Gretchen Walsh

Gretchen Walsh

 Photo courtesy of the University of Virginia

We all connect with sports differently. Some are die-hard baseball fans; others are all-in on basketball. Some love them all, and some don’t understand any of it. That’s the beautiful thing about the Olympics — they bring every type of person together to root for their country at the biggest sporting event in the world. This year, Nashville had the opportunity to rally around their own Olympic star, swimmer Gretchen Walsh. The 21-year-old Nashville native brought home four medals — two gold and two silver — and set a world record with her butterfly during the 4x100-meter medley relay. Post-Paris, Walsh is returning for her fourth collegiate season with the University of Virginia, and we can’t wait to see how she’ll make us proud next. 

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