I’m from Texas, so the Winter Olympics are pretty scanty on competitors from my home state (although we do turn out some pretty decent skaters— figure and speed— from time to time), but we’re much more likely to see competitors from our home state in the summer Olympics. Notably, I read this article about the Texas Trio, three swimmers from Texas expected to contend for medals in Beijing in 2008. The three swimmers (Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Ian Crocker) all train at the Longhorn Acquatic Center under University of Texas coach Eddie Reese, who will also coach the swimmers at the the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
