Going for Gold: Matt Fallon to Compete for Team USA

Hotel de Ville building Courtyard of the City Hall view Paris France — View of the Hotel de Ville building Courtyard of the City Hall in Paris, France. (Image: Aysenur Dincer/istockphoto)

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris open today and run through Sunday, Aug. 11. Around 10,500 athletes will be competing, including 114 from the Ivy League and 12 from Penn. Six Quakers are members of Team USA and six Quakers are competing for Bermuda, Slovenia, Canada, Egypt, and Nigeria.

Matt Fallon (CIS’25, W’25) will represent the United States in the 200-meter breaststroke, which kicks off Tuesday, July 30. Fallon claimed his spot on the U.S. Olympic squad by setting an American record in the event at the U.S. Olympic Trials last month in Indianapolis.

Learn more about Fallon and the other Penn Olympians in Penn Today.