PARIS, France– At the Paris Olympic games, Evansville swimmer Lilly King was part of Sunday’s gold medal, world-record-setting women’s 4 x 100-meter medley relay. That US team took the best time ever in the event down to 3:49.63.
Also taking part in that race, but not in the final swim, 17-year-old Alex Shackell became one of those team members who still gets a gold medal, because she was a member of it, helping the squad through heats leading up to the big race. The soon-to-be Carmel High senior also picked up a silver medal Thursday, as a similar member of the 4 x 200-meter relay.
6’4″ Elkhart native and former Purdue star Annie Drews is helping lead the US women’s volleyball squad, which advanced to the quarterfinals by beating France Sunday. Annie helped Team USA win its first-ever gold volleyball medal, in the Tokyo Olympics. The Americans take on Poland tomorrow.
Today, watch for Purdue student Daryn Wright from Plainfield, as she takes part in the women’s 10-meter platform diving event.