The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will officially kick off on Friday night, and a pair of current Notre Dame men’s swimmers will compete: rising senior Chris Guiliano (Douglassville, Pa.) and rising graduate student Tyler Christianson (Easton, Md.).
Guiliano, who has become one of the American favorites since the Olympic Trials, will swim at least five events in his Olympic debut. Individually, he qualified for the 50, 100 and 200 free, becoming the first American swimmer since Matt Biondi did so in 1988 to earn that slate. He will also compete in the 4×100 freestyle relay and the 4×200 freestyle relay. Guiliano could also earn a spot on the medley relay, but that is to be determined by the Team USA staff.
Guiliano will start with the 4×100 freestyle relay, which will take place on Saturday, July 27. It will be followed by the 200 free (July 28-29), 4×200 freestyle relay and 100 freestyle (July 30-31) and 50 freestyle (August 1-2). Approximate times for the events can be found here.
Peterson Family Head Coach Chris Lindauer is serving as a coach for Team USA, his first international assignment with the team.
Christianson is competing in his second Olympics for Team Panama (Tokyo 2021), and he will swim the 200 breaststroke. He finished 29th overall in Tokyo, posting a personal best time of 2:13.41 and winning his preliminary heat by almost 2 seconds.
The heats for the event in Paris are Tuesday, July 30 starting at 5 a.m. ET. Irish assistant coach Trevor Carroll is the head coach for Team Panama.
For a full slate of Olympic events involving current and former Irish, click here.
