Former LSU swimmer Brooks Curry wins Olympic silver medal in Paris

Former LSU swimmer Brooks Curry has won the second Olympic medal of his career, earning silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay as part of Team USA.

Curry also won a gold medal as part of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay team as he participated during the preliminary rounds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He was previously a standout at LSU, becoming the first men’s Tiger swimmer to win a national championship since 1988. He won an SEC title as a freshman in 2020 and was named SEC Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year that season while later earning SEC Male Swimmer of the Year honors in 2022.

Curry finished his LSU career holding the school records in every sprint freestyle event as well as being a nine-time NCAA qualifier.

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