Adrienne Lyle
The dressage rider makes her third Olympic appearance for Team USA in Paris alongside two new companions—her daughter Bailey and her new Olympic horse Helix.
"We’re not only focused on the training," she previously told Horse Illustrated. "But also obviously the role of being her mom and just figuring out how to delegate our time."
Brittney Griner
Ahead of her third Olympic games, WNBA player Brittney added another member to her team. She and wife Cherelle Griner welcomed their baby boy Bash, on July 8. She also shares twins, Ava Simone and Solei Diem, with ex-wife Glory Johnson.
Casey Krueger
The soccer star, who is embarking on her second Olympics with the U.S. Women's National Team, shares son Caleb with husband Cody Krueger. And the toddler, an honorary part of the team, has made each day a little more interesting for the soccer players.
“He’s definitely in a chatty phase,” Casey told The Athletic in a July interview. “He’s in the parrot phase. Just repeating everything, so gotta be careful.”
Chelsea Gray
Three-time WNBA champion Chelsea welcomed her first baby, Lennox, with her partner Tipesa Gray in February, sharing on social media, "Welcome to the world, Lennox Ali'i Gray."
Crystal Dunn
Heading into her third Olympics in Paris, soccer player Crystal said her biggest motivation was her son Marcel, who she shares with husband Pierre Soubrier.
"It is not proving my value or my worth," she shared in a May Instagram post. "It is Showing my Son every bit of who his Mom is through the passion, the joy the sad and the Sacrifice."
"One day he will learn that life is not always easy," she continued. "But with him by my side, he has made it worthwhile."
Dearica Hamby
The member of the 3x3 women's basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics is a mother of two—daughter Amaya and son Legend—with her husband Alonzo Nelson-Ododa.
And for Dearica, who returned to the court just eight weeks after welcoming her baby boy last year, making motherhood a part of her brand has been a crucial part of having the conversation about balancing work and family.
"A lot of women in this league want kids, and they're afraid to for different reasons, whether it be fear or just thinking that by not, it's prolonging their career," the Los Angeles Sparks forward told People in 2023. "I think it means a lot to my peers to see that you can do both and it means a lot to me to be able to prove that to myself, that I can still aspire."
Diana Taurasi
Heading into her sixth Olympic games with Team USA in Paris, Diana will have her two little ones—son Leo and daughter Isla, with wife and former teammate Penny Taylor—cheering her on.
And while the couple has been open about wanting their kids to choose their own paths, they noticed that their daughter may have picked up a thing or two from watching her parents on the court.
'You can tell she’s an athlete," Diana told People in a July 2024 interview. "She has a way about her. She’s very physical and loves to climb."
Elle St. Pierre
The distance runner, who is representing Team USA for the second time at the Olympics, shares son Ivan with her husband Jamie St. Pierre. In fact, after she won a World Indoor Championship gold medal in the 3000m, her husband passed their son through the stands so she could celebrate with her little guy on the track.
Marisa Howard
The steeplechase athlete, who will make her Olympic debut in the 2024 Paris Olympics, shares son Kai with her husband Jeff Howard. And with her newly gained mom strength, she believes that life with her baby boy made her a better athlete than ever before.
"I feel like I'm a better athlete. You know, I think I'm a more balanced athlete now, just from like a mental standpoint, but physically I'm a better and stronger runner," she shared with KTVB in June 2024. "I think pregnancy can kind of show, you know, your weaknesses and you have to build back kind of from the ground zero."
Napheesa Collier
The basketball player heads into her second Olympics with daughter Mila, whom she shares with partner Alex Bazzell, by her side.
“I love that she's around that every day, she sees me doing something that I love and being successful," she explained to Olympics.com. "And I think that is also important for young girls to see, being passionate about what we're doing.”
Sarah Newberry Moore
After three attempts, Sarah will make her Olympic debut competing in mixed-gender multihull sailing, alongside teammate David Liebenberg. But this time around, she has her son Iren to push her alongside her husband Emmett Moore.
“The biggest difference,” she told Coconut Grove Spotlight, “was like, ‘the time I’m spending training is time that I’m not with my kid, so therefore that time has to be really well spent because he needs me.’”