FHSAA salutes its Florida Olympians!
Below are athletes representing their country in the 2012 London Olympics. The FHSAA is especially proud of these athletes, as they are also representing an FHSAA member school either as a current student or as alumni. Good luck to these amazing athletes in their quest for Olympic gold!
| Athlete's Name | Country Representing | Sport | High School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foluke Akinradewo | USA | Indoor Girls Volleyball (Middle Blocker) | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
| Yousef Alaskari | Kuwait | Swimming | American Heritage (Plantation) |
| Eric Alejandro | Puerto Rico | Track & Field (400m Hurdles) | Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) |
| Bradley Ally | Barbados | Swimming | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
| Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | Swimming (100m Breaststroke) | Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) |
| Sarah Bateman | Iceland | Swimming | Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) |
| Laura (Reback) Bennett | USA | Triathlon | Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) |
| Syque Caesar | Bangladesh | Gymnastics | Lincoln Park (Fort Pierce) |
| Chris Colwill | USA | Diving (3m Springboard) | Tampa Prep |
| Phil Dalhausser | USA | Men’s Beach Volleyball | Mainland (Daytona Beach) |
| Jeff Demps | USA | Track & Field (4x100 Relay) | South Lake (Groveland) |
| Sylvia Fowles | USA | Girls Basketball (Center) | Miami Edison/Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) |
| Michael Frater | Jamaica | Track & Field (100m Dash, 4x100 Relay) | Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) |
| Jared Frayer | USA | Wrestling (Freestyle) | Countryside (Clearwater) |
| Justin Gatlin | USA | Track & Field (100m Dash) | Woodham (Pensacola) |
| Franklin Gomez | Puerto Rico | Wrestling (Freestyle) | Brandon |
| Steve Grotokwski | Great Britain | Beach Volleyball | Northeast (Oakland Park) |
| Sam Hazewinkel | USA | Wrestling (Freestyle) | Pensacola Christian |
| Manuel Huerta | USA | Triathlon | Miami Jackson |
| Lacy Janson | USA | Track & Field (Pole Vault) | Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) |
| Moises Joseph | Haiti | Track & Field | Miami Central |
| Jeffery Julmis | Haiti | Track & Field (110m Hurdles) | Fort Lauderdale |
| Hunter Kemper | USA | Triathlon | Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) |
| Tina Konyot | USA | Equestrian | Martin County (Stuart) |
| Jemal Le Grand | Aruba | Swimming (100m Freestyle) | Sagemont (Weston) |
| Sarah Lihan | USA | Sailing | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
| Ryan Lochte | USA | Swimming (800m Freestyle Relay, 400m Individual Medley, 200m Individual Medley, 200m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke) | Spruce Creek (Port Orange) |
| Tony McQuay | USA | Track & Field (400m Dash) | Suncoast (Riviera Beach) |
| Mark Mendelblatt | USA | Sailing (Skipper) | St. Petersburg |
| Kirsten Nieuwendam | Suriname | Track & Field (200m Dash) | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
| Melissa Ortiz | Colombia | Soccer | Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) |
| Vlad Polyakov | Kazakhstan | Swimming | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
| Robin Prendes | USA | Rowing | Miami Coral Park |
| Paige Railey | USA | Sailing (Women’s Singlehanded Dinghy) | Clearwater |
| Zach Railey | USA | Sailing (Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy) | Clearwater |
| Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | Track & Field (200m and 400m) | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
| Nicholas Schwab | Dominican Republic | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Douglas (Parkland) |
| Jennifer (Barringer) Simpson | USA | Track & Field (1500m) | Oviedo |
| Daniella Van Den Berg | Aruba | Swimming (800m Freestyle) | Sagemont (Weston) |
| Miranda Uhl | USA | Swimming (200m Individual Medley) | St. Francis (Gainesville) |
| Sammie Vazquez | Puerto Rico | Track & Field (1500m) | Flagler Palm Coast |
| Brittany Viola | USA | Diving (10m, Synchronized 10m) | Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) |
**If we have missed an athlete (either an athlete representing the USA or another country), please e-mail cbroska [at] fhsaa [dot] org (Cristina Broska) the name of the athlete, country he/she represents, event he/she is participating in, and what high school he/she attended (or attends)**