Recapping Northwestern’s performance at the 2020 Olympics

Prior to the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer, Northwestern officially announced that five Wildcat athletes — four former and one current — would be competing in the summer games. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics now wrapped up, let’s recap how each Northwestern athlete performed in their respective sports.

Federico Burdisso, Swimming (Italy)

Burdisso, a rising junior at Northwestern, came into these Olympics as the only current Wildcat student-athlete competing. He was impressive to say the least, taking home two bronze medals for Italy in the men’s 200m butterfly and the men’s 4x100m medley relay.

In the 200m butterfly final, Burdisso managed to get off to a quick start, staying…