Missy Franklin is among several teenagers competing on the U.S. Olympic team in London.
File photo by Ray Chen
Here are more high school-aged athletes representing the U.S. in the London Olympics:
Gabby Douglas, 16, home-schooled (Virginia Beach, Va.), gymnastics – Finished first in all-around at Olympic Trials to garner only guaranteed spot.
Missy Franklin, 17, Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.), swimming – Became first U.S. female ever to qualify for seven Olympic events.
Ariel Hsing, 16, Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), table tennis – Began playing sport at age 7 when parents couldn’t find babysitter and took her to table tennis club.
Katie Ledecky, 15, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (Bethesda, Md.), swimming – Youngest U.S. Olympian won the Olympic Trials’ 800-meter freestyle.
McKayla Maroney, 16, home-schooled, Long Beach, Calif., gymnastics – Top U.S. vaulter began gymnastics at age 2.
Lia Neal, 17, Convent of the Sacred Heart (New York City), swimming – Only second African-American woman to make U.S. Olympic swim squad.
Aly Raisman, 18, Needham (Mass.), gymnastics – U.S. balance beam and floor champion.
Kyla Ross, 15, Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), gymnastics – Her father Jason Ross was a Triple-A minor league baseball player.
Jordyn Weiber, 17, DeWitt (Mich.), gymnastics – Was 2011 World all-around gold medalist.
