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While she didn't lower her world record, Walsh locked up a spot in Paris with a win in the finals on Sunday. Walsh, then 18, just missed out on the Tokyo Games, but she'll be featured prominently on the U.S. team in Paris.

\"Making the team was the biggest goal, getting a world record was absolute insanity.\"

Gretchen Walsh reacts to qualifying for the #ParisOlympics! #SwimTrials24 pic.twitter.com/9YPV8WP7Qb

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) June 17, 2024

The best story of the trials so far belongs to Gabrielle Rose.

The 46-year-old two-time Olympian -- who last competed at the Sydney Summer Games in 2000 -- shocked everyone by coming out of her qualifying heat to make the 100-meter breaststroke semis. Rose has been swimming in seniors events and decided to give the trials a try after swimming some of the best times of her life. Sadly, the Cinderella story came to an end with a fifth place finish in the semifinals on Sunday, but she still notched her personal best time.

Of the 16 women who made the semis in the 100-meter breaststroke, only Lilly King was alive when Rose swam in Sydney 24 years ago.

King, the queen of the breaststroke, cruised to first place in the semis with a time of 1:05.57 and is set to jump back in the pool on Monday for the finals. King, a five-time Olympic medalist, is aiming to make her third U.S. team in Paris.

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