Former Ohio State swimmer Hunter Armstrong took home the United State’s first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic games on Saturday. He did it as a part of the Americans’ 4×100 meter freestyle relay team.
Not only did he participate, he put together the best split (46.75 seconds) of any of the four swimmers on the team during the third leg of the final to allow fellow teammate Caleb Dressel to cruise towards the victory.
The victory was the U.S.’s third victory in a row in the 4×100. Australia finished second with a time of 3:10.35, just ahead of Italy that clocked in at 3:10.7.
TEAM USA STRIKES GOLD. 💪
CAELEB DRESSEL BRINGS IT HOME IN THE MEN'S 4X100 FREE RELAY. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/rJwrSEWhps
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 27, 2024
It’s the second time Armstrong has struck gold, adding to his gold medal in the Tokyo games in 2021, where he swam the backstroke in the preliminary rounds of the 4×100 medley relay winning team.
Armstrong still has one more opportunity for a medal when he swims the 100-meter backtroke. The qualifying heats and semifinals of that event will begin on Sunday.
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