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Paris Olympics | Big Tuesday for Team USA, Hoosier Olympians

Zionsville's Matt Anderson helped his team come back in the fifth set to beat Germany in men's volleyball.

PARIS, France — It is nightfall here in Paris and we are wrapping up a big Tuesday for Team USA and for our Hoosier Olympians.

Let's start here at La Defense Arena - in the pool - where we saw three of our athletes.

(Note: The video above is a 13News interview with Lilly King after she tied for fourth place Monday in the 100-meter breaststroke at Paris La Defense Arena.)

Indiana University's Josh Matheny secured a lane in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final, advancing with the sixth-fastest time. Chris Guiliano out of Notre Dame landed his spot in the 100-meter free finals. He'll go into Wednesday night's race as the seventh seed.

In the last race of the night - the final of the men's 4x200 freestyle relay, it was Carmel's Drew Kibler who helped lead this team to a silver medal.

We talked to his parents poolside.

"You know, I've always told Drew that I'm proud of him as a swimmer, but I'm more proud of the person he is and the man he's become. He feels ... it feels like an honor to be here and see everybody from all over the world. So it's not just about winning," said Tracy and Phil Kibler.

And speaking of Carmel, on the tennis court Tuesday, it was Rajeev Ram. He and his partner, Austin Krajicek, are moving on, quarterfinals bound after a win Tuesday over Brazil.

And how about a little undefeated USA men's volleyball? 

Zionsville's Matt Anderson helped the team come back in the fifth set to beat Germany with just one pool play match to go. 13News talked to Anderson right after that big win.

"It's always awesome when my family can be at the matches, particularly my kids right now and my wife. This is their first time seeing me compete at the Olympics," Anderson said.

The Americans face Japan on Friday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. EDT.

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