The Paris Olympics are still weeks away and many athletes with a Florida connection will represent Team USA.
WESH 2 will update this story with more athletes competing in the Olympic Trials to earn a spot in Paris.
Here's a look at those athletes and how you can follow them on their journey.
Ben Davison
- Rowing
- From Inverness, FL
- University of Washington alum
Clark Dean
- Rowing
- From Sarasota, FL
- Harvard University alum
Markus Edegran
- The sailing
- First time Olympian
- From West Palm Beach, Florida
- St. Mary's College of Maryland alum
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Ashleigh Johnson
- Water polo
- Two-time gold medalist
- From Miami, Florida
- Princeton University alum
- The first black athlete to make the U.S. Olympic team in water polo
- Read her biography
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Omari Jones
- Boxing
- First time Olympian
- From Orlando, FL
- Valencia College
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Noah Lyon
- The sailing
- First time Olympian
- From Clearwater, FL
- University of South Florida alum
Caroline Marks
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Tracy Otto
- Para archery
- First time Paralympian
- From Plant City, FL
- University of Tampa alum
- She took up the sport after surviving a life-threatening attack of domestic violence that left her with the loss of her left eye and paralysis from the chest down.
- Follow her journey
Daniella Ramirez
- Artistic swimming
- First time Olympian
- From Miami, Florida
- Third generation synchronization swimmer, behind her grandmother and mother.
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Erika Reineke
- The sailing
- First time Olympian
- From Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Boston College alum
- She worked for 15 years to make Team USA and has finally achieved that goal
Dominique Stater
- The sailing
- First time Olympian
- From Miami, Florida
- Lincoln Schools Association alum
- Lived in Maryland, Nicaragua, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Argentina
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Kristina Teachout
- Taekwondo
- First time Olympian
- From Palm Bay, FL
- Only 18 years old
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Dylan Travis
- Basketball
- First time Olympian
- Florida Southern College alum
- Special education teacher
Maria Tukker
- To shoot
- Silver medalist
- From Sarasota, FL
- University of Kentucky alum
- She left her high school team and taught herself photography through YouTube videos and online resources
- Follow her journey
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Jenson Van Emburgh
- Para table tennis
- Bronze medalist
- From Belleair Beach, FL
- Tried sled hockey, wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball before finding table tennis
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Dania Vizzi
- To shoot
- First time Olympian
- From Tampa, FL
- University of Florida alum
- Nicknamed “Shooterina” because of her ballet background
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Gemma Wollenschlaeger
- Para rowing
- From St. Augustine Beach, Florida
- Temple University
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