Olympics
Team USA
The USA women's Olympic eight. Esther Lofgren '09 (third from left) and Caryn Davies '05 (second from right) will be the fourth USA Olympic boat to feature two former Radcliffe rowers
World Champion
Esther Lofgren '09 after winning a world championship with Team USA last year in Bled, Slovenia. This photo caption has been revised to reflect the following correction: CORRECTION: Oct. 27, 2013 An earlier version of this photo caption incorrectly stated the country in which the town of Bled is located. In fact, Bled is in Slovenia, not Switzerland.
Otto Takes Ninth at Olympic Swimming Trials
Advancing past the prelims, Otto swam even faster (2:11.35) to place ninth in the semifinals of the women’s 200-meter butterfly on day four of the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb., Thursday evening, missing the final heat by .35 seconds.
Olympic Update: Otto '15 and Mills '11 Qualify for Semifinals
After posting impressive times in the 200 meter butterfly this morning, two Harvard athletes, Kate Mills ’11 and Courtney Otto ...
Olympic Update: Harvard Swimmers at US Olympic Trials
Two days into what many consider the most difficult event on the swimming calendar, 12 Olympic tickets have already been punched by American athletes at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, NE.
A Changing of the Guard in Omaha
Niall Janney breathed heavily as he floated toward the pool wall. He had just completed one of swimming’s most physically-demanding races, the 200-meter butterfly. It wasn’t Janney’s best performance, but it was a special one.
Olympic Update: Fagbenle To Represent Hosts on Court in London
Two days after starting and registering 12 points and seven rebounds in an upset of the Czech Republic, sophomore Temi Fagbenle made the final 12-woman roster for the Great Britain team Friday in advance of the 2012 London Olympics, which begin in late July.
Women's Basketball's Fagbenle on Verge of Making British Olympic Team
Harvard women's basketball’s Temi Fagbenle may soon get to play on an even bigger stage—the 2012 London Olympics.
Dream Team
Rising sophomore Temi Fagbenle (far right) is the youngest of 12 players on Great Britain's Olympic women's basketball team.
Harvard Boasts Olympic Presence
But apart from national pride, these athletes have different institutions that they are also representing. For some of them, their roots stem back to Cambridge, Mass., where they went to or currently attend school.
An Unlikely Path to Harvard
I hadn’t spent the last 19 years dreaming about going to Harvard. In fact, all I really hoped for was to get through middle school.
Skating for Gold
Sarah Vaillancourt ’08-’09, shown here in earlier action, is one of five Harvard alumnae playing in the women's hockey gold medal game between the United States and Canada at the Winter Olympics tomorrow.
Enchanted by the Winter Olympics
Miracle is one of the most compelling sports stories in recent history. And though historical context has elevated the 1980 US men’s hockey team to legendary status, every Olympics is filled with similarly-compelling stories. The Vancouver Games are no exception.
