PARIS — Six medals were won at the 2024 Paris Olympics by swimmers with ties to the Bolles School in Jacksonville.
According to the school, if Bolles were represented as a country, it would rank sixth in total swimming medals in 2024.
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Dressel won two gold medals and a silver in 2024 and Murphy won a gold, bronze, and silver.
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Along with Dressel and Murphy, other swimmers with Bolles connections also competed:
- McKenna de Bever (Sharks/Peru)
- Martin Espernberger ‘22 (Austria)
- Lucero Mejia Arce ‘26 (Guatemala)
- Sabrina Lyn ‘23 (Jamaica)
- Morgan Ray (Sharks/USA) -- will compete at the upcoming Paralympic Games beginning August 30.
Bolles Swimming has been represented at every Olympics since 1972, producing a total of 67 Olympians.
Correction: A previous version of this story stated that all of the swimmers representing Bolles won medals. Dressel and Murphy were the only ones to win medals.
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