Evansville’s Lilly King helps power American women to gold in swimming relay
Evansville swimmer Lilly King and the American women set a world record in the 4×100 medley relay on the final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics.
Evansville swimmer Lilly King and the American women set a world record in the 4×100 medley relay on the final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics.
Kibler, 24, swam the third leg for the U.S. 4×200-meter relay team that also included Luke Hobson, Carson Foster and Kieran Smith.
Shackell won the 400 freestyle at the Olympic Trials in June in Indianapolis. His sister, Alex Shackell, also qualified for the U.S. Olympic team and will be competing in the women’s 200 butterfly.
Not only did the U.S. Olympic trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis set attendance records, it was a meet that appeared to grow the sport beyond its hard-core fan base.
Prominent figures such as Katie Ledecky, winner of more individual swimming medals than any other female, have gone public with their complaints about a system that seems to have dropped the ball on a very clear-cut case.
The testimony by Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt followed revelations this spring that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned heart medication ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were allowed by WADA to compete.
On Friday, Guiliano became the first American male to qualify in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events since Matt Biondi in 1988 and will also compete on multiple relay teams.
The 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis have already set two single-night indoor attendance records over the past week. Next is the overall event record set in Omaha in 2016.
Chris Guiliano of Notre Dame, Drew Kibler of Carmel and Lilly King of Evansville qualified for the Olympics on Monday night, and other swimmers with Indiana ties finished high enough in their events to be in the mix for the U.S. Olympic team (with photo gallery).
A dozen swimmers with ties to Indiana competed in events Sunday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with several semifinal competitors advancing to finals.
Aaron Shackell became the first American to qualify for the Paris Games by winning his race with a time of 3 minutes, 45.46 seconds on Saturday—just minutes after his sister qualified for Sunday night’s women’s 100 butterfly final.
The Carmel Swim Club swimmer upset Tokyo bronze medalist Kieran Smith on Saturday night at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Luke Whitlock of Noblesville was the top qualifier in the men’s 400-meter freestyle event during preliminary heats Saturday at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. Alex and Aaron Shackell also finished among top qualifiers.
As usual, there are plenty of compelling storylines at a meet that many swimmers find more nerve-wracking than the actual Olympics. And the massive venue only adds to the feeling that this is the Super Bowl of swimming.
Joel Shinofield, managing director of sport development for Colorado-based USA Swimming, said one goal is “to make events last more than a week.
Go because it’s an opportunity to see world-class athletes competing at the highest level. Go because it’s a heck of a lot cheaper than trying to get to Paris. Go because the swimming trials will be on prime time television for nine straight days—and that’s nine days of amazing advertising for the city of Indianapolis.
USA Swimming has turned to a longtime Indiana partner, Dodd Technologies in Pendleton, to provide the lighting, decking and special effects for the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials.
Spear Corp., a 50-employee company based in Roachdale, was founded in 1984 and has grown into a premier provider and servicer of competition and commercial pools and water parks.
Anthony Nesty, who has a multi-decade career in collegiate and Olympic swimming, first as an athlete and now as a coach, will oversee the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The phrase “All Great Racers Come to Indy” originated in motorsports. For a century, that has applied to swimming, too, whether the pool is at Broad Ripple Park, on a college campus or inside a football stadium.