Paris Olympics | Indiana athletes to watch on Thursday, Aug. 1 (2024)

PARIS, France — The Paris 2024 Olympics are underway in France, and Hoosier athletes are already competing to represent Team USA. In fact, the first two medals the United States won came from Indiana athletes.

Here is how the athletes with Indiana connections did on Thursday, Aug. 1:

Chris Guiliano

In his fifth and final event, Notre Dame's Chris Guiliano competed in the 50m freestyle.

In Thursday morning's heats, Guiliano swam the race in 21.97 seconds, which was the 17th fastest time in the heats. The 16 fastest advanced to Thursday afternoon's semifinals.

On Sunday, July 28, Guiliano competed in the 200m freestyle, finishing 19th with a time of 1:47.60 and did not advance to the next round.

Guiliano swam in two events on Tuesday, July 30: the 100m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay.

In Tuesday morning's heats for the 100m freestyle, Guiliano had a time of 48.25, which was the eighth fastest time among the 79 swimmers. That same afternoon, he competed in the event's semifinals with a time of 47.72, the seventh fastest — with eight swimmers advancing.

The United States won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay with a time of 7:00.78, which was 1.35 seconds behind gold medalists Great Britain.

Guiliano did not race in the final for the United States.

However, he did compete in the morning, as the United States finished first in their heat with a time of 7:05.57, which was the second fastest among both heats. Guiliano swam his 200m in 1:46.74.

On Wednesday, July 31, Guiliano competed in the final of the 100m freestyle, finishing eighth with a time of 47.98, which was 0.49 seconds from the bronze medalist. China's Zhanle Pan won the gold medal and set a new world record with a time of 46.40.

Alex Shackell

Carmel's Alex Shackell, 17, competed Thursday in the 200m butterfly and 4x200m freestyle relay.

The 17-year-old finished sixth in the final of the 200m butterfly with a time of 2:07.73, which was 2.64 seconds behind bronze medalist Yufei Zhang, of China. Canada's Summer McIntosh won the gold medal and set an Olympic record with a time of 2:03.03.

Shackell won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. The U.S. finished second with a time of 7:40.86, which was 2.78 seconds behind gold medalists Australia. Shackell did not swim in the final, but she swam in the morning's heat, which earned her a silver medal.

In the morning's heats of the 4x200 freestyle relay, the U.S. had the fourth fastest time with 7:52.72, advancing to the final. Shackell swam her leg in 1:59.47.

On Wednesday, July 31, Shackell finished second in her semifinal in the 200m butterfly with a time of 2:06.46, advancing to the final. Earlier that morning, Shackell had the fifth fastest time of 2:07.49 during the heats, advancing to the semifinals.

Anna Peplowski

Anna Peplowski, who goes to Indiana University, is competing in the 4x200m freestyle relay Thursday.

Peplowski won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. The U.S. finished second with a time of 7:40.86, which was 2.78 seconds behind gold medalists Australia. Peplowski did not swim in the final, but she swam in the morning's heat, which earned her a silver medal.

In the morning's heats, the U.S. had the fourth fastest time with 7:52.72, advancing to the final. Peplowski swam her leg in 1:57.98.

Lee Kiefer

The U.S. team won the gold medal after beating Italy in the final 45-39. The Americans beat China 45-37 in the quarterfinals and Canada 45-31 in the semifinals.

In an all-America final in the individual event on Saturday, July 28, Kiefer defeated Lauren Scruggs 15-6 Sunday night at the Grand Palais to repeat as women's foil champion.

After a tense opener, Kiefer was dominant thereafter, winning her five matches by a collective 75-42. She became the third woman to win two or more Olympic golds in foil.

In 2021, Kiefer upset defending champion Inna Deriglazova of Russia 15-13 for the gold.

Kiefer placed fifth in foil in 2012 and 10th in 2016. As long as 10 years ago, her bronze made her the second U.S. women’s fencer to win a medal at the senior World Championships.

Rajeev Ram

Carmel native Rajeev Ram and his partner will compete for a gold medal in men's doubles.

Ram and Krajicek defeated Czech Republic's Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlásek in the semifinals 6-2, 6-2.

The Americans will have the day off on Friday, Aug. 2 and play the final on Saturdy, Aug. 3. Their opponents and time of match have not been determined yet.

In their first round match, Ram and Krajicek defeated Australia's Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-3, followed by a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win against Brazil's Thiago Monteiro and Thiago Seyboth Wild in the second round. Then, Ram and Krajicek defeated Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

Ram won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Venus Williams.

Felicia Stancil

Felicia Stancil, who is from Indianapolis and went to Marian University, is competing in BMX racing.

Here are Stancil's results in the quarterfinals:

Stancil finished 22nd of 24 in the quarterfinals, with the top 20 advancing to the semifinals.

Lilly King

Lilly King competed in the final of the 200m breaststroke.

King finished eighth in the final of the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:25.91, which was 4.86 seconds from the bronze medalist Tes Schouten, of The Netherlands. Katie Douglass won the gold medal and set an American record with a time of 2:19.24.

On Wednesday, July 31, the 27-year-old Indiana University graduate from Evansville finished sixth in the semifinals with a time of 2:23.25. In that morning's heats, King finished 11th with a time of 2:24.91, advancing to the semifinals.

On Monday, July 29, King finished tied for fourth in the final of the 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1:05.60. She finished 0.01 seconds behind the bronze medalist, Ireland's Mona McSharry. South Africa's Tatjana Smith won the event, with a time of 1:05.28.

In Sunday's semifinal, King was third overall in the 100m breaststroke in 1:05.64, compared to her Olympic Trials time of 1:05.43 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

King was seeking to become the second woman to win two Olympic golds or second to win three medals – or both – in the 100m breaststroke. She famously won gold in 2016, beating Russian rival Yulia Efimova. She took bronze in 2021 behind winner Lydia Jacoby, of the United States and silver medalist Smith.

Jewell Loyd

Jewell Loyd, who went to the University of Notre Dame, is part of the U.S. women's basketball team.

The team plays Belgium on Thursday, with tipoff set for 3 p.m. ET. The game will air on USA Network and stream on Peaco*ck.

On Monday, July 29, Loyd scored 7 points in the team's 102-76 victory against Japan.

The team's next game is Sunday, Aug. 4 against Germany. Tipoff is set for 11:15 a.m. ET, and will air on USA Network and stream on Peaco*ck.

Loyd won a gold medal as part of the U.S. women's team at the 202 Tokyo Olympics.

Jackie Young

Jackie Young, who is from Princeton, Indiana and went to the University of Notre Dame, is part of the U.S. women's basketball team.

The team plays Belgium on Thursday, with tipoff set for 3 p.m. ET. The game will air on USA Network and stream on Peaco*ck.

On Monday, July 29, Young scored 7 points in the team's 102-76 victory against Japan.

The team's next game is Sunday, Aug. 4 against Germany. Tipoff is set for 11:15 a.m. ET, and will air on USA Network and stream on Peaco*ck.

Young won a gold medal in the women's 3x3 basketball event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Canyon Barry

Fort Wayne native Canyon Barry is competing in the men's 3x3 basketball event.

In the team's first game Thursday, the U.S. lost to Lithuania 20-18. Barry led the team with 9 points.

The team continues its Pool play on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 5:05 p.m. ET against Latvia. The game will air on USA Network.

The Americans will face France and China on Friday, Aug. 2 at 12:35 p.m. ET and 4:35 p.m. ET.

The U.S. team lost its first game in pool play 22-14 to Serbia on Tuesday, July 30. Barry scored 2 points in team's loss. His teammates include Kareem Maddox, Jimmer Fredette and Dylan Travis.

On Wednesday, July 31, the U.S. lost to Poland 19-17. Barry scored 6 points — including going 4/4 in his "granny-style" free throws!

Molly Bruggeman

Molly Bruggeman, who went to the University of Notre Dame, is part of the women's eight rowing team.

The U.S. finished first in the repechage with a time of 6:03.93, advancing to the final.

The women's eight final is at 4:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.

On Monday, July 29, the U.S. finished second in their heat with a time of 6:19.00. Romania won the heat with a time of 6:12.31 and advanced to the final.