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A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26.
Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics:
Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming;
- Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling;
- Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball;
- Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming;
- Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing;
- Jahmal Harvey, of Oxon Hill, in boxing;
- Samantha Heyison, of Adamstown, in para track and field;
- Trevon Jenifer, of Huntingtown, in wheelchair basketball;
- Chase Kalisz of Bel Air, in swimming;
- Taylor Knibb, of DC in the triathlon;
- Katie Ledecky, of Bethesda, in swimming;
- Jessica Long, of Baltimore, in para swimming;
- Helen Maroulis, of Rockville, in wrestling;
- Tatyana McFadden, of Baltimore, in para track and field;
- Tatiana Nazlymov, of Bethesda, in fencing;
- Daniel Romanchuk, of Mount Airy, in para track and field;
- Aaron Russell, of Ellicott City, in Volleyball;
- Masai Russell, of Potomac in track and field;
- Lawrence Sapp, of Waldorf, in para swimming;
- Zachary Shattuck, of Mt. Airy, in para swimming;
- Kyle Snyder, of Silver Spring, in wrestling;
- Jessica Stevens, of Ellicott City, in gymnastics;
- Juliette Whittaker, of Laurel, in track and field;
- Quincy Wilson, of Potomac, in track and field.
In Virginia, athletes representing the USA and hoping for Olympic glory:
- Will Coleman, of Gordonsville, in equestrian;
- Claire Collins, of McLean, in rowing;
- Leah Crouse, of Virginia Beach, in field hockey;
- Justin Dowell, of Virginia Beach, in cycling;
- Greg Duncan, of Oakton, in diving;
- Emily Fox, of Ashburn, in soccer;
- Thomas Heilman, of Crozet, in swimming;
- Grant Holloway, of Chesapeake, in track and field;
- Hadley Husisian, of Oakton, in fencing;
- Torri Huske, of Arlington, in swimming;
- Noah Lyles, of Alexandria, in track and field;
- Kevin Paredes, of South Riding, in soccer;
- Charlie Swanson, of Richmond, in swimming;
- Christian Tabash, of Alexandria, in rowing;
- Griffin Yow, of Clifton, in soccer.
California will boast the most qualified athletes in the country, at 138, followed by Florida (46), Texas (42), Illinois (37), Pennsylvania (35), Colorado (30), New York (29), Georgia (25), then Maryland, according to Team USA.
Maryland - with a small assist from Baltimore native Michael Phelps' record-setting 23 - has been one of the most reliable states when it comes to Olympians since 1992, with a total of 7.77 gold medals per 1,000,000 residents, according to a study by Lucky Gambler.
Athletes from the state have earned 48 golds, 11 silver medals, medals, and 10 bronze medals.
Virginia landed in 17th place, with 30 golds, seven silvers, and three bronze medals in the past 32 years, good for an average of 3.44 top prizes per 1,000,000 residents.
The Olympics Opening Ceremony is set to air at 7:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock.
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