Bolles in the Olympics

Since 1972 Bolles has had swimmers represented at each Olympics. A total of 48 Bolles students or former students have participated in the Olympics, representing a total of 28 countries or territories including American Samoa, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Guam, Israel, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, St. Lucia, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Zambia.

Bolles swimming alumni include 10 Olympic medalists, winning a total of 13 medals. Bolles coaches and former coaches have also had at presence at the Olympics since 1988.

Eight members of the Bolles Sharks club have swum in the Olympics since the 2004 Games. Although not students or alumni, these swimmers trained at Bolles under the Bolles coaching staff.

Bolles Olympic Participants

2012
Danielle Beaubrun ’09, St. Lucia
George Bovell ’02, Trinidad and Tobago
Anja Carman ’04, Slovenia
Megan Fonteno ’11, American Samoa
Shaune Fraser ’06, Cayman Islands
Anderson Lim ’13, Brunei
Joseph Schooling ’14, Singapore
Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or ’08, Israel
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace ’08, Bahamas
Branden Whitehurst ’08, U.S. Virgin Islands

Sharks Club Members
Fabiola Molina, Brazil
Omar Pinzon (former Shark), Colombia
Ariana Kukors, United States
Charlie Houchin, United States
Zach Payne, Cook Islands
Talita Baqlah, Jordan
Kareem Ennab, Jordan

2008
Ryan Arabejo ’09, Philippines
Danielle Beaubrun ’09, St. Lucia
George Bovell ’02, Trinidad and Tobago
Nick Bovell ’04, Trinidad and Tobago
Anja Carman ’04, Slovenia
Rodion Davelaar ’08, Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao)
Shaune Fraser ’06, Cayman Islands
Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or ’08, Israel
Yi Ting Siow ’05, Malaysia
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace ’08, Bahamas

Sharks Club Members
Daniel Coakly, Philippines
Omar Pinzon (former Shark), Colombia

2004
Janelle Atkinson ’00, Jamaica
Jevon Atkinson ’01, Jamaica
*George Bovell ’02, Trinidad
Anja Carman ’04, Slovenia
Shaune Fraser ’06, Cayman Islands
Alex Lim ’00, Malaysia
Alex Lopez ’97, Puerto Rico
Heather Roffey ’04, Cayman Islands
Yi-Khy Saw ’05, Malaysia
Yi-Ting Siow ’05, Malaysia

Sharks Club Member
Omar Pinzon, Colombia

2000
Carolyn Adel ’96, Suriname
Damian Alleyne ’02, Barbados
Janelle Atkinson ’00, Jamaica
Talia Barrios ’00, Peru
George Bovell ’02, Trinidad and Tobago
Jorge Carral ’02, Mexico
Elvin Chia ’98, Malaysia
Alex Lim ’00, Malaysia
Alex Lopez ’97, Puerto Rico
Miguel Mendoza ’01, Philippines
Waen Minpraphal ’96, Thailand
Nick Neckles ’98, Barbados

2000
Leonard Ngoma ’99, Zambia
Kenny Roberts ’98, Seychelles
Yi-Ting Siow ’05, Malaysia
Nuk Sirisanont ’96, Thailand
Paty Villarreal ’02, Mexico

1996
Carolyn Adel ’96, Suriname
Casey Barrett ’93, Canada
*Gustavo Borges ’91, Brazil
Greg Burgess ’90, United States
Claudia Franco ’93, Spain
Dominik Galic ’94, Croatia
Cerian Gibbes ’00, Trinidad and Tobago
*Trina Jackson ’95, United States
*Ashley Whitney ’98, United States
Martin Zubero ’87, Spain

1992
*Gustavo Borges ’91, Brazil
*Greg Burgess ’90, United States
Jose De Souza ’89, Brazil
Giovanni Linscheer ’90, Suriname
*Anthony Nesty ’87, Suriname
Patrick Sagisi ’89, Guam
*Martin Zubero ’87, Spain

1988
*Anthony Nesty ’87, Suriname
Patrick Sagisi ’89, Guam
Martin Zubero ’87, Spain

1984
*David Larson ’77, United States
David Zubero ’77, Spain

1980
*David Zubero ’77, Spain

1976
David Zubero ’77, Spain

1972
*Fred Tyler ’72, United States

*received a medal

Bolles Olympic Medalists

Bolles swimming alumni include 10 Olympic medalists from winning a total of 13 medals in swimming.

Fred Tyler ’72 - USA
Gold Medal – 800 Freestyle Relay
1972 Olympic Games

David Zubero ’77 - Spain
Bronze Medal – 100 Butterfly
1980 Olympic Games

David Larson ’77 - USA
Gold Medal – 800 Freestyle Relay
1984 Olympic Games

Anthony Nesty ’87 - Suriname
Gold Medal – 100 Butterfly
1988 Olympic Games

Bronze Medal – 100 Butterfly
1992 Olympic Games

Greg Burgess ’90 - USA
Silver Medal – 200 Individual Medley
1992 Olympic Games

Martin Zubero ’87 - Spain
Gold Medal – 200 Backstroke
1992 Olympic Games

Gustavo Borges ’91 - Brazil
Silver Medal – 100 Freestyle
1992 Olympic Games
Bronze Medal – 100 Freestyle
1996 Olympic Games

Silver Medal – 200 Freestyle
1996 Olympic Games

Trina Jackson ’95 - USA
Gold Medal – 800 Freestyle Relay
1996 Olympic Games

Ashley Whitney ’98 - USA
Gold Medal – 800 Freestyle Relay
1996 Olympic Games

George Bovell ’02 – Trinidad & Tobago
Bronze Medal – 200 Individual Medley
2004 Olympic Games

Bolles Coaching in the Olympics

Sergio Lopez, Bolles head coach
Head Coach, Singapore, 2012
Head Coach, Netherland Antilles (Curaçao), 2008

Gregg Troy, former Bolles head coach/current University of Florida head coach
Head Coach of United States Men, 2012
Head Coach of the United States Men, 2012
Assistant Coach for U.S. Men, 2008
Assistant Coach for U.S. Women, 1996
Head Coach of Thailand, 1992
Assistant Coach for Guam, 1988

Anthony Nesty ’87, Bolles alumnus/current University of Florida assistant coach
Coach, Suriname, 2012
Coach, Suriname, 2008

Jason Calanog, Bolles assistant coach
Assistant Coach, the Philippines, 2008

Christian Bahr ’93, Bolles alumnus/Bolles assistant coach
Team manager (coach), Brunei, 2012
Swimming researcher for NBC, 2008

Michael Walker, Bolles assistant coach
Assisted with U.S. team training camp in Knoxville and Brazil preparation in London just prior to swimming competition, 2012