Articles by Laura Rosado

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Swims You Might Have Missed (Day 3)

Zoe Dixon quietly swam a personal best in the final of the women’s 400 IM after swimming her fastest time since 2021 in prelims.

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Chris Guiliano Makes First Olympic Team in 200 Free; Came in Seeded 29th on Psych Sheet

One year after his surprise long course breakout, Guiliano surprised again as he earned an individual berth in the 200 freestyle.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 3 Overreaction: Swimming is My Favorite Spectator Sport

Regan Smith posted a 57-point swim for the 18th time in her career, and it felt just as impressive as the first. Or I’m just a big fan.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Swims You Might Have Missed (Day 2)

Owen McDonald had a strong 200 free in the morning in front of his new hometown crowd, and more swims you might have missed on day 2 of Olympic Trials.

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Aaron Shackell Wins 200 Free Swim-Off; First Swim-Off For Finals Since 2008

Shackell did it again in front of a roaring home crowd, swimming past Daniel Diehl on the final stretch to earn a spot in the 200 free tomorrow night.

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Aaron Shackell & Daniel Diehl to Swim-Off for Lane 8 in 200 Free Final at U.S. Olympic Trials

Shackell already booked his ticket to Paris on night 1, but this could be Diehl’s (pictured) first shot at an Olympic berth.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 2 Overreaction: It’s a Swim Meet and It’s Loud

Indianapolis athletes got the biggest crowd reactions this morning, including 2x Olympian Blake Pieroni who solidified his comeback in the 200 free heats.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Alex Shackell Out of 100 Fly (Day 2 Finals Scratches)

Shackell, the younger sister of newly-minted Olympian Aaron Shackell, will focus on the semifinals of the 200 free tonight.

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Tanner Filion, D3 Record-Holder & D1 All-American, Makes 100 Back Semis at Olympic Trials

Filion only has two other 100 LCM backstrokes on record, according to the USA Swimming database. He is seeded 13th out of prelims (54.40).

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Two-Time Olympian Gabrielle Rose Goes a Personal Best at 46 Years Old, Makes Trials Semis

Rose proved that age is just a number, as she punched a best time of 1:08.43 to qualify 11th in the women’s 100 breaststroke.

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Carson Foster No-Shows 200 Free, 2nd DFS of U.S. Olympic Trials

3rd-seed Foster left his lane empty in the first circle-seeded heat of the men’s 200 freestyle. He is still entered in the 400 IM in this session.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: No Kate Douglass in 100 Breaststroke (Day 2 Prelims Scratches)

Despite putting up the #3 time in the 100 breaststroke earlier this season, Douglass will not contest the 100 breast in Indy.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Swims You Might Have Missed (Day 1)

Sean Green of Long Island Aquatics dropped 2.49-seconds in the men’s 400 freestyle, and more swims you might have missed on day 1 of Olympic Trials.

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20,689 Spectators in the Stands at U.S. Olympic Trials; More Than Rio Record

The Lucas Oil Stadium has the capacity for around 30,000 swim fans and was expected to shatter attendance records once Trials got underway.

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First Paris 2024 U.S. Swimming Olympian is Aaron Shackell

Shackell clocked 3:45.46 in the finals of the men’s 400 free to book his ticket to Paris, the first qualifier of these Trials.

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