Split Image: On the left, Gretchen and Alex Walsh at ages 9 and 11, wearing blue and white swimsuits and holding medals after the summer league championships. On the right, Gretchen and Alex, at ages 20 and 22, attended the 2023 Golden Goggle Awards in black and silver gowns.
Sisters Gretchen and Alex Walsh grew up swimming together, and now will both compete for Team USA in Paris.
  • Alex Walsh, 22, and her sister, Gretchen Walsh, 21, are swimming for Team USA at the Olympics.
  • They told BI their "sisterly rivalry" in the pool would spill over into their family dinners.
  • "Maturing has made us both realize that the other one's success is not failure," Alex said.

It's one thing to compare yourself to strangers — it's something entirely different when your biggest competition is under the same roof.