The first few days of the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials are complete, and with less than a week left in the event, several Midwest athletes have already made…
The trials are already making history by taking place inside of Lucas Oil Stadium, marking the first time swimming trials will take place in a football stadium. The stadium has been equipped with an Olympic size swimming pool in preparation for nine days of fierce competition.
The suburban Chicago swimmer, who currently holds six Olympic medals already, is now officially on his way to his third Olympic Games.Meanwhile, Aaron Shackell, a 19-year-old out of Carmel, Indiana, punched his ticket to Paris by winning the men’s 400-meter freestyle competition.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
In 2016, she won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 4x100-meter medley relay. In 2021, she came home with silver medals in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 4x100-meter medley relay, as well as a bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. Foster previously competed in both the 2016 and 2021 trials. In 2021, he finished third, narrowly missing a spot on the Tokyo Olympic team.
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