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UA Well Represented at 2008 Olympics

30 athletes, coaches and support staff will pursue Olympic dreams


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July 21, 2008

When the 2008 Summer Olympic Games begin Aug. 8 in Beijing, China, the University of Arizona will be well represented.

A total of 30 athletes, coaches and support staff with ties to the school will participate in the games of the XXIXth Olympiad. Twenty-three are athletes, including four current Wildcat student-athletes, four are coaches and support staff and three are athletes trained by UA coaches.

Thirteen of the 23 UA athletes scheduled to participate have previous Olympic experience and seven of those have earned medals.

The Opening Ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics is Friday, Aug. 8. Competition begins in earnest on Saturday, Aug. 9 and will conclude on Aug. 24. Please note that Beijing is 16 hours ahead of current Tucson time (PDT) due to daylight savings.

Name (UA year), Hometown	Country	Sport
Abdi Abdirahman ('99), Tucson, Ariz.	United States	Men's Track & Field
*Jean Basson ('10), Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	Men's Swimming
Amanda Beard ('01), Irvine, Calif.	United States	Women's Swimming
Simon Burnett ('06), Tetsworth, United Kingdom	England	Men's Swimming
Jason Donald ('06), Clovis, Calif.	United States	Baseball
Claire Febvay ('05), Lyon, France	France	Women's Diving
Lyndon Ferns ('06), Pietersburg, South Africa	South Africa	Men's Swimming
Jennie Finch ('02), La Mirada, Calif.	United States	Softball
Kim Glass ('05), Lancaster, Pa.	United States	Women's Volleyball
*Joel Greenshields (`10), Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Canada	Men's Swimming
Alicia Hollowell ('07), Suisun, Calif.	United States	Softball (alternate)
Dominic Johnson ('98), Tucson, Ariz.	St. Lucia	Men's Track & Field
Lovie Jung ('03), Fountain Valley, Calif.	United States	Softball
Caitlin Lowe ('07), Tustin, Calif.	United States	Softball
Ryk Neethling ('00), Bloemfontein, South Africa	South Africa	Men's Swimming
*Nicolas Nilo ('09), Bello Horizante, Brazil	Brazil	Men's Swimming
Lacey Nymeyer ('08), Tucson, Ariz.	United States	Women's Swimming
Angelique Rodriguez ('98), Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Women's Diving
Roland Schoeman ('02), Pretoria, South Africa	South Africa	Men's Swimming
Albert Subirats ('08), Valencia, Venezuela	Venezuela	Men's Swimming
*Jake Tapp ('10), Langley, British Columbia, Canada	Canada	Men's Swimming
Darian Townsend ('08), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	South Africa	Men's Swimming
Juan Veloz ('03), Mexico City, Mexico	Mexico	Men's Swimming

Coaches (4)

Name Position

Frank Busch                                Assistant coach, U.S. swim team
Mike Candrea                              Head coach, U.S. softball team
Rick DeMont                                Assistant coach, South Africa swim team
James Li                                     Manager, U.S. men's track & field team

Other non-Arizona graduates with UA ties (3)

Name
Jill Camarena                              U.S. track & field team (women's shot put)
                                                 Trained by UA throws coach Craig Carter

Matt Grevers                                U.S. swim team (men's 100-meter backstroke
                                                  Trained by UA swim coach Frank Busch

Bernard Lagat                              U.S. track & field team (men's 1,500 and 5,000 meters)
                                                  Trained by UA cross country coach James Li

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