CG Sports Tokyo Roster
This might sound repetitive, but we believe in storytelling. That is our mission and it is at the core of everything we do.
For the last five years, our athletes have followed the Tokyo plot line for 2021. They have trained. They have nurtured their bodies. They have relentlessly pursued their dreams.
With the Olympic Trials behind us, a new chapter is actively being penned for all of our athletes. Some are preparing for Tokyo, while others are determining next steps. Regardless: it is story time.
The CG Sports team has eleven athletes heading to Tokyo. To say that we are proud is a significant understatement.
These are their stories.
Water polo
Stats and facts: 3-time Olympian; 2-time gold medalist; 2-time Olympic MVP; U.S. national team captain
Special interests/passions: Owner/co-founder of 6-8 Sports, a youth performance analytics company; growing and supporting youth sports, expanding the reach of water polo
Water Polo
Stats and facts: 3-time Olympian; 2-time gold medalist; coaches high school water polo
Special interests/passions: Loves teaching and mentoring youth; intends to become a kindergarten teacher when her playing days are done; loves to clean and organize
Swimming
Event in Tokyo: Open water swimming 10K
Stats and facts: 2-time Olympian; first ever Olympic swimmer to compete in open water and pool events (2016); got into swimming when he wasn’t fast enough to attend junior lifeguard camp when he was 9
Special interests/passions: Surfing, paddling, rock climbing, camping
Fencing
Event in Tokyo: Foil
Stats and facts: 3-time Olympian; individual silver medalist and team bronze medalist in Rio; has been top-16 in the world for men’s foil since 2012; 3-time Olympian dad Greg Massialas is his coach
Special interests/passions: Travel, video games, is fluent in Mandarin
Fencing
Event in Tokyo: Sabre
Stats and facts: 3-time Olympian; 2016 bronze medalist; started fencing at age 9; was born in Poland and came to the U.S. as a baby
Special interests/passions: Advocate for positive mind and body in female athletes
Paralympic swimming
Events in Tokyo: S7 400 freestyle, S7 100 freestyle
Stats and facts: 3-time Paralympian and 3-time gold medalist; current world record holder; has osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease); author; disability advocate; will attend Rutgers Law in 2022
Special interests/passions: Bettering the lives of hospitalized children; disability rights and advocacy
Paralympic swimming
Event in Tokyo: SB13 100 breaststroke
Stats and facts: 3-time Paralympian, American record holder, business student, has albinism and is blind
Special interests/passions: Advocate for female empowerment and people with disabilities, especially for fair representation in the media
Paralympic cycling
Events in Tokyo: WC4
Stats and facts: 2-time Paralympian; 2-time bronze medalist in 2016 Rio Paralympics; 2017 world champion; two-time ParaPan Am Games gold medalist; born with a bowed tibia in her right leg and has leg-length discrepancy
Special interests/passions: Mountain biking and rowing
Setback news: Bosco suffered severe injuries in a training ride on June 23. A Gofundme has been set up to help with her recovery.
Swimming
Event in Tokyo: 4x100 freestyle relay
Stats and facts: Retired from swimming after 2016 Olympic Trials and returned to the sport two years later after realizing she had unfinished business; 20-time All-American at University of Florida; in 2015, was part the first trio of Black swimmers to go 1-2-3 in a single event at the NCAA Championship (with Lia Neal and Simone Manuel)
Special interests/passions: Bringing awareness and education to and about swimming’s underrepresented demographics and cultures; founder and creator of Loominary Design, her own business where she showcases her weaving and tapestry art; passionate about hair care, skin care and fitness.
Swimming
Events in Tokyo: 100 freestyle, 4x100 freestyle relay
Stats and facts: American record holder in 100 fly (SCY); 18-time SEC champion at Tennessee
Special interests/passions: “God-others-self” philosophy guides her life, and her faith is credited with much of her success
Softball
Stats and facts: Member of the Tokyo 2021 U.S. Olympic softball team, 2-time world champion, 4-time NCAA All-American
Special interests/passions: Strength and conditioning, mentoring, supporting, and advocating for LBGTQ+ youth
For these eleven athletes, the 2021 Olympic/Paralympic dream chapter will soon be penned. We can’t help but feel like this.
We are committed to sharing the success of all of our athletes and will be updating our social media channels and website throughout the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. To watch our athletes live, however, you’ll need to tune in to NBC’s coverage. (We’re still questioning why we couldn’t just pull out our trusty video cameras...)
NBC has committed to 5,000+ hours of Olympic coverage and a record 1,200 hours of Paralympic airtime. Check out the schedule here.
