Carmel High School senior returns home from Paris Olympics

[@davidr4523]

Her school is the most beautiful and luxurious public high schools in America.

[@M_butterfly788]

Ikr?!

[@Metals21]

Carmel is one of the richest areas in nor cal, near Monterey. Definitely helps its right by the ocean. She is setup for success, probably swam since a very young age out in the ocean also.

[@Supajin1]

@@Metals21 Their high school is in Indiana, not nor cal.

[@curtf9813]

@@Metals21Yeah she’s from Carmel, Indiana…a suburb of Indianapolis haha

[@a55tech]

@@Metals21 wrong state bro

[@RoyLimisAw3s0me]

she swam the heats for the 4x100 Medley.... with USA fielding the best in the finals (she got a GOLD too)

[@lars277]

Cute and funny. Enjoy your life Alex. Congrats, and many more!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Thechad201]

And yet, her school will still vote for the football player as "Most Athletic".

[@ButterMoney-ql8hk]

The sad truth 😂❤

[@SamanviAvunoori]

I am proud to say that she is a part of my district and my city great job Alex

[@SrikarKura]

Congratulations Dear!

[@Tht1guy63]

carmel high is good at everything especially swimming. the girls are on like a 30+ year state champ streak

[@pauie4314]

she’s the coolest!!!

[@PeaMoo4723]

She and Anna Peplowski have the best TikTok videos from the Olympics.

[@dnd.elaynee]

she’s so cool! congrats!

[@AL.BUNDY.]

Congrats to her! 💯

[@bilo6832]

🥇Great job. Congratulations!🥇

[@richardhemenway7528]

Congratulations ❤❤

[@markheying2830]

Alex & her Medals have some sweet company!

[@MMAALL]

Those medals look different than the ones from the medal ceremonies. Am I missing something?

[@benjespina]

that's the back - the original logo from the 1896 Games. the Eiffel tower bit is on the other side.

[@tonylang571]

Awesome, I graduated 1984.

[@vaudou74]

the eiffel tower iron bit is on the other side hexagonal iron shape because it s the geomatric form of the country ( the hexagon), the sport won is written on the side of the medal and on the back of the medal u have the winged firgure with a tiny eiffel on its right. for the paralympic meal, u have the eiffel tower seen from above and the word paris and 2024 are written in braille ( for blind people) and I, II or III on the side for gold,silver, bronze.

[@AllThingsBraves]

Imagine having to go back to high school after competing in the Olympics

[@kevindelaney1951]

Well done. Continued success.

[@dontlookback3549]

See you here in LA in 2028

[@tomhalliwell7077]

Congrats. Nicly.

[@phillm156]

Great accomplishment……don’t be late with the summer reading😂

[@Grahamrobinsonvt802]

They should rename her school after her

[@jillferns333]

Congrats

[@hessranch]

Seems well grounded…

[@anocri]

What swimming events in Olympics did she win gold and silver medals in? I would like to know.

[@rhp_6926]

Took me a whole 30 seconds to look it up

[@Fred-vy1hm]

@@rhp_6926 Well since you took the time to type out a response you could have just said the 4×100 medley relay and the 4×200 freestyle relay instead of just being a Dick. 🤔

[@richardlug6139]

gold in the 4x100 medley relay and a silver in 4x200 free style relay.

[@anocri]

@@rhp_6926 I did watch those two relay events final races live on TV then and on highlights on YT now, and do not recall her competing in those events, at least in the finals. Was she a member on the relay team, but not a participant in the relay finals?

[@MyersJ2Original]

@@anocri I THINK you are correct.

[@janetmckenzie146]

Is the metal from the Eiffel Tower on the other wide? I didn’t see it here. Congratulations Alex!

[@brianwaskow5910]

And swimming in lane 3 Gold Medal winner.

[@codecaine]

👏👏👏

[@gregd6706]

She's no Summer McIntosh that's for sure.

[@patriciavelazquez325]

This is Ruben AMEN 🙏🧸🙏👍✌️🗽

[@George-cp2eh]

but with the purple face

[@markheying2830]

🥇🥈🇺🇸

[@jlc515]

JO PARIS 2024 🇨🇵 Alexandra 🏊‍♀️

[@DonLee1980]

Back to high school... in August??

[@stillstelle]

yup most schools start in august. i’ve even seen late july depending on which state you live in. but for me in new york we start school in September

[@Horsey-Twinkle-Toes]

Yeah? What’s the problem? 😭

[@firstname4337]

can't wait till she turns 18

[@natalieradforde]

why?

[@pedrocortez3485]

👍

[@benroberts536]

i like carmel on my ice cream

[@gregd6706]

Stupid comment.

[@Horsey-Twinkle-Toes]

@@gregd6706 Stupid Emojis.. 😭🙏

[@cotteeskid]

That last image of her biting on the medals is quite interesting due to all the hoo-ha over how poor quality the Paris medals are supposed to be, so she should be careful not to put teeth marks in her 'Gold' medal. Good on her though for fulfilling her goals and that of her parents.

[@mintberrycrunch6657]

what are you talking about?

[@cotteeskid]

@@mintberrycrunch6657 articles re the lower quality of the metal, significantly less gold. One athlete's medal is tarnished after a few days from just handling the medal from himself and others.

[@johnajda]

It’s pronounced Car-MEL…

[@ZoraDelaney]

She's from Carmel, Indiana and not Carmel, California. They are pronouncing it correctly.

[@gregd6706]

@johnajda NOPE.......you are INCORRECT.

[@maverick214]

She didn't swim in either final. She was an alternate on both teams. Deserving of both medals? Nope.

[@414s4]

She swam prelims and got the team into finals. Teams do that to sort out who is swimming well, and also to rest the faster swimmers for finals. Been done this way for a long time, and everyone that contributes gets a medal. In football, should do only the starters deserve the Super Bowl ring, or does the entire team deserve it? It’s the same concept, not hard to understand.

[@ZoraDelaney]

Without her contribution, the team wouldn't have made the finals. The big-time swimmers may have been doing other events, or otherwise getting their rest for the relay final. So yes, she DESERVES those medals......

[@HookemFishing]

@@414s4 Couldn't have said it better.💯