2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
- June 15-23, 2024
- Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
- LCM (50 Meters)
- Session Start Times (ET):
- 11 a.m. Prelims
- 7:45 p.m. Finals (varying based on broadcast needs)
- Meet Central
- Broadcast Info
- SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- SwimSwam Pick ’em Contest
- Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Finals Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
Day 4 Prelims Heat Sheet
Tomorrow brings our first real look at freestyle sprinters. We have seen some of the more versatile swimmers in the 200 free, like Simone Manuel and Brooks Curry, and some of the top-end talent in the 100 fly, like Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske, but tomorrow will be Indy’s and the world’s first chance to see Abbey Weitzeil, Jack Alexy and of course Caeleb Dressel.
The men’s 100 free is the second event on the docket, but it’s the first we will preview because it contains so much star power. Surprise 2023 Worlds silver medalist Alexy leads the charge in the men’s 100 free with an entry time of 47.31. He’s not too far ahead of his fellow Worlds swimmer Chris Guiliano, who is the second seed with a time of 47.49. The event contains an interesting mix of established veterans and swimmers in their prime. Ryan Held, Justin Ress, and Dressel are the only three among the top 16 born before the turn of the century. This meet may be the most significant since his comeback and maybe of his career.
After being the star of American swimming in Tokyo, Dressel unexpectedly stepped away from the sport and, without reason, mid-meet from the 2022 Worlds in Budapest. Since his return, it feels like every swim has led up to this meet to see if he can make his third Olympic team. Dressel is the tenth seed and is entered with a time of 48.30, but certainly has the experience and background to move up.
The women’s 100 free will bring Kate Douglass to the forefront of the meet. The top seed in the 100 free, Douglass has an entry time of 52.57, almost a half-second clear of Weitzeil’s 52.92. Weitzeil is hunting for her third Olympic berth and, later on in the meet, will be looking for a three-peat in the 50 free. The 100 fly winner and runner-up, G. Walsh and Huske, appear next in the heat sheet but in verse order, with Huske seeded just ahead of Walsh. 2016 co-Olympic Champ Manuel is the 5th seed. Last night, Manuel finished 7th in the 200 free, just .08 outside of a potential Olympic berth.
The first event on the morning, the men’s 200 fly, sees Thomas Heilman as the top seed. Heilman was one of the revelations at the 2023 Nationals and Worlds Champs. The rising high school senior qualified for the team in two events and finished just outside of the medals in this event. Carson Foster, with his Olympic dream accomplished, may feel the freedom to relax and swim with less pressure and could put up some impressive times.
Dividing the men’s 20o fly and the men’s 100 free from the women’s 100 free and the men’s 200 breast is the women’s 1500. The event has been owned by Katie Ledecky, and naturally, she is the top seed in the event by exactly 30 seconds. Entered in 15:26.27, it’ll be Ledecky against the clock. However, she is not the only one to look for in the race; Katie Grimes leads a strong contingent of young swimmers as the #2,3 and 4 seeds are all under the age of 20. Grimes is the only other seed with an entry under 16:00, but Kate Hurst and Claire Weinstein are separated by less than a second. As previously reported, the #5 seed Paige Madden has scratched out of the event,
The morning ends with the men’s 200 breaststroke. After making the team in the 100 breast, Nic Fink and Charlie Swanson reappear in the event as the 4th and 8th seeds, respectively. Atop the field in Penn’s Matt Fallon and Texas’s Jake Foster. Fallon and Josh Matheny, who placed 3rd in the 100 breast on Sunday, represented the US in Fukuoka.
Can Jake Foster get it done in the 200BR?
USA has been far behind AUS in the Womens 100 free for a long time. Really hoping KD and GW are able to narrow that gap today.
Major respect for those Aussie female freestylers.
Looking at Dressel’s Instagram all I see him doing is promoting doggie treats 🐶🦴 and playing with his baby 👶🍼🙄? Dafuq nobody got time for that 🤨🤨🤔? This dude is not a serious Olympic Athlete anymore. Probably will drop out the meet after a mid 47 high stinker 💩
Anyways 🍆 Dre Dawg 🐶 you will always be legend and thanks for your service to USA swimming, the Sprint goat in my books 🫡 enjoy a nice Flo’rida retirement my friend 🐊🐊🐊
stop being distracted & get in the prelims
Fink is primed and ready to downward fly kick his way to the semi-final in the 200 BR this morning. I get that it would be massive to DQ the winner at Trials, but the underwater video of his kick in the 100 final is insane. My guess is that the officials simply can’t see the kick out in the middle of a 10 lane pool.
Lilly King has a very similar kick, but not quite as extreme. It is interesting that both winners in the 100 BR have the same downward flip of the feet between every stroke.
What on earth is GW going to drop today
I think she will be 52.1 by the time finals conclude. But if her 100 fly is any indication, her prelims time should be around 52.9-53.0.
Why do people always think these things are linear?
Because it’s easier than thinking up a complex, non-linear equation to predict improvement. I assume. That’s why I do it anyway.
I’m driving to trials right now from the east coast. I’ll be in Indy before the session ends.
Quit texting and drive safely!!
godspeed
Have a safe Journey
All of the men’s 200 breast swimmers swam a very fast 100 for them. I think it will be a very fast and exciting race.
Why on earth is this meet starting at 11am when there are 5 heats of the 1500 in the middle of the meet? Put that event at the end so the 100 freestylers and 200 breastrokers don’t have to stay there till 3 pm. Especially when they have to be back for semis tonight and the distance final is tomorrow? Makes no sense
Just following Paris schedule.
Yes, at ’16 trials the men’s 1500 heat swims were post shorter events. Fun to watch, for sure. The committee at Os is probably trying to balance other factors as well as requests to avoid some doubles in other events. I doubt it will ever be “perfect”.