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Tokyo Bound: Former UofL swimmer Zach Harting wins 200-meter butterfly, punches ticket to Olympics

Harting won the 200-meter butterfly to punch his ticket to Tokyo on the US Olympic team.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. β€” It was a big night for former University of Louisville swimmer Zach Harting at the US Olympic trials in Omaha.

Harting won the 200-meter butterfly to punch his ticket to Tokyo on the US Olympic team.

Harting said he has been swimming since he was 7 years old and his dream has been to compete in the Olympics. 

"Not a whole bunch of people get to turn their dreams into a reality," Harting said," And I'm really grateful for that."

Watch the moment Zach Harting punched his ticket to Tokyo Olympics in 200M Butterfly.

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