PARIS, France — Germantown native Seth Rider and Team USA are silver medalists after finishing second in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay.
The team posted a total time of 1:25.40. Leading the team with a time of 20:19, Rider along with teammates Taylor Spivey, Morgan Pearson and Taylor Knibb finished first-place winner Germany and ahead of Great Britain.
Rider was selected as one of two men on the five-person team for USA that headed to the Paris Olympics in July 2024.
The Germantown native got the call that his dream was coming when he was on a bike ride in the mountains of France.
"I was just so happy and relieved and kind of speechless," Rider said before the Olympics. "To finally accomplish a goal you've worked so hard for is pretty amazing."
Triathlons are a Rider family tradition with both his dad and older brothers competing in the sport. But Seth was the only one that chose to stick with the sport.
