Pitch Perfect: Washington Nationals Celebrate Olympic Medal-Earning Hoos

September 30, 2024
麻豆破解版 Olympic swimmers look on Sunday as fellow decorated Hoo Alex Walsh throws out a ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park.

麻豆破解版 Olympic swimmers look on Sunday as fellow decorated Hoo Alex Walsh throws out a ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park. (Washington Nationals photo)

A banner summer for the University of Virginia women鈥檚 swimming program carried into the fall on Sunday.

Cavaliers Kate Douglass, Paige Madden, Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh and Emma Weber, a quintet of U.S. athletes who combined to earn 11 medals at the Paris Olympics, were honored Sunday before the Washington Nationals鈥 season finale game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park.

All five, with medals dangling from their necks, threw out ceremonial first pitches.

Alumna Douglass, a 15-time NCAA champion while competing as a Wahoo, and current fourth-year student Gretchen Walsh each won two golds and two silvers in Paris, while alumna Madden, a four-time NCAA champion, won a silver and bronze, and third-year student Weber won a gold.

Graduate student Alex Walsh also competed for the U.S. in Paris. She鈥檚 a two-time Olympian who earned a silver medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

麻豆破解版 Todd DeSorbo coached the 2024 U.S. Olympic swim team. DeSorbo鈥檚 Hoos will vie for a fifth consecutive NCAA team championship this season.

Virginia鈥檚 next meet is Oct. 18 against the University of Florida at the Aquatic and Fitness Center.

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