The U.S. Olympic team of 555 qualified athletes includes a record 294 women after the last sports announced their rosters Monday, which is more women than have competed for any nation at a single Olympics, according to Olympic historians.
The previous record for competitors was 289 by China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to sports-reference.com.
China’s announced delegation before the 2008 Olympics was 639 athletes, with a reported 301 women, but 289 ended up competing, according to Olympic historians.
The previous high for U.S. women was 282, also at the Beijing Games.