Notre Dame will be well-represented at the Olympics in Paris this year, with 17 current and former student-athletes competing. In swimming, fencing, rowing, women’s basketball, soccer, and track and field, the Fighting Irish are ready to fight to bring home the gold.
Notre Dame student-athletes are built different—and whether they’re representing the Fighting Irish, the United States, or their home country, these men and women are transformed by their time at Notre Dame. Gifts to the Rockne Athletics Fund help power Notre Dame student-athletes with the resources they need to go toe-to-toe with and be the best athletes in the world.
Our Notre Dame Olympians will return home with their heads held high when the Olympic flame is extinguished. These men and women have competed with grit, tenacity, and passion; we are proud to call them the Fighting Irish.
We also want to recognize a few of the Fighting Irish coaches who make this possible for our student-athletes: Chris Lindauer will coach USA men’s swimming, Salima Rockwell will work as an indoor volleyball analyst, and Cedric Loiseau will coach USA fencing.
Meet a few of the Fighting Irish representing Notre Dame in the Olympics
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Amita Berthier ’23 Berthier punches her Olympic ticket for the second time as she represents Singapore in the Women’s Foil. At Notre Dame, she earned honors including ACC Fencer of the Year, ACC Champion, NCAA Team Champion, and ACC All-Academic Team, to name a few. |
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Chris Guiliano ’25 Adding to his accolades—including four individual ACC titles, five-time NCAA First Team All-American, and a top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships—Guiliano makes history as the first male swimmer from Notre Dame to make the U.S. Olympic team. |
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Eszter Muhari ’26 Despite fencing for Notre Dame for just one season, Muhari already made a name for herself as the ACC Epeeist of the Year, earning All-American honors, and winning the NCAA National Championship individual title in epee with a whopping 21-3 record. |
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Gerek Meinhardt ’13 The fencing veteran who made history in 2008 as the youngest U.S. Olympic fencer of all time, was a four-time All-American, two-time NCAA Champion, and two-time bronze medalist at the Olympics. Now, he looks to cap his illustrious career with a gold in Paris. |
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Jackie Young ’19 The Indiana native and Las Vegas Aces first-round pick has been a key player for Team USA. As a guard at Notre Dame, Young accumulated impressive honors including ACC Tournament MVP, Second Team All-ACC, and AP Third Team All-American. |
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Korbin Albert The soccer phenom, who left Notre Dame after two seasons to sign with the elite French club Paris Saint-Germain, is one of the best in Notre Dame history. Her honors include an ACC Midfielder of the Year, Mac Hermann Trophy Finalist, and First Team All-American. |
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Molly Bruggeman ’14 Bruggeman’s trip to Paris will mark the fourth consecutive Olympics that a Notre Dame rower will be on the national team. At Notre Dame, she earned multiple honors, including All-ACC First Team, third place at the NCAA Championship, and a CRCA First Team Pocock All-American. |
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Tyler Christianson ’24 In his second Olympics, Christianson looks to capture the gold. His time at Notre Dame earned him a Rookie of the Year award, an All-ACC Academic Team, a World Aquatics Championship appearance, and the school record for the 400 medley relay. |
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Yared Nuguse ’21 The cross country star, in his second Olympic games, racked numerous awards at Notre Dame including ACC Champion for 1,500 Meters, ACC Cross Country Runner of the Year, Cross Country All-American, and ACC Cross Country Individual Champion. |