" I want to meet Sha'Carri Richardson";" Fab-Five Gymnasts"- Team USA swimmers reveal the athletes they would like to meet at the Paris Olympics

While Simone Biles will compete in her third Olympics, Sha
While Simone Biles will compete in her third Olympics, Sha'Carri Richardson will make her Olympic Games debut in Paris. (Images by Getty)

Team USA swimmers recently revealed their dream encounters at the Olympic Village in Paris. Forty-eight swimmers will represent the USA at what is known as the greatest sporting event.

Team USA swimmers are honing their skills at a pre-Olympic training camp at the Bazeni Kantrida in Rijeka, Croatia, ahead of the Olympics. The team arrived on July 11 and will leave for Paris on July 22. Within the 592-member squad, Team USA includes elite athletes and gymnasts, including Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, and Simone Biles.

While Richardson will compete in her debut Olympics after securing a gold medal in the 100m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Biles will vie for her third Olympic team medal in the French capital. Both the athlete and the gymnast have proved their prospects in their disciplines and have become such sensations that even the top USA swimmers are eager to meet them.

USA Swimming shared a video with fans of the elite USA swimmers heading for training in Bazeni Kantrida. They were asked which player they would like to meet in the Olympic Village to which one of them said:

"I want to meet Sha'Carri Richardson."
"Fab-Five Gymnasts," other swimmer epressed.

Team USA swimmers to watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Katie Ledecky will compete in her fourth Games at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Image by Getty)
Katie Ledecky will compete in her fourth Games at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Image by Getty)

Team USA swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics include Katie Ledecky, Katie Grimes, Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink, Alex and Gretchen Walsh.

Ledecky will compete in 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, and 4x200m freestyle relay. She will vie to secure her third consecutive gold medal in her pet event, the 800m. The 27-year-old swimmer is all set to defend her 1500m freestyle title.

The seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel will be seen competing to defend his title in three events, including the 50m, 100m, and 4x100m freestyle relay events. He will lock horns with fellow teammate Jack Alexy in the 100m freestyle.

The sensational sibling duo Alex and Gretchen Walsh will compete in Paris after displaying their prowess at the 2024 NCAA Swimming Championships, leading the Virginia Cavaliers to clinch the women's title. They secured 10 out of 11 gold medals combined for the Virginia Cavaliers.

While Alex is geared up to compete in the 200m Individual Medley event, Gretchen will contend in the 50m freestyle,100m freestyle, 100m butterfly, and 4x100m freestyle relay.

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