THE ATHLETES

Dotsie Bausch
Event/dates: Cycling team pursuit, Aug. 3-4. Age: 39. Hometown: Louisville. Area connection: Grew up in Louisville; Ballard High School. Achievements: Won seven national titles and set world record in team pursuit (with Lauren Tamayo and Sarah Hammer) in 2010 Pan American Games. ... Silver medalist in 2011 track Worlds. ... First made U.S. National Team in 2002. Fast facts: 5 feet 9, 130 pounds. ... Graduated from Villanova. ... Former model battled anorexia before taking up cycling in late 20s as therapy. ... Now lives in Irvine, Calif.

Clark Burckle
Event/dates: 200-meter breaststroke, July 31-Aug. 1. Age: 24. Hometown: Louisville. Area connection: Native Louisvillian; swam for Lakeside and St. Xavier High. Achievements: 2nd at Olympic Trials. 3rd in 200 breaststroke and 200 IM in 2011 Nationals. 5th in 200 breaststroke and 7th in 400 IM in 2008 Olympic Trials. Won 200-yard breaststroke in 2010 NCAAs. Two-time Kentucky State Male Swimmer of Year (2004-05). 13-time NCAA All-American. Fast facts: 6 feet tall. Older sister Caroline won bronze medal in 2008 Olympics as part of U.S. 800 freestyle relay team.

Anthony Davis
Event/dates: Mens basketball, July 29-Aug. 12. Age: 19. Hometown: Chicago. Area connection: Played for the University of Kentucky 2011-12. Achievements: Consensus National Player of the Year, averaging 14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.7 blocks for national champion Kentucky. ... Only second freshman to win Associated Press Player of the Year and Naismith Trophy (joining Olympic teammate Kevin Durant). ... No. 1 pick in last months NBA draft by New Orleans. Fast facts: 6 feet 10, 220 pounds. Will wear No. 14. ... Added to Olympic team on July 13 because of injury to Blake Griffin.

Claire Donahue
Event/dates: 100-meter butterfly, July 28-29. Age: 23. Hometown: Lenoir City, Tenn. Area connection: Western Kentucky U. swimmer (2007-11). Achievements: 2nd at Olympic Trials. Won 100 butterfly and was on winning 400 medley relay team at 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico 2nd in 100 fly at 2011 Nationals. 2nd in 100 fly in 2011 NCAAs and 4th in 2010 NCAAs. Fast facts: 5 feet 7. College major was social work. Outside of swimming, works with Evergreen, which provides support to adults with developmental disabilities.

Tyson Gay
Event/dates: 100 meters, Aug. 4-5; 400 relay, Aug. 10-11. Age: 29 (will be 30 on Aug. 9). Hometown: Lexington, Ky. Area connection: Lexington Lafayette alum. Achievements: Three-time U.S. outdoor 100 champ (200608), two-time outdoor 200 champ (2005, 07). ... 2007 World outdoor 100, 200 and 400 relay gold medalist. ... His 9.69 in 2010 remains the American record; his windaided 9.68 at the 2008 Olympic Trials was the fastest ever at that time. Fast facts: 5 feet 11, 165 pounds. ... Lives in Clermont, Fla. ... Marketing major at Arkansas.

Jose Acevedo
Event/dates: 1,600-meter relay (for Venezuela), Aug. 9-10. Age: 26 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela. Area connection: University of Kentucky runner (2005-09). Achievements: Part of the five fastest 1,600 relay times in UK history. 4th-fastest 200 (20.58) and 400 (46.17) ever at UK. Competed in 200 at Beijing Olympics, finishing 5th in heat in 21.06. Ran on UKs 2007 SEC Indoor and 2008 SEC outdoor winning 1,600 relay teams.

Carlos Almeida
Event/dates: 100-meter breaststroke (for Portugal), July 28-29. Age: 23 (will be 24 on Aug. 4). Hometown: Lisbon, Portugal. Area connection: U. of Louisville swimmer (2008-12). Achievements: 2012 NCAA champion in 200 breaststroke and runner-up in 100 breaststroke. At 2012 Big East meet, won 400 IM and 200 breaststroke, was on winning 400 medley relay Holds four Portuguese records. Fast facts: Exercise science major.

Kayla Bashore-Smedley
Event/dates: Field hockey, July 29-Aug. 10. Age: 29. Hometown: Shoemakersville, Pa. (born in South Korea). Area connection: Indiana University (graduated 2005, biology/chemistry). Achievements: Midfielder/ back on national team since 2006. First-team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year, led IU to first NCAA tourney in 2005. Played in 2008 Olympics and 2007 Pan American Games. Fast facts: 5 feet 2. Will wear No. 26.

Danny Caluag
Event/dates: BMX, Aug. 8-10 (competing for Philippines). Age: 25. Hometown: Chino, Calif. Area connection: Junior-tobe at Lindsey Wilson College. Achievements: Won college race in 2012 USA Cycling BMX National Championships. A captain of Lindsey Wilsons cycling team. Fast facts: 5 feet 6. Missed the cut for 2008 USA BMX team; applied for dual citizenship to ride for the Philippines. Nursing student at Lindsey Wilson.

Joao De Lucca
Event/dates: 400-meter freestyle relay (for Brazil), July 29. Age: 22. Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Area connection: Junior-to-be at U. of Louisville. Achievements: Swam 100 freestyle in 49.27 seconds at Maria Lenk Trophy meet in Brazil, earning Olympic spot. 3rd in 200 free and 7th in 100 free at 2012 NCAAs, swam all five relays. Six-time Big East champ in 2012. Fast facts: Sports administration major.

John Nunn
Event/dates: 50-kilometer walk, Aug. 11. Age: 34. Hometown: Evansville, Ind. Area connection: Evansville native (Harrison High). Achievements: Won 50K walk at Olympic Trials. ... Qualified for 2004 Olympics in 20K and competed in Athens. ... 2010 USA 20K champion. Fast facts: 6 feet 1, 170 pounds. ... Ran cross country in high school but got racewalking scholarship from Wisconsin-Parkside. ... Now lives in Chula Vista, Calif.

Pedro Oliveira
Event/dates: 200-meter butterfly, July 30-31; 200 backstroke, Aug. 1-2 (for Portugal). Age: 24. Hometown: Rio Maior, Portugal. Area connection: U. of Louisville swimmer (2008-12). Achievements: Holds four Portuguese records. 2012 Big East champ in 200 backstroke and in 400 medley relay. 24th in 200-meter fly in 2008 Olympics. 14th in 200 fly in 2009 Worlds. Fast facts: Exercise science major.

Eszter Povaszay
Event/dates: 100-meter backstroke (for Hungary), July 29-30. Age: 21. Hometown: Dunakeszi, Hungary. Area connection: Senior-to-be at U. of Louisville. Achievements: 2012 Big East champion in 100 backstroke (54.25); 4th in 200 backstroke, 6th in 100 butterfly; anchor leg on 4th-place 800 freestyle relay and leadoff leg in 2nd-place 400 medley relay. Swam on 2011 Big East-winning 800 freestyle relay. Fast facts: Marketing major.

Nicholas Schwab
Event/dates: 200-meter freestyle (for Dominican Republic), July 29-30. Age: 21. Hometown: Miami. Area connection: Senior-to-be at Indiana University. Achievements: Earned Olympic qualifying time (1:53.80) at Indianapolis Grand Prix. Gold medal in 200 IM at 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships. Fast facts: Transferred to IU after two seasons at Florida Atlantic. Dad swam at Michigan.

Gavin Smellie
Event/dates: 400-meter relay (for Canada), Aug. 10-11. Age: 26. Hometown: Etobicoke, Ontario. Area connection: Western Kentucky U. runner (2006-10). Achievements: Canadian team qualified 11th (38.64). Sun Belt Most Outstanding Performer at 2008 indoor and 2009 outdoor meets. Won 2009 Mideast Regional in 200 and was AllAmerican. Ran in 2009 Worlds. Fast facts: 5 feet 11. Born in Jamaica.

Reese Hoffa
Event/dates: Shot put, Aug. 3. Age: 34. Hometown: Augusta, Ga. Area connection: Born in Louisville and given up for adoption at age 4. Achievements: 2007 World Outdoor and 2006 World Indoor champion. ... Three-time USA Outdoor (2007-08-12) and twotime USA Indoor (2006-12) champ. ... 7th in 2008 Olympics. ... AllAmerican four years at Georgia. Fast facts: 5 feet 11, 315 pounds. ... Personal best is 73-7. ... Routinely solves a Rubiks Cube in less than a minute.

Reed Kessler
Event/dates: Individual show jumping, Aug. 4-6, 8; team jumping, Aug. 4-6. Age: 18. Hometown: Armonk, N.Y. Area connection: Moved to Lexington, Ky., this year. Achievements: Tied for first in Olympic Trials aboard Cylana. Split National Show Jumping Championship with Margie Engle. ... Kessler and another horse, Mika, won 2010 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships; with gelding Ligist, won Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Championship. Fast facts: Youngest show jumper ever to compete in Olympics. Had her horse, 10-year-old mare Cylana, only eight months when Olympic qualifying started.

Lee Kiefer
Event/dates: Womens individual foil, July 28; womens team foil, Aug. 2. Age: 18. Hometown: Lexington, Ky. (born in Cleveland); fenced as youngster at Louisville Fencing Club. Area connection: Paul Dunbar graduate; Bluegrass Fencers Club. Achievements: Top-ranked U.S. womens foil fencer, fifth in world. Bronze medal at 2011 Senior World Championship. Gold medal (individual and team) at 2011 Pan American Games. Won 2010 and 2011 Pan American Championship (individual and team). Silver medal (individual and team) at 2011 and 2012 Junior World Championship. Fast facts: 5 feet 4, 105 pounds. Will fence for Notre Dame.

Christina Loukas
Event/dates: Springboard diving, Aug. 3-5. Age: 26. Hometown: Riverwoods, Ill. Area connection: Indiana University (200509). Achievements: Nine-time national champion (four 1-meter, two 3-meter, two synchronized 3-meter, one synchronized 10meter). Won 2008 3-meter Olympic Trials, finished 9th in Olympics. 4th in springboard at 2011 Worlds (highest U.S. finish since 1994). NCAA Diver of the Year in 2009, when she won NCAA title. Four-time Big Ten Diver of the Year. Fast facts: 5 feet 4. Exercise science major at IU. Uncle Angelo Loukas played for Chicago Bears.

Angel McCoughtry
Event/dates: Womens basketball, July 28Aug. 11. Age: 25 Hometown: Baltimore. Area connection: Played for (2005-09) and graduated (communications) from University of Louisville. Achievements: Won gold in 2010 Worlds and 2007 Pan American Games. All-WNBA first team in 2011, second team in 2010, No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year in 2009 with Atlanta Dream. No. 2 scorer in WNBA last season (21.6 ppg). U of Ls all-time leading scorer (2,779) and rebounder (1,261). Consensus first-team All-American in 2009. Fast facts: 6 feet 1 Will wear No. 8. Also plays for Fenerbahce Istanbul in EuroLeague.

Derek Drouin
Event/dates: High jump (for Canada), Aug. 5, 7. Age: 22. Hometown: Corunna, Ontario. Area connection: Senior-to-be at Indiana University. Achievements: Won Canadian Olympic Trials with leap of 7 feet 7. Has won two outdoor and one indoor NCAA titles in high jump. National Field Athlete of Year in 2011. Fast facts: Exercise science major.

Margaux Farrell
Event/dates: 800-meter freestyle relay (for France), Aug. 1. Age: 21. Hometown: Woodbridge, Conn. Area connection: Indiana University swimmer (2008-12). Achievements: 5th in 200meter freestyle (1:59.31) and 4th in 100 free (56.32) at French trials to qualify for relay. 12-time AllAmerican and four-time NCAA qualifier. Anchored IUs Big Ten-winning 800 free relay team. Fast facts: Holds dual U.S. and French citizenship.

Kate Fesenko
Event/dates: 800-meter freestyle relay (for Ukraine), Aug. 1. Age: 24. Hometown: Kharkov, Ukraine. Area connection: Indiana University swimmer (2007-10). Achievements: 2010 NCAA champion. 2009 Big Ten Swimmer of the Year. Fast facts: Swam for Ukraine in 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Married to former IU standout Sergiy Fesenko, who also swam in Beijing Olympics. Both parents also swam in Olympics.

Rich Lambourne
Event/dates: Mens volleyball, July 29-Aug. 12. Age: 37. Hometown: Tustin, Calif. Area connection: Louisville native, moved to California at age 2. Achievements: Libero for 2008 gold-medal U.S. Olympic team with 64 digs, fifth-best in tournament. ... Has been national teams libero since 2005. ... Starting outside hitter for Brigham Young when it won 1999 NCAA title. Fast facts: 6 feet 3, 198 pounds. ... Majored in Japanese at BYU.

Jenna Martin
Event/dates: 400 meters (for Canada), Aug. 3-5. Age: 24 Hometown: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Area connection: University of Kentucky runner (2007-11). Achievements: Won 400 in Canadian trials in 51.53, beating Olympic A standard by .02 seconds. Holds UK record in 400 (51.91), set in 2007. Ran on Canadas 1,600 relay team at 2011 Worlds. 2008 NCAA indoor All-American. 2007 Athletics Canada Junior Athlete of Year.

Rondel Sorrillo
Event/dates: 100 meters, Aug. 4-5; 200, Aug. 7-9 (for Trinidad & Tobago). Age: 26. Hometown: Vessigny, Trinidad & Tobago. Area connection: U. of Kentucky runner (2009-10). Achievements: Won 200 (20.48) and was third in 100 (career-best 10.03) in Trinidad & Tobago trials. Holds UK record in 100 (10.05) and 200 (20.29), both set in 2010. In 2009 finished in top six in five NCAA events.

Dorina Szekeres
Event/dates: 200-meter backstroke (for Hungary), Aug. 2-3. Age: 19 (will be 20 on July 30). Hometown: Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. Area connection: Sophomoreto-be at Indiana University. Achievements: 17th in 200meter backstroke at 2012 European Championships (2:16.67). 5th in 400-yard IM (4:13.92) and 11th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.91) at 2012 Big Ten meet. Won Hungarian title in 200 backstroke in 2010 and 2011.

Mikel Thomas
Event/dates: 110-meter hurdles (for Trinidad & Tobago), Aug. 7-8. Age: 24. Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Area connection: University of Kentucky runner (2007-09). Achievements: Owns UK record in 110 hurdles (13.57, set in 2008). Reached second round in 110 hurdles at 2008 Olympics. 2008 NCAA outdoor and indoor semifinalist in 110 hurdles. Ran career-best 13.48 on March 31 in Austin, Texas.

Raigo Toompuu
Event/dates: Shot put (for Estonia), Aug. 3. Age: 31. Hometown: Haapsulu, Estonia. Area connection: Western Kentucky U. athlete (2001-05). Achievements: Threw shot 65 feet, 9 inches June 18 to reach Olympic B qualifying standard. Undefeated in outdoor shot put and discus for WKU, winning Sun Belt titles 2002-05; also won three indoor Sun Belt shot put titles and one indoor weight throw title. Still holds WKU discus record of 192-10.

Orianica Velasquez
Event/dates: Womens soccer, July 25-Aug. 9 (for Colombia). Age: 22 (will be 23 on Aug. 1). Hometown: Bogota, Colombia. Area connection: Senior-to-be at Indiana University. Achievements: Forward played on Colombias U-20 team three times and on national team twice. IUs leading scorer (seven goals, two assists) in 2011; 7th on career list with 46 points, 5th in goals (19), 3rd in shots (198). Fast facts: 5 feet 6. First IU womens player in Olympics.

COACHES AND STAFF

Arthur Albiero, the University of Louisvilles head swimming coach for the past nine seasons, will be part of Portugals coaching staff and will help coach U of L swimmers Carlos Almeida and Pedro Oliveira. Albiero, a native of Brazil, was an assistant coach for Romania at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Dennis Pursley, a Louisville native, is Great Britains head swimming coach. Grew up in Louisville and starred at Alabama before returning to coach Lakeside in 1970s. Hes coached numerous Olympic medalists from United States and Australia, including Mary T. Meagher early in her career. Will become Alabamas head coach after Olympics.

Louisvillian Clark Burckle, whos trying to follow sister Caroline as an Olympic medalist, said its really cool to be an athlete. Youre part of a village of really focused people. GETTY IMAGES

Amgad Khazbak, the maestro at the Bluegrass Fencers Club in Lexington, is head coach of the U.S. womens foil team. Hes been at Bluegrass since 2004 and also is the fencing coach at Eastern Kentucky University. He is Lee Kiefers coach and also coached her older sister, Alexandra, who won the 2011 NCAA title as a freshman at Harvard. He was national foil coach for the Egyptian Fencing Federation from 1990-2003.

Others
Stephanie Hightower (Stuart High) is the president of USA Track & Field, the sports national governing organization. She was a world-class hurdler who made the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that boycotted the Games and narrowly missed the 1984 team. Tom Neb (Ballard High/U. of Kentucky) will be a mechanic for the USA mountain biking team. Hes the owner of San Juan Cycles, a bicycle shop in Durango, Colo.