Moments after winning the 100-meter breaststroke at Lucas Oil Stadium, Lilly King gave her gold medal to a young swimmer from her hometown.
Members of the 2024 US Olympic Swim Team pose for a picture Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.Although no more swimmers from the state made the Olympic team as the nine-day meet closed Sunday night at Lucas Oil Stadium, two coaches did – and one swimmer secured a spot, and one nearly made it in a second event.
A record six swimmers out of Indiana made the Olympic team: Drew Kibler, Aaron Shackell and Alex Shackell, all of Carmel; Lilly King, Evansville; Blake Pieroni, Chesterton, and Luke Whitlock, Noblesville.Members of the 2024 US Olympic Swim Team pose for a picture Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
Also making Team USA were Chris Guiliano of Notre Dame in 50, 100 and 200 freestyles, plus six swimmers out of Indiana University’s program: King, Pieroni, Josh Matheny, Anna Peplowski, Matt King and Mariah Denigan . Bobby Finke, defending Olympic champion in the 1,500-meter freestyle, won decisively in the last race of the trials in 14:40.28 – a national championships record and No. 2 in the world this year. Finke came to Indianapolis 14th in the world so far.
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