Olympic-sized sendoff

Posted By: The Reporter May 1, 2024

Public rally at Carmel’s Carter Green to celebrate 13 Carmel swimmers heading to Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis

The Carmel Swim Club, Swim Academy, and the City of Carmel will hold an Olympic-sized rally and sendoff on Friday, May 10 for 13 Carmel swimmers who will compete at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium June 15 to 23.

The athletes will swim for a chance to go to the 2024 Olympics this summer in Paris, France.

The public rally will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 10 at Carter Green and will include remarks from Swim Coach Chris Plumb, the Indiana Sports Corporation’s Sarah Myer, and Carmel City Councilman Jeff Worrell. There will also be informational booths to learn more about the Carmel Swim Academy and Indiana Sports Corporation.

You will be able to purchase tickets for the Trials at the event, as well as online at this link.

The swimmers will parade from Carmel High School to Carter Green on an antique Carmel Fire Department truck. Each of the 13 swimmers are products of the Carmel Swim Club, which has been building a nationally recognized tradition of producing the best swimmers and swim teams in the U.S.

“This is truly a celebration that is not only for these athletes but recognition for all of the athletes who have come through our Swim Club and gone on to great things,” said Maggie Mestrich, Director of Business Development at Carmel Swim Club.

Consider this record of success for Carmel swimmers:

  • Carmel High School Girls Swimming has won 38 state titles in a row, a national high school record for any sport in any state.
  • Carmel High School Boys Swimming has now won 10 consecutive state titles.
  • Carmel was represented by two swimmers at the 2021 Olympics – Jake Mitchell and Drew Kibler.
  • Carmel swimmer Alex Shackell won a Silver Medal at the World Championships held in Japan last year.

Here are the 13 swimmers and the events for which they are qualified:

  • Berit Berglund: 100 BK
  • Lynsey Bowen: 200, 400, 800 FR; 200 FLY
  • Ellie Clarke: 200 BK
  • Wyatt Davis: 100, 200 BK
  • Gregg Enoch: 400 FR; 200 FLY; 200, 400 IM
  • Kayla Han: 400, 800, 1500 FR, 400 IM
  • Drew Kibler: 50, 100, 200, 400 FR
  • Jake Mitchell: 200, 400 FR; 200 BK
  • Kelly Pash: 50, 100, 200 FR; 100, 200 FLY; 200 IM
  • Aaron Shackell: 100, 200, 400, 800 FR; 100, 200 FLY
  • Alex Shackell: 100, 200 FR; 100, 200 FLY; 200 IM
  • Sean Sullivan: 200 IM
  • Molly Sweeney: 100, 200 BR; 200 IM
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