US swimmer Alex Walsh loses a bronze because of a DQ, less than an hour before her sister won a gold
Less than an hour after Alex Walsh was denied an Olympic bronze medal for a disqualification in her 200-meter individual medley, younger sister Gretchen helped set a 4x100 mixed medley relay world record with the Americans
By JANIE McCAULEY
Published - Aug 03, 2024, 05:34 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 03, 2024, 05:34 PM EDT
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Less than an hour after American swimmer Alex Walsh was disqualified and lost a bronze medal, her younger sister Gretchen won gold and helped the U.S. relay team set a world record.
Talk about the highest of highs and lowest of lows on the Olympic stage for the tight-knit family from Nashville, Tennessee.
“I’m just devastated,” Gretchen Walsh said. “I think that Alex deserves so much, she’s worked so hard and I don’t really know how to put that into words it’s really sad, but I know that she’ll be back and better than ever.”
Alex Walsh finished third in the women's 200-meter individual medley, in position for bronze before a review canceled out her result.
