2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Seven Roster Update

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS

2016 OLYMPIC ROSTER AFTER NIGHT SEVEN

GUARANTEED ROSTER MEMBERS

  • CHASE KALISZ (400 IM)
  • MAYA DIRADO (200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM)
  • CONNOR JAEGER (400 free)
  • KATIE LEDECKY (200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 4×200 free relay)
  • KELSI WORRELL (100 fly)
  • KEVIN CORDES (100 breast, 200 breast)
  • LILLY KING (100 breast, 200 breast)
  • RYAN MURPHY (100 back, 200 back)
  • OLIVIA SMOLIGA (100 back)
  • TOWNLEY HAAS (200 free, 4×200 free relay)
  • MICHAEL PHELPS (100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM)
  • CONOR DWYER (400 free, 200 free, 4×200 free relay)
  • LEAH SMITH (400 free, 800 free, 4×200 free relay)
  • MISSY FRANKLIN (200 back, 200 free, 4×200 free relay)
  • JACK CONGER (4×200 free relay)
  • RYAN LOCHTE (4×200 free relay, 200 IM)
  • ALLISON SCHMITT (4×200 free relay, 4×100 free relay)
  • JOSH PRENOT (200 breast)
  • CAMMILE ADAMS (200 fly)
  • NATHAN ADRIAN (50 free, 100 free, 4×100 free relay)
  • CAELEB DRESSEL (100 free, 4×100 free relay)
  • RYAN HELD (4×100 free relay)
  • ANTHONY ERVIN (50 free, 4×100 free relay)
  • JAY LITHERLAND (400 IM)
  • ELIZABETH BEISEL (400 IM)
  • DANA VOLLMER (100 fly, 4×100 free relay)
  • KATIE MEILI (100 breast)
  • DAVID PLUMMER (100 back)
  • KATHLEEN BAKER (100 back)
  • CODY MILLER (100 breast)
  • MELANIE MARGALIS (200 IM, 4×200 free relay)
  • TOM SHIELDS (100 fly, 200 fly)
  • HALI FLICKINGER (200 fly)
  • MOLLY HANNIS (200 breast)
  • JACOB PEBLEY (200 back)
  • ABBEY WEITZEIL (100 free, 4×100 free relay)
  • SIMONE MANUEL (100 free, 4×100 free relay)
  • LIA NEAL (4×100 free relay)
  • AMANDA WEIR (4×100 free relay)
  • CIERRA RUNGE (4×200 free relay)
  • CLARK SMITH (4×200 free relay)
  • GUNNAR BENTZ (4×200 free relay)
  • BLAKE PIERONI (4×100 free relay)
  • JIMMY FEIGEN (4×100 free relay)

With only two spots left for the men and two spots left for the women, and less than 24 men and 24 women already on the relay, it looks as though everyone (including those who only finished 5th or 6th in the 100 or 200 free) is eligible for the American Olympic team this summer.

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tea rex
7 years ago

Is this the first time there are NO high schoolers (male or female)?

hint of lime
Reply to  tea rex
7 years ago

Ledecky is the youngest on the women’s side; anyone know who youngest male is?

SWIMFANSSS
Reply to  hint of lime
7 years ago

Should be Caeleb Dressel

Rjm
Reply to  SWIMFANSSS
7 years ago

Townley Haas

25METER_IM
Reply to  hint of lime
7 years ago

Boomer.

ct swim fan
7 years ago

Why are some names in the list in bold faced red, some in light red and some in black?

hint of lime
Reply to  ct swim fan
7 years ago

Think it’s based on who has a biography on SwimSwam (bold red = has bio; red = no bio but has been tagged in articles on SwimSwam; black = no bio/no previous tags or mentions).

Sara
7 years ago

So, Megan Romano didn’t make the team?

Attila the Hunt
7 years ago

***Quick Poll***

After Day 7, the roster is almost all filled up. My guess is there will be only a maximum of two new names from tomorrow (one in m1500 and another in w50, maybe Madison Kennedy and either McBroom or Wilimovsky?).

The question: Looking at the list so far, who is most the successful men’s coach in Omaha?

Upvote if you think Dave Durden gets it done
Downvote if Eddie Reese got it.

Steve Nolan
Reply to  Attila the Hunt
7 years ago

Feel like the first half of the meet was big on Texas guys, second half was all Cal. Though it was mainly Texas freestylers making the team, Cal was well represented everywhere. (And with a good number of post-grads.)

Durden.

ATXDAD
Reply to  Steve Nolan
7 years ago

If there was a 200FR Olympics, Eddie would definitely go. All kidding aside, he will likely be asked to go.

ATXDAD12
7 years ago

Besides the coaches that have already been named, here are my predictions:

1. Durden (a no-brainer)
2. Bauerle
3. Meehan (another Cal guy — lol)
4. McKeever (with all the Cal ladies hard to no ask her)
5. Others: Troy, Reese, Gemmel (becuase Katie is the new Phelps)

Thoughts?

Old Friend
Reply to  ATXDAD12
7 years ago

It may be four years early for this coach, but I’d have to say my old friend Ray Looze deserves to go to Rio.

ATXDAD
Reply to  Old Friend
7 years ago

Nice, I like that one. Yes, what he has done has been pretty amazing.

Sloppy
7 years ago

Your personally going to GUARANTEE Olympic spots for Pieroni and Smith?? I’m not so sure

Reply to  Sloppy
7 years ago

Sloppy: Based on what USA Swimming told us earlier this year in regards to relay alternates (see here: https://swimswam.com/team-usa-not-anticipating-changes-in-olympic-relay-swimmer-selection/) and based on the official selection criteria listed on the USA Swimming website, both Pieroni and Smith should be on the team. With just one men’s event and one women’s event left, neither gender will be up against the 26-person cap.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Jared Anderson
7 years ago

owesome

Myshkin
7 years ago

Thanks SwimSwam. Awesome coverage. (You guys must be exhausted!)
Cant wait for Rio!

JONATHAN W WASHBURN
7 years ago

Dirado

About Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon studied sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, graduating in May of 2018. He began swimming on a club team in first grade and swam four years for Wesleyan.

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