Olympic Trials

What Will It Take to Pull Off 2024 Olympic Trials aka “The Meet of the Century”?

The CCO updates us on where USAS is at in their prep, including what the venue will actually look like with all 3 (yes, 3) pools inside. 

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Getting to Know The New FINA Executive Director Brent Nowicki

Brent Nowicki, the new FINA Executive Director is young, only 42 years old, and SwimSwam caught up with him at U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Caeleb Dressel Talks About His Nerves Ahead Of U.S. Olympic Trials

Caeleb Dressel is flesh and bone, battling nervousness like everyone else. He shares insights into his 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials experience.

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How Fast Will Caeleb Dressel Swim At U.S. Olympic Trials?

This is version two of the Dressel Olympic prediction game. My last predictions were way too safe, and commenters heckled me to for being a wimp.

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All U.S. Olympic Trials Tickets to Be Refunded and Resold Due to Seating Change

Per USA Swimming, a new venue seating map was configured to ensure safe competition and to mitigate COVID-19 infection spread.

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The Year the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Didn’t Happen

The SwimSwam staff would’ve been perched in the media section by the gleaming temporary Myrtha pool in Omaha, the air electric with anticipation.

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Canadian Olympic Trials Pushed To April 7-11, 2021, Condensed To 5 Days

Swimming Canada will push its Olympic Trials meet to April 7-11, 2021, and condense it from 7 to 5 days, key stakeholders were told on a phone call Wednesday.

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2016 Olympic Trials: Michael Phelps 200 fly Prelims Photo Vault

There was a lot of fast swimming this morning on day 3 of the 2016 Olympic Trials.  There was a…

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Three-Way Swim Off Will Determine Men’s 100 Back Semis Qualifier

Austin Katz (pictured above) will take on Carter Griffin and Cameron Craig in a swim-off to determine which swimmer will swim in the 100 back semifinals tonight.

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NBC Releases U.S. Olympic Trials TV Broadcast Schedule

The first finals session of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials – Swimming begins this Sunday night with the men’s and…

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Jack Conger Adds Backstroke to Fly/Free Combo for Olympic Trials

One of America’s top butterfliers, Jack Conger, will swim both backstrokes in addition to his expected butterfly and freestyle combo at the upcoming Olympic Trials.

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13-Year-Old Tristen Ulett of Dynamo Earns Her 2nd Olympic Trials Cut

Tristen Ulett continues to impress, as she added another event to her Olympic Trials schedule in the final weekend of…

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USA Swimming Releases List of Off-Site Pool Locations During Trials

The list of pools available to swimmers competing at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials is up on the USA Swimming…

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