PARIS – Two members of the Stanford men’s swimming and diving team will be competing at the Olympic Games.
Israel’s Ron Polonsky and Singapore’s Jonathan Tan – two current Stanford student-athletes – will swim in two events each, beginning Saturday.
This is the second Olympics for Polonsky, a rising senior at Stanford and a computer science major with a concentration in artificial intelligence. Polonsky will race in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 200 individual medley.
Tan, a rising sophomore, is competing in his first Olympic Games. He competes in the 50 freestyle and 100 free.
In Tokyo, Polonsky came in 26th in the 200 IM, 27th in the 200 breast, and 27th in the 400 individual medley. A month ago, Polonsky was second in the 200 IM in the European Championships, setting an Israeli record of 1:57.01 in the semifinals. Also, in 2024, Polonsky broke the Stanford record in the 100-yard breaststroke, in 50.87.
Tan was the 2023 Southeast Asian champion in four events, including the 50 and 100 free. At the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, Tan competed in two individual events – the 50 and 100 free – and placed 28th overall in each. Tan was fifth in the 50 free at the Pac-12 Championships.
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Here is Stanford’s Olympics schedule (all times Pacific):
July 27
2 a.m. (third event after 2 a.m.): Men’s 100 breaststroke heats – Ron Polonsky.
12:12 p.m.: Men’s 100 breaststroke semifinals.
July 28
12:44 p.m.: Men’s 100 breaststroke final.
July 30
2 a.m. (second event after 2 a.m.): Men’s 100 freestyle heats – Jonathan Tan.
11:30 a.m.: Men’s 100 freestyle semifinals.
July 31
1:22 p.m.: Men’s 100 freestyle final.
August 1
2 a.m. (second event after 2 a.m.): Men’s 50 freestyle heats – Jonathan Tan.
(third event after 2 a.m.): Men’s 200 individual medley heats – Ron Polonsky.
11:44 a.m.: Men’s 50 freestyle semifinals.
12:35 p.m.: Men’s 200 individual medley semifinals.
August 2
11:30 a.m.: Men’s 50 freestyle final.
11:43 a.m.: Men’s 200 individual medley final.