Alex Shackell

Alex Shackell (born November 13, 2006) is an American swimmer who competed for Carmel High School and was a member of the United States team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She won a silver and a gold medal swimming the butterfly leg in medley relays at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life and swimming Shackell was born on November 13, 2006, in Carmel, Indiana. Graduating in June 2025, she attended Carmel High School and swam for their exceptional swimming program under Coach Chris Plumb. Shackell won the 100-yard butterfly event at the Indiana High School Athletic Association annual championship meet all four years of her High School participation. Considered by a few sports historians to be the greatest team ever assembled, by 2023, the Carmel High girls' team had won 37 consecutive Indiana State championships. In addition to Alex, three other Carmel swimmers, Kayla Han, Lynsey Bowen, and Molly Sweeney, won medals in international competition in 2023.

She set a state record of 51.71 in the 100-yard butterfly at the 2022 Girls Swimming and Diving State Tournament at Indiana University in Indianapolis.

International competition highlights At the 2021 Winter Junior Nationals, Shackell swam a 51.22 in the 100 butterfly, the second-best time for 15 to 16 year-olds ever recorded in Junior competition.

2024 Paris Olympics Trials As a 17-year-old, Shackell qualified for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Indianapolis. Before a large crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium, Shackell finished second to Regan Smith in the 200 butterfly trial finals with a time of 2:06.69, ensuring her a place on the U.S. Women's Olympic team. She became the first Carmel High swimmer to qualify for the Olympics. She had conditionally won a place on the Women's Olympic team earlier when she placed sixth in the finals of the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1:57.05, though her qualification would be dependent on the size of the women's Olympic roster.