Athletes from Maryland were dominant at the 2016 Rio Olympics, winning or helping to win 18 total medals. That won't be quite as easy to duplicate in 2020, however, if Baltimore swimmer Michael Phelps goes through with his plans to retire.
There is an athlete, not originally from Maryland but actually a current member of the Baltimore Ravens, who could imagine himself helping to fill the void.
His name is Kyle Juszczyk.
For some reason, there's this silly trope in sports media every four years where out of shape (and mostly never in shape) talk show hosts discuss which sport they'd be able to compete in at the Olympics. Unsurprisingly, pro athletes sometimes have the same conversations. Their conversations are just a little more reasonable considering, you know, they're pro athletes.
