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2021 US Olympic Trials Video Roundup Night 6

Annie Lazor made her first Olympic team in the 200 breast after taking a break from the sport in 2016-17, as did Natalie Hinds in the 100 free

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Annie Lazor Speaks on Dynamic with Lilly King

Training partners Lilly King and Annie Lazor duked it out in the semi of the women’s 200 breast, both swimming drastically different versions of the even

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Carson Foster: “My time’s gonna come and I’m ready for it when it does”

Carson Foster touched second in Andrew’s heat in a time of 1:57.77, just off his 2019 best of 1:57.59, to qualify fourth for the final.

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Olivia Smoliga: “It’s like a dog fight at practice, it’s no surprise it’s like that here”

Smoliga is coming off a third-place finish in the 100 back, still looking to make her second Olympic team here in Omaha.

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Nic Fink on Breaststroke Being an ‘Old Man’s Event’

This is the first Olympic berth for the 27-year-old Nic Fink, who was a close third (by .06) in the 100 breast on Monday night.

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Michael Andrew Explains How He Went 1:55 in the 200 IM

Andrew qualified first for the final by almost two seconds in 1:55.26, becoming the #3 American performer all-time in the 200 IM

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Abbey Weitzeil on Why Semi-Finals are the Most Difficult Round

Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the 2016 Trials winner, led the second semi in 53.66, qualifying third overall with a strong showing

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Ella Nelson: “Kinda been waiting all week for this race”

Ella Nelson put up a best time in the semi-final of the women’s 200 breast, registering a 2:24.80 to finish 4th overall and qualify for the final tonight

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Regan Smith: “Butterfly has always been the fun one”

Smith held on for second in the women’s 200 fly tonight in Omaha, touching at 2:06.99, six-tenths off her PB, to add a second event in Tokyo.

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Natalie Hinds:” I’ve just really been trying to focus on myself”

good friends Olivia Smoliga and Natalie Hinds kept the good times rolling by tying for the victory in the first semi of the women’s 100 freestyle

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2021 US Olympic Trials Video Roundup Night 5

Night 5 continued to bring surprises in Omaha, both elating and devastating as we saw new faces make their first Olympic team and veterans miss out

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Zach Apple Talks 100 Free Training Focus

Down the second 50 it was Zach Apple who out-split everyone, closing in 24.70 to overtake everyone but Dressel, taking the second individual spot

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Zach Harting on Chasing Goals: “I’m here for the dreamers”

In another crazy three-way finish, Zach Harting and Gunnar Bentz claim the two Olympic spots in the men’s 200 fly by finishing 1-2

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Walsh: “That was probably the most painful 50 I’ve ever swam in my entire life”

Despite her stroke tying up at the end, Walsh held on for the win, touching in 2:09.30 to qualify for her first Olympic team

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Matt Fallon: “To feel like that on the last 100 again, that’s just the goal”

Fallon dropped more than a second off his best time from this morning’s prelims in 2:10.13, and then turned things up a couple notches in tonight’s semis.

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