Tennessee athletics is well represented at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. 

The Games run from July 26-Aug. 11, 2024 in France with current and former Vols and Lady Vols competing in several events. Here’s a look at the 31 Vols and Lady Vols at the Olympics — a record number for Tennessee. 

Soccer 

Michelle Alozie, Nigeria

Michelle Alozie spent her graduate season at Tennessee after competing at Yale. She made her debut with Nigeria in June 2021 and will look to medal with the squad this year in Paris. 

Volleyball 

Kelsey Robinson, USA

After earning gold in 2020, Kelsey Robinson will be competing with Team USA looking for another gold. Robinson was named as named the SEC Player of the Year in 2011 as a Lady Vol.  

Basketball 

Cierra Burdick, USA 

Former Lady Vol Cierra Burdick is representing America in the 3×3 women’s basketball. She played for the legendary Pat Summitt at Tennessee from 2011-15. 

The WNBA second round pick was cut from the league, but found a home in the 3×3 ranks. 

Kara Lawson, USA 

Former Lady Vol and current Duke head coach Kara Lawson will be assisting the U.S. National Team. 

Lawson played for Pat Summitt, making three Final Fours and posting a 54-2 record in SEC play. 

Track and field

Christian Coleman, USA

One of the biggest names among former Vols is Christian Coleman, who set the 100-meter record in 2017. He will be running the 4×100 in the 2024 Olympics. He is a three-time world champion and currently ranks second for the 100 meter in the world. 

Coleman, 28, missed a spot in the 100 meter by 0.05 seconds. 

Clement Ducos, France 

Clement Ducos will have the chance to compete. The sprinter achieved a new personal record in the 400 meter with a 46.79 in the UCF Black and Gold Invite. He picked up a personal best 48.26 400-meter hurdle time at the Tom Jones Invitational. 

He will race the 400-meter hurdles in Paris. 

Devonte Howell, Cayman Islands 

Devonte Howell will be running the 100 meter in Paris, holding a career-best 10.15 time in the event. 

Just a freshman in 2024, Howell earned his place to compete in eight meets and the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Joella Lloyd, Antigua and Barbuda

Joella Lloyd competed in the 2020 Olympics for Antigua and Barbuda and will look to find success in the 2024 Olympics. Lloyd holds a 22.66 200-meter personal best and an 11.08 100-meter personal best time.  

She will run the 100 meter in Paris. 

Charisma Taylor, Bahamas 

Charisma Taylor will be in the triple jump and 100-meter hurdle in Paris, representing the Bahamas. The former Lady Vol holds the Tennessee record for the triple jump while holding a plethora of accolades through her career. 

Stamatia Scarvelis, Greece 

Stamatia Scarvelis will be competing in Hammer for Greece. She set the Tennessee record in 2018 in the event, posting a 69.10m.

Carey McLeod, Jamaica 

Carey McLeod of Jamaica will be competing in the long jump at the 2024 Olympics. McLeod said the school record in the long jump at Tennessee, posting a 8.34m jump. 

Jah-Nhai Perinchief, Bermuda 

Jah-Nhai Perinchief will be in the triple jump in Paris, competing for Bermuda. He set the Tennessee record for the triple jump, posting a 17.03m.

Christopher Bailey, USA

Christopher Bailey raced for the Vols from 2020-22, earning several All-American honors after transferring from Mississippi Valley State. 

He will be racing in the 400m and 4x400m Relay for the USA. 

Javonya Valcourt, Bahamas 

Javonya Valcourt is a current junior for Tennessee who will be competing in the mixed 4×400 relay. She is a 2023 Outdoor CARIFTA Games Champion in the event. 

Swimming and diving 

Gui Caribe, Brazil 

Gui Caribe has made a name for himself on the international circuit while also competing for Tennessee. Caribe earned three medals at the 2023 Pan American Games, including gold in the 100 free and 400 free relay. 

Caribe holds personal bests of 18.57 in the 50 Free and 40.55 in the 100 Free. He is also a two-time SEC Champion during his time at Tennessee. 

Jordan Crooks, Cayman Islands

Jordan Crooks has become one of the most decorated swimmers in Tennessee program history since arriving in 2021 and is the reigning SEC Swimmer of the Year. 

Crooks is already qualified for the 50 and 100 free in the Olympics, holding personal bests of 17.93 and 40.39, respectively. 

The George Town, Cayman Islands, native was the first swimmer from the Cayman Islands to ever win a World Championships medal. He now seeks to become the first person from the Cayman Islands to win an Olympic medal. 

Jillian Crooks, Cayman Island 

Lady Vol signee and younger sister of Jordan Crooks, Jillian, is headed to her second Olympic games this summer. She will compete in the 100 free, posting a career-high time of 55.18 in the event. 

Mona McSharry, Ireland 

Mona McSharry competed in the 2020 Olympic Games, finishing eighth in the 100 breast and 20th in the 200 breast. She holds five medals on the international stage during her career. 

McSharry has set six Irish national records and three Lady Vol records. Her personal bests include a 56.64 in the 100 breast and a 2:03.84 in the 200 breast. 

Martin Espernberger, Austria 

Martin Espernberger is representing Austria in the 200 fly. He has posted a career-best 1:54.69 In the 200 fly. 

Espernberger is a two-time All American and SEC Champion in the 200 fly. 

Ellen Walshe, Ireland 

Ellen Walshe competed for the Irish in the 2020 Olympics when she competed in the 100 fly and 200 IM. She boasts a personal-best time of 50.24 in the 100 fly and 1:52.97 in the 200 IM. She will also be competing in the 400 IM, an event she has posted a time of 4:01.53 — the best in Tennessee history. Her career spanned from 2021-22. 

While at Tennessee, she was the 2022 SEC Female Co-Swimmer of the Year, Female Freshman of the Year and won the Commissioners Trophy in addition to her four SEC Championships and seven All-American certificates. 

Lamar Taylor, The Bahamas 

Lamar Taylor, a 2024 signee, will be swimming the 100 free in Paris. He owns a 49.33 personal best in the event. 

Taylor is a six-time NCAA Division II National Champion with Henderson State. 

Erika Connolly, United States 

A Lady Vols from 2016-20, Erika Connolly will be representing the United States in the 4×100 free relay. Connolly has posted a personal best of 53.42 in the 100 free.

Formerly Erika Brown, she earned two-time SEC Female Swimmer of the Year and helped lead Tennessee to its first-ever SEC title in 2020. 

Lyubomir Epitropov, Bulgaria 

Lyubomir Epitropov, a Vol from 2020-23, will represent Bulgaria in the 200 breast. He has posted a career-best 2:09.45 in the event. Epitropov holds three Bulgarian national swimming records.

Kayky Mota, Brazil

A Vol from 2019-22, Kayky Mota will be representing Brazil in the 100 fly. He owns a career-best time 51.43 time in the event. As a Vol, Mota posted seven top-10 times in UT history.

Joaquin Vargas, Peru 

Heading to his second Olympics, Joaquin Varas will be racing the 400 Free for Peru in Paris. He has a career-best 3:52.18 time in the event. 

Brooklyn Douthwright, Canada 

Brooklyn Douthwright is representing Canada in the 4×100 free relay. She has posted a 55.15 personal best in the 100 free.

Douthwright has enjoyed a successful career at Tennessee. She has earned eight SEC medals and bringing crowned an SEC Champion in the 200 free and 400 medley relay.

Julia Mrozinski, Germany 

Julia Mrozinsky will be swimming the 200 free for Germany in the Olympics. She owns a career-best 1:57.22 in the event.

The junior has earned All-SEC each of her years in Knoxville. 

Ella Jansen, Canada 

A member of the 2024 signing class, Ella Jansen is representing Canada in the 400 IM. She holds a career-best time of 4:37.35 in the event.

Tjasa Pintar, Slovenia

Tjasa Pintar, a Lady Vol from 2017-22, will represent Slovenia in the 4×100 Free Relay in Paris. She has posted a career-best 55.58 time in the 100 free. 

Pintar was a member of both Lady Vol squads who clinched SEC Championships, and she helped bring home seven conference medals. 

Regan Rathwell, Canada 

Regan Rathwell will be swimming the 200 Back for Canada in Paris. Her career-best in the event is 2:09.38.

After suffering a season-ending injury in Oct. 2022, she worked her way back to become an olympian. 

Kira Toussaint, Netherlands 

A Lady Vol from 2015-17, Kira Toussaint will compete in the 100 Back in Paris. She has a career-best time of 58.65 in the event. 

Toussaint boasts a whopping 51 medals on the international stage.