1,170 Swimmers Qualified to Compete For a Spot On the 2016 Olympic Team

USA Swimming’s most recent numbers show that 1,170 athletes are qualified for the 2016 Olympic Team Trials. Three athletes can breathe easy this week after securing their spot on the 2016 Olympic team by finishing in the top 10 of the Open Water 10k at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Jordan Wilimovsky won the men’s race while Sean Ryan finished fourth. The third person to qualify was Haley Anderson, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist. Anderson finished ninth in the women’s open water 10k, securing her spot as well.

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K Schertle
9 years ago

Hannah Gouger 1:03.24 LBA-MD 100 back from 07/12/15 should also be in list.

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The writer formerly known as "Troy Gennaro", better known as Tony Carroll, has been working with SwimSwam since April of 2013. Tony grew up in northern Indiana and started swimming in 2003 when his dad forced him to join the local swim team. Reluctantly, he joined on the condition that …

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