PARIS, FRANCE (WRIC) — Three USA Swimming Olympic Team athletes with ties to Virginia have won gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the team setting a world record on Saturday.
On Saturday, Aug. 3, 26-year-old Charlie Swanson, of Richmond, 21-year-old Torri Huske, of Fairfax, and 21-year-old University of Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh won gold medals with the USA Swimming Olympic Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
USA Swimming Olympic Team members Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske swam in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay and finished in first place, earning the team gold medals.
The team also broke the event’s world record on Saturday with a finishing time of 3:37.43.
Previously, Walsh set an Olympic record in Paris for the Women’s 100-meter Butterfly with a time of 55.38 seconds. She also set a world record for the same event at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials with a time of 55.18 seconds.
Charlie Swanson of Team United States competes in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Heats on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 02, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) 
Team USA US’ Caeleb Dressel, US’ Regan Smith, US’ Abbey Weitzeil and US’ Charlie Swanson react after a heat of the mixed 4x100m medley relay swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images) 
Charlie Swanson of Team United States competes in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Heats on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 02, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) 
Team USA members US’ Regan Smith, US’ Caeleb Dressel and US’ Charlie Swanson react after a heat of the mixed 4x100m medley relay swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
On Friday, Aug. 2, Swanson earned gold with the USA Swimming Olympic Team in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Heats race, where the team finished in first place in heat two with a final time of 3:40.98.