After nine memorable days of competition at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the 2024 U.S. Olympic swimming trials concluded Sunday night with 46 swimmers — 20 women and 26 men — named to the team for Paris.
Throughout the event, there were multiple records broken, in and out of the pool. Gretchen Walsh (100-meter butterfly) and Regan Smith (100-meter backstroke) swam the fastest times in history, and the stadium claimed the largest crowd (20,689) for an indoor swim meet on the opening day of competition — then broke that mark on the fifth day with 22,209 fans in attendance.
Here are the key takeaways from the event, and everything you need to know about the American team before the Olympics get underway next month.
Katie Ledecky did Katie Ledecky things
It’s been long established that Katie Ledecky is one of the best swimmers of all time, but she further cemented her legacy — and punched her ticket for Paris — with yet another dominant performance in Indianapolis. Swimming a total of 6,000 meters(!) in competition, the 10-time Olympic medalist won all four of her events (200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle and 1,500 freestyle) in mostly spectacular fashion.
But Ledecky wasn’t completely satisfied. After winning the…
