| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 3 | 3 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | A SENATE RESOLUTION congratulating Alex Shackell of |
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| 5 | 5 | | Carmel, Indiana, for winning the gold medal in the 4x100 |
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| 6 | 6 | | medley relay and the silver medal in the 4x200 freestyle relay |
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| 7 | 7 | | at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BALDWIN |
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| 9 | 9 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 10 | 10 | | 2025 RR 3508/DI BB Introduced |
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| 11 | 11 | | First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 12 | 12 | | SENATE RESOLUTION ____ |
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| 13 | 13 | | MR. PRESIDENT: |
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| 14 | 14 | | I offer the following resolution and move its adoption: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1 A SENATE RESOLUTION congratulating Alex Shackell |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2 of Carmel, Indiana, for winning the gold medal in the 4x100 |
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| 17 | 17 | | 3 medley relay and the silver medal in the 4x200 freestyle relay |
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| 18 | 18 | | 4 at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 5 Whereas, Alex Shackell was born on November 13, 2006, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 6 to Nicholas and Ali Shackell; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 7 Whereas, Alex's dream of competing in the Olympics began |
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| 22 | 22 | | 8 when she was eight years old and was solidified while watching |
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| 23 | 23 | | 9 the 2016 Olympic Games; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 10 Whereas, Alex comes from a family of rich swimming |
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| 25 | 25 | | 11 pedigree: her father was an 18-time All-American and two-time |
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| 26 | 26 | | 12 Olympian; her mother was a 3-time All-American; her older |
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| 27 | 27 | | 13 brother, Aaron, finished eighth in the 400 freestyle at the 2024 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 14 Summer Olympics; and her twin brother, Andrew, qualified for |
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| 29 | 29 | | 15 the 2024 Olympic swim trials in the 200 freestyle; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 16 Whereas, Alex had her vision come into focus when she |
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| 31 | 31 | | 17 qualified for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 18 realized her Olympic dream when she qualified for the 200 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 19 butterfly and 4x200 freestyle at the 2024 Olympic swim trials; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2025 RR 3508/DI BB 2 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 1 Whereas, In addition to qualifying for those two events, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2 Alex was selected to compete in the 4x100 medley relay at last |
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| 37 | 37 | | 3 year's Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 4 Whereas, While in Paris, Alex helped both the 4x200 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 5 freestyle and the 4x100 medley relay teams qualify in the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 6 preliminary rounds, eventually taking home the silver and gold |
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| 41 | 41 | | 7 medals in those events, respectively, while also finishing sixth |
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| 42 | 42 | | 8 in the 200 butterfly final; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 9 Whereas, Alex continued her streak of success by breaking |
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| 44 | 44 | | 10 the world record as a part of the American team in the 4x100 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 11 freestyle relay at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming |
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| 46 | 46 | | 12 Championships in Budapest, Hungary; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | 13 Whereas, As a two-time Olympic medal winner and the first |
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| 48 | 48 | | 14 Hoosier female athlete since 1968 to medal at an Olympics |
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| 49 | 49 | | 15 while still in high school, Alex Shackell has forever secured a |
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| 50 | 50 | | 16 place in Hoosier sports history: Therefore, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 17 Be it resolved by the Senate of the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 18 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 53 | 53 | | 19 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate congratulates Alex |
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| 54 | 54 | | 20 Shackell of Carmel, Indiana, for winning the gold medal in the |
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| 55 | 55 | | 21 4x100 medley relay and the silver medal in the 4x200 freestyle |
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| 56 | 56 | | 22 relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 23 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed |
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| 58 | 58 | | 24 to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Alex Shackell. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2025 RR 3508/DI BB |
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