JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With the 2024 Paris Olympics officially kicking off Friday, First Coast News is On Your Side with a guide on when each local athlete is scheduled to compete.
Caeleb Dressel
- Hometown: Green Cove Springs
- Sport: Swimming
- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist
- Competed in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro & 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
- Attended University of Florida
- When to watch him: Saturday, July 27 at 5 a.m. (4x100 freestyle relay - preliminaries); Saturday, July 27 at 2:30 p.m. (4x100 freestyle relay - final); Thursday, Aug. 1 at 5 a.m. (men's 50-meter freestyle - preliminaries); Thursday, Aug. 1 at 2:30 p.m. (men's 50-meter freestyle - semifinal); Friday, Aug. 2 at 5 a.m. (men's 100 butterfly & mixed 4x100 medley relay - preliminaries); Friday, Aug. 2 at 2:30 p.m. (men's 50 freestyle - final & men's 100 butterfly - semifinal); Saturday, Aug. 3 at 5 a.m. (men's 4x100 medley relay - preliminaries); Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2:30 p.m. (men's 100 butterfly - final & mixed 4x100 medley relay - final); Sunday, Aug. 4 at 12:30 p.m. (men's 4x100 medley relay - final)
Ryan Murphy
- Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach
- Sport: Swimming
- Four-time gold medalist (also won one silver medal and one bronze medal)
- Competed in 2016, 2020 Olympics
- Wears festive socks on race days, according to his TEAM USA profile
- When to watch him: Sunday, July 28 at 5 a.m. (men's 100 backstroke - preliminaries); Sunday, July 28 at 2:30 p.m. (men's 100 backstroke - semifinal); Monday, July 29 at 2:30 p.m. (men's 100 backstroke - final); Wednesday, July 31 at 5 a.m. (men's 200 backstroke - preliminaries); Wednesday, July 31 at 2:30 p.m. (men's 200 backstroke - semifinal); Thursday, Aug. 1 at 2:30 p.m. (men's 200 backstroke - final)
Poe Pinson
- Hometown: Fernandina Beach
- Sport: Skateboarding
- Started skateboarding at 4 years old, her father, Kenny, told First Coast News' news partner WOI, and is now 19 years old
- Skates in a "goofy stance," according to her TEAM USA profile
- When to watch her: Sunday, July 28 at 6 a.m. (women's street skateboarding - preliminaries); Sunday, July 28 at 11 a.m. (women's street skateboarding - preliminaries)
Morgan Ray
- Hometown: St. Augustine
- Sport: Para Swimming; first Paralympic swimmer from Jacksonville in at least the last 20 years
- 21-year-old student at the University of North Florida
- Won silver medal in 2022 for 100-meter Breaststroke SB6 - Men
- When to watch him: Friday, Aug. 30 at 4:54 a.m. (men's 100-meter breaststroke - preliminaries); Friday, Aug. 30 (men's 200-meter individual medley - preliminaries)
Eduardo Garcia
- Hometown: Jacksonville
- Sport: Marathon Race
- Attended Mandarin High School, according to First Coast News' news partner Florida Times-Union
- Representing the United States Virgin Islands because his father, Frank, was born in Christiansted, St. Croix and grew up there
- When to watch him: Saturday, Aug. 10 at 2 a.m. (men's marathon)
Djordje Mihailovic
- Hometown: Jacksonville
- Sport: Soccer
- Plays midfielder for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer; second active Rapids player to represent the United States in the 2024 Olympics
- Name Pronunciation: Djor-dji Mi-Hi-Lo-Vich
- When to watch him: Saturday, July 27 at 1 p.m. (New Zealand vs. USA); Tuesday, July 30 at 1 p.m. (USA vs. Guinea)
Gemma Wollenschlaeger
- Hometown: St. Augustine Beach
- Sport: Para Rowing
- Attends Temple University where she earned first-team All-AAC honors and was named Temple Women's Rowing's Athlete of the Year in 2023, according to her TEAM USA profile
- Won silver medal in 2023 for the PR3 mixed doubles sculls
- When to watch her: Friday, Aug. 30 at 6:10 a.m. (PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+ Heats)