PARIS, France — More athletes with Arizona connections were in Paris on Tuesday giving it their all as they went for the gold in the 2024 Olympic Games.
Here's a look at how those with ties to Arizona performed on July 30.
Léon Marchand, Men's Swimming
On Tuesday, Léon Marchand, a former ASU swimmer, swam in the preliminary heats and semifinals for the men's 200-meter butterfly and the men's 200-meter breaststroke.
Merchand moved into the semifinals of the 200-meter butterfly with a 1:53.50 swim.
He also qualified for the semifinals of the 200-meter breaststroke with a 2:08.11 swim.
The finals for both are on Wednesday.
Marchand has already won a gold medal, also he won the men's 400-meter individual medley by nearly six seconds on Sunday.
Jade Carey, Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Jade Carey, along with the rest of Team USA, brought home the gold in the women's gymnastics team final.
Carey won’t get a chance to defend the floor exercise gold medal she won three years ago in Tokyo. Illness contributed to an uncharacteristically mistake-filled routine in qualifying. The 24-year-old is hoping for a shot at redemption in the team final. Carey will compete on vault for the U.S. as it tries to return to the top of the podium following a runner-up finish to Russia at the 2020 Games.
Regan Smith, Women's Swimming
Former Sun Devil Regan Smith earned a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke on Tuesday with a 57.66 swim.
Smith holds the world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 57.13 seconds, which she set at the US Olympic Team Trial in June.
Cierra Burdick, Women's 3x3 Basketball
Cierra Burdick is playing Women's 3x3 Basketball for Team USA in Paris.
The defending champion U.S. women lost to Germany 17-13 on Tuesday in the opening game of pool play.
Jimmer Fredette, Men's 3x3 Basketball
Former Phoenix Sun Jimmer Fredette is representing Team USA in 3X3 Men's Basketball.
The Americans fell to Serbia 22-14 on Tuesday night in their opening game of these Olympics after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Games.
Luguentz Dort, Men's Basketball
Former Sun Devil Luguentz "Lu" Dort was back on the court for Canada's second game of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Team Canada beat Team Australia, 93-83.
Josh Green, Men's Basketball
Former Arizona Wildcat Josh Green is representing Australia in the Paris Olympics.
On Tuesday, the Australians lost to Canada, 93-83.
Jock Landale, Men's Basketball
Former Phoenix Sun Jock Landale is also playing men's basketball for Team Australia, along with Green.
On Tuesday, Australia lost to Canada, 93-83.
Yuta Watanabe, Men's Basketball
The former Phoenix Sun is playing for the Japanese basketball team.
The team from Japan was bested by the host team France on Tuesday. The final score was 94-90.
Watanabe played 29 games for the Suns this past season before he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies
Chase Budinger, Men's Beach Volleyball
Chase Budinger played basketball for the University of Arizona but transitioned to beach volleyball after his basketball career.
Budinger and his partner, Miles Evans, lost to the Netherlands' Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot, 2-0 on Tuesday.
After Tuesday, Budinger and Evans will get two days off before wrapping up pool play with a match against Spain's Pablo Herrera Allepuz and Adrian Gavira Collado on Aug. 2 at 6 a.m.
Regan Smith, Women's Swimming
Former Sun Devil Regan Smith earned a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke on Tuesday with a 57.66 swim.
Smith holds the world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 57.13 seconds, which she set at the US Olympic Team Trial in June.
Ilya Kharum, Men's Swimming
ASU sophomore and Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun swam in the men's 200-meter butterfly, as well.
He participated in heat two and placed first. The final will be Wednesday.
Desirae Krawczyk, Women's Tennis
Former Sun Devil Desirae Krawczyk is representing the United States in women's doubles tennis, along with Danielle Collins.
On Tuesday, Desirae Krawczyk, with Collins, defeated Greece's Despina Papamichail and Maria Sakkari, 6-1, 6-3.
Tiago Behar, Men's Swimming
ASU swimmer Tiago Behar swam for Switzerland in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. He was brought to Paris by the Swiss as a relay-only swimmer.
This is Behar's first Olympics.
Behar and Switzerland came in eighth in Heat 1. Later in the day, Great Britain won the gold, followed by the United States with silver and Australia with bronze.
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