Former Florida State men’s swimming and diving team member Julio Horrego will join Peter Varjasi and Emma Terebo at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Horrego, who carried the flag for Honduras at the 2020 Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, will be racing in his second Olympics. He earned his spot by turning in the highest number of men’s World Aquatic points at 818 in his federation after clocking his best in the 200-meter breast at 2:14.15 at the 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series in San Antonio.
Horrego has represented his country at the World Aquatics Championships six times since 2019. In 2022, Horrego took home two silver medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships, placing second in the 50 breast (28.39) and 100 breast (1:03.07).
A member of the FSU men’s swimming and diving team from 2017-19, Horrego holds the 10th-fastest time in program history in the 200 breast (1:57.96).
In addition to Horrego, Varjasi (Germany) and Terebo (France) will also be in Paris. Since 1972, 28 athletes with ties to FSU swimming and diving have made the Olympics, representing 20 different countries. The Seminoles have been represented at every game since 1996 and also contributed athletes in 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1988.
The swimming portion of the Olympics will start on July 27 at the Paris La Defense Arena.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Julio Horrego heads to Olympics, representing Honduras
