Here’s when San Antonio’s Olympians compete in Paris

SAN ANTONIO — Dozens of athletes who were born, grew up or train in Texas are competing at the Paris Olympics this summer—and three of them with ties to San Antonio have a chance to make the Alamo City proud. 

San Antonio-born sprinter Fred Kerley is preparing for his shot at Olympic gold.. or rather, two shots. Kerley will be competing in the men’s 100-meter run and as a member of the 4×100-meter relay team, which means we could see plenty of the former Aggies star on the track in Paris. 

Here’s when Kerley, a silver medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Games, is scheduled to compete:

• August 3, 3:35 a.m. CT – Men’s 100-meter, preliminaries 
• August 3, 4:55 a.m. CT – Men’s 100-meter, round 1*
• August 4, 1:05 p.m. CT – Men’s 100-meter, semifinals*
• August 4, 2:50 p.m. CT – Men’s 100-meter, final*
• August 8, 4:35 a.m. CT – Men’s 4×100-meter relay, round 1
• August 9, 12:47 p.m. CT – Men’s 4×100-meter relay, final*
  • *if Kerley advances from prior round.

Keith Sanderson, an alumnus of Marshall High School, U.S. Army staff sergeant and four-time Olympian, will be hunting for his first career Olympic Games medal when he competes in the men’s rapid fire pistol. 

Here’s when Sanderson is scheduled to shoot:

• August 4, 2 a.m. CT – Men’s 25-millimeter rapid fire pistol, qualifications
• August 5, 2:30 a.m. CT – Men’s 25-millimeter rapid fire pistol, final*
  • *if Sanderson advances from qualifier round.

Then there’s synchronized swimmer Natalia Vega Figueroa, a Puerto Rican who attended and competed at the University of the Incarnate Word from 2016-2021.  The 25-year-old, first-time Olympian is also representing Team USA, joining the country’s other elite artistic swimmers. 

• August 5, 12:30 p.m. CT – Artistic swimming, team technical routine
• August 6, 12:30 p.m. CT – Artistic swimming, team free routine
• August 7, 12:30 p.m. CT – Artistic swimming, team acrobatic routine, final