Carson Foster is officially an Olympian following his victory in the 400 IM on Sunday.
Foster, who missed out on qualifying for the 2020 Olympics, qualified for this summer’s games with a time of 4:07.64. However, while an incredible achievement for his career in the water, his initial thoughts afterward went right to his loved ones who watched him accomplish it from the stands at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
“Man, the first thing I thought of when I did – I have so many, probably 25, family and friends sitting in the stands,” said Foster. “I wish I could just jump that fence and go hug them and be with them.”
“It’s probably why I’m going to warm down quickly and go do,” Foster said.
The 4:07.64 from Foster was the fastest time in event in the world this year. Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland both contended with him but, in the end, his pace was enough to secure the spot for himself on Team USA.
Paris will now be the first Olympic appearance for Foster. This comes after he just barely missed out on an appearance back in 2021 for Tokyo. He finished in third in these same trials after leading and running up at times throughout the race.
Foster, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, just finished his senior season at Texas.
Foster was naturally emotional once he got to the final wall to make himself an Olympian. He’ll now spend the rest of the evening celebrating with his people before preparation begins to represent the red, white, and blue in the games come in a month or so.
Gretchen Walsh breaks world record to kick off U.S. Olympic Swim Trials
Gretchen Walsh began her quest for an Olympics berth in the splashiest way possible. The Virginia star broke a world record in the 100-meter butterfly to kick off Saturday’s first day of U.S. swim trials.
She hasn’t earned the Olympic spot, as yet. Rather, she broke the record in winning her semifinal heat.
Relive her moment, one of the biggest on the women’s sports scene this year.
Her time of 55.18 seconds broke Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström’s time of 55.48, which she set at the 2016 Olympics.
It’s the first time an American swimmer has broken a world record at the Olympic trials since legendary Michael Phelps did so in 2008.
Walsh was riding a wave of momentum into the trials after her sensational NCAA meet back in March. She broke four NCAA records in four individual events. Of course, the NCAA meet is in short-course yards while the Olympics in Paris is in long-course meters.
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