PARIS — A former Ohio State swimmer has won his second gold medal.
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Hunter Armstrong, from Dover, won gold Saturday as a Team USA’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay team member. The group finished first with a time of 3:09.28 to beat Australia and Italy, the Associated Press reported.
Jack Alexy and Chris Guiliano swam the first two legs while Armstrong carried the third leg and Caeleb Dressel worked the end.
Armstrong’s swim clocked in at 46.75 seconds to set up Dressel, the AP said.
The Ohio State swimming and diving team congratulated Armstrong on social media.
“Armstrong swims a phenomenal third leg in the 4x100 free relay to help propel Team USA to its first gold medal of the 2024 Olympic Games!,” they said. This is Armstrong’s second career Olympic gold.”
Armstrong swam Sunday in the 100m backstroke but finished 11th overall and did not qualify for the finals.
𝙏𝙬𝙤-𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 @ArmstrongH_ 🥇
— Ohio State Swim/Dive (@OhioStSwimDive) July 27, 2024
Armstrong swims a phenomenal third leg in the 4x100 free relay to help propel Team USA to its first gold medal of the 2024 Olympic Games‼️ This is Armstrong’s second career Olympic gold 🇺🇸#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/eOvyxVOc6C
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