Gators at the Olympics

It is crazy to believe that the Olympics have come and gone! I am definitely more a fan of the summer Olympics than the winter, but that is only because I love to watch swimming! Something about a rock hard body in a speedo just makes unable to do anything else. Their bodies really are just fascinating, and the well I guess the actual sports aren't so bad either. :)

As usual I look for Gator successes...and I pleased to report that the Gators sent 33 athletes and 4 coaches to Beijing. We came home with 14 medals! As a whole, I am pretty impressed with our performance.

Final Gator medal count

5 GOLD, 4 SILVER, 5 BRONZE

Caroline Burckle (U.S.): Swimming - 800-meter free relay - Bronze
Kerron Clement (U.S.): Track & Field - 400-meter hurdles - Silver
Kerron Clement (U.S.): Track & Field - 4x400-meter relay - Gold
Matt LaPorta (U.S.): Baseball - Bronze
Ryan Lochte (U.S.): Swimming - 200-meter back - Gold
Ryan Lochte (U.S.): Swimming - 800-meter free relay - Gold
Ryan Lochte (U.S.): Swimming - 200-meter IM - Bronze
Ryan Lochte (U.S.): Swimming - 400-meter IM - Bronze
DeLisha Milton-Jones (U.S.): Basketball - Gold
Heather Mitts (U.S.): Soccer - Gold
Dara Torres (U.S.): Swimming - 400-meter medley relay - Silver
Dara Torres (U.S.): Swimming - 50-meter free - Silver
Dara Torres (U.S.): Swimming - 400-meter free relay - Silver
Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica): Track & Field - 4x400-meter relay - Bronze

Great job to all of the Gator Olympian's, I am proud to say I am part of the Gator Nation. :)