INDIANAPOLIS — Notre Dame swimming has wrapped up a week to remember, as the Irish put the swimming world on notice with numerous notable performances at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Rising senior Chris Guiliano provided several highlights, becoming the first male Irish varsity swimmer to make Team USA. He is guaranteed to swim five events in Paris — 50, 100 and 200 freestyle plus the 4×100 and 4×200 freestyle relays — and there may be a few more depending on how the meet lineup shakes out.
With his performance, Guiliano becomes just the second American to swim the triple crown of sprint freestyle events at the Olympic Games. He is the first since 1988.
After winning an ACC title in the 200 backstroke in February, Tommy Janton took fourth in the event last week (1:57.12). His semifinal time of 1:56.87 is an Irish program record, as was his 100 backstroke semifinal time of 53.61. Janton went 53.87 in the final of the event, notching fifth place.
Tanner Filion was Notre Dame’s other swimmer to advance beyond the meet’s prelims, notching a 15th place finish in the 100 backstroke (54.56).
Swimming at the 2024 Olympic Games will take place at the Paris La Defense Arena, located in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Indoor swimming will take place during the first week of the Games, July 27-August 4. During the 2020 Olympic Games, Team USA swimmers earned 30 total medals, the most of any country (11 golds, 10 silvers and nine bronzes).