BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Twenty Indiana University athletes and coaches are participating in the 2024 Paris Games July 27-Aug. 10.
SATURDAY, JULY 27
Incoming transfer Matt King became an Olympic Champion in the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle Saturday at the La Defense Arena. King was a member of the preliminary relay that earned a spot in the final before giving way to the evening quartet of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caleb Dressel.
In the same event, Rafael Miroslaw led Germany to two national records on the way to a seventh-place finish. The Germans went 3:13.15 in the morning and 3:12.29 in the final, as Miroslaw produced the quartet’s fastest splits in each race (47.87, 47.66).
Miroslaw and three more Hoosiers resume action in the pool Sunday. Lilly King kicks off her Olympic program in the 100-meter breaststroke during the preliminary session at 5 a.m. ET. King’s Indiana Swim Club teammate, Lithuanian Kotryna Teterevkova will join her in the 100 breast. IU junior Kai Van Westering is slated to race the 100-meter backstroke, and Miroslaw will compete in the 200 free.
Results
Men’s 4×100-meter freestyle
- Matt King – N/A (Did not swim final)
- Rafael Miroslaw – 3:12.29 (German Record)
- Tomer Frankel (ISR) – 3:15.41
