Tag: ACC swimming

Notre Dame’s Chris Guiliano wins 100 freestyle at U.S. Olympic trials

Go for the gold in Paris, Chris!

Notre Dame’s [autotag]Chris Guiliano[/autotag] always will remember the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Largely overlooked going into the 100-meter freestyle, the reigning ACC Swimmer of the Year surprised everyone by dominating the event. It culminated with a win in the final with a time of 47.38 seconds. Here’s the final in its entirety:

A surprising number of Irish fans made the trip, and they made their feelings about Guiliano’s victory loud and clear:

This victory qualifies Guiliano for his first spot on the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics. The U.S. has won gold in this event in two of the past three Olympics. Caeleb Dressel took the gold in Tokyo, but his third-place finish in Giuliano’s triumph means he won’t get a chance to defend that medal.

Guiliano also qualified for the 4×100 relay team simply by finishing in the top four. His teammates will consist of Dressel, Jack Alexy and Hunter Armstrong.

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Notre Dame Lands Top Swimming Recruit Madison Feehery

Madison Feehery, a Florida state champion swimmer, has verbally committed to Notre Dame.

Madison Feehery, a Florida state champion swimmer, has verbally committed to Notre Dame. Feehery, an incoming senior at Barron Collier High School, was named the 2020 Naples Daily News Female Athlete of the Year. Though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from meeting Notre Dame athletes and coaches in person, she exchanged text messages and video chats with them, and her mind was made up after taking an unofficial visit to the university last weekend.

Feehery’s state championship last season came in the 50-yard freestyle. She also placed second in the 100-yard butterfly and was on two top-five relay teams. Barron Collier was the Class 3A runner-up in the state finals.

Feehery comes from a swimming family. Her older sister, Emma, just finished her freshman season at North Carolina, so the two could compete against each other at the collegiate level, maybe more than once. Their mother swam throughout high school, and their father was a swimmer at La Salle. An aunt and uncle also swam for the Tar Heels.

It was Emma who pushed Madison towards Notre Dame. Emma swims for North Carolina, but the Irish were her second choice. While it might seem preposterous for some that a person would push his/her sibling toward a conference rival, blood is thicker than water. That’s definitely the case for the Feeherys.