Nine Quakers, six countries, six sports. Here’s a look at the athletes who repped the Red and Blue in addition to their countries’ colors at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Going into the upcoming fall athletics season, five teams will see action for the first time since 2019.

After reading this list, expect to be a little more fluent in Quaker jargon — from the program’s storied past to its ever-changing present.  

After a grueling process in trying to qualify for the Olympics, Penn alumna Regina Salmons and the U.S. Women's Eight boat won their initial heat only to finish in fourth place in the final.

This summer in Tokyo, two current Penn fencers and one former Penn fencer competed at the Olympics, with each notching meaningful competition time for their respective countries.

While many look to dismiss Simone Biles' mental health troubles as trivial and meaningless, her struggles are not far removed from what many gymnasts end up experiencing during their careers.

As the Quaker women's basketball team prepares for their first season since COVID-19 hit, they welcome on a whole new crop of recruits to bolster the roster.

After a college career at Penn in which she improved dramatically, Salmons is now on track to compete at the highest level there is in the rowing world.

Despite Penn's lack of on-court presence, the school is well represented amongst the Bucks' front office, which includes two Penn alums and one significant Penn donor.

Carmina Raquel, who starred for Penn baseball during her sophomore season in 2019, is the next athlete featured in the "Revisiting the Breakout" series.

After a year in which the Quakers saw no playing time, they prepare to board on a group of recruits that include three frontcourt players and two backcourt players.

This July, eight members of Penn rowing will be competing in the Under-23 World Rowing Championships. All three Penn rowing programs will be present when the event takes place in the Czech Republic.

Kovacikova, who has experience playing for Slovakia at the international level, will suit up as a point guard for the team. She comes in as the second youngest player for Slovakia at just 22 years old.

For the first time since 2012, Penn rowing will be represented at the Olympic Games. Regina Salmons, who graduated in 2018, will be competing in the Women's Eight.

In 1967, the East Division Finals between the Sixers and Celtics began at the Palestra with the Sixers' typical arena occupied for the night. Decades later, the Sixers would also hold some open practices at the the Palestra.

In all likelihood, the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference Memphis Grizzlies will fall short of a ring this year, but the team’s 2020-21 campaign embodies the motto “Progress is perfection.” 

In Taylor Jenkins' second year as head coach of the Grizzlies, he has led the team to an impressive feat, given the roster's apparent youth and lack of experience.