Barry Svrluga

Washington, D.C.

Sports columnist

Education: Duke University, BA in history

Barry Svrluga came to The Washington Post in 2003 after working at newspapers in Corning, N.Y.; Portland, Maine; and Raleigh, N.C. At those stops, he covered topics including NASCAR, high school lacrosse and the Final Four. At The Post, he has covered college basketball and football, the Washington Nationals, and the Redskins. He is a regular member of The Post's Olympics team, dating to the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, and he became a columnist for the Sports section in 2016.
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Latest from Barry Svrluga

Adam Peters built his career on respect. Can he bring it to the Commanders?

Adam Peters’s journey to the Washington Commanders’ front office demonstrates how he views the game, and its people.

September 3, 2024

Darren Baker is finally in the majors — where he has been his whole life

Darren Baker, the son of former Nationals manager Dusty Baker, grew up in the big leagues. And he just singled in his major league debut with Washington.

September 1, 2024
Darren Baker singled on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues Sunday in a game the Nationals lost, 14-1, to the Cubs. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

The next step in the Nationals’ rebuild: Bring back Juan Soto

Dylan Crews made his debut against Juan Soto on Monday night. In 2025, they should be teammates.

August 26, 2024

The Nats’ young players have been improving. That’s quite a development.

After a decade of struggling to draft and develop major league talent, Washington is seeing indications of a burgeoning youth movement.

August 22, 2024
Nationals Manager Dave Martinez has seen some encouraging signs amid another losing season.

Full circle behind center: The uncanny parallels of Jayden Daniels and RGIII

The two quarterbacks — separated by 12 years — share plenty in common. But the circumstances for the current rookie are also quite a bit different.

August 22, 2024
(John Munson/AP; Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The Olympics needed a reset. Merci to Paris for providing it.

These Summer Games were exactly what the whole enterprise needed and came in a style no other city could provide.

August 11, 2024
The Olympic cauldron rises high near the Eiffel Tower.

A reinvigorating Olympics usher in a new era of U.S. women’s soccer

In Emma Hayes’s first major international competition as head coach, the USWNT wins the gold medal at the Paris Games with a revamped roster.

August 10, 2024
Members of the U.S. women’s soccer team celebrate with the program's first Olympic gold medal since 2012.

Olympian Quincy Wilson has the best answer for what he did this summer

High schooler, 16, runs the opening leg of the 4x400 relay for the United States at the Summer Games.

August 9, 2024
Quincy Wilson, 16, runs the opening leg of the 4x400-meter relay for the United States.

A covid surprise on the track

It was clear something was wrong with Noah Lyles when he came in third in his signature race. Then he revealed he had covid. Ava Wallace talks with The Post’s Adam Kilgore and Barry Svrluga about what that twist says about the legacy of the pandemic at the Paris Olympics.

August 9, 2024

For Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the hurdles aren’t even hurdles

The American won the Olympic 400-meter hurdles at Stade de France, setting another world record in an event she completely owns.

August 8, 2024