the 179 total NCAA athletes, 172 of them compete at the Division I level, seven of them compete at the Divison II level, and Division III is represented by one swimmer. Bowdoin’s Alex Grand-Pierre will be the lone Division III swimmer in Paris as he competes for Haiti. (Note: we know that 172+7+1 does not equal 179 but Lamar Taylor is listed under both D2 Henderson State and D1 Tennessee)
Breaking down the conferences, the ACC leads the way with 61 total swimmers and is followed closely behind by the SEC. It is important to note that the database follows the conferences for this upcoming season, so there is no Pac-12, and Texas is included in the number for the SEC while Cal is now in the ACC. 18 total conferences are represented in the pool.
As expected, the US also is home to about a quarter of the swimming athletes. 44 out of the 179 athletes (24.59%) will represent the US. Canada is home to the next largest NCAA contingent with 17 athletes. No other country has NCAA swimmers in the double digits. In total, 67 countries will be represented by NCAA swimmers.
Other notable observations with the data include Matt King being listed under Virginia and Alabam (but not Indiana), Aaron Shackell listed as Cal and Texas, and 5th years such as Maggie MacNeil listed under LSU and Michigan.
View the full database here.
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