The Texas swimming camp’s blue-chip performer Shaine Casas earned his first Olympic qualification. In the post-Tokyo Olympics period, the butterfly pro went on to etch his name in the world championships and short-course events. But achieving the Paris Olympics ticket seemed to be unreal for him as today in the Lucas Oil Stadium, Shaine Casas hit the bull’s eye. The qualification came in the 200m IM, being the chaser of the topper, Carson Foster. Coincidentally, both swimmers hail from the same Texas camp.
Ultimately, Shaine couldn’t hold his emotion after claiming his sole Paris Olympics berth. Today, he finished the 200m IM event in 1:55.83 minutes, a time just a few fractions below Michael Phelps’. Naturally, that added a further joy to the occasion. Rather, Shaine Casas’ teary-eyed words “All I dream about” defined the hard work and sacrifice behind chasing that target.
