Carson Foster No-Shows 200 Fly And 100 Free, His Third And Fourth No-Shows Of Olympic Trials

2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS

Carson Foster, a 2023 World Championships finalist in the men’s 200 butterfly, has no-showed the preliminary heats of the event at the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials — with “no-show” meaning that he did not scratch out of the event the night beforehand. Later on, he also no-showed the 100 free, where he was seeded 33rd with a time of 49.35. These events are his fourth no-shows of the meet, as he also skipped out on the 100 free later on in prelims.

As the second overall seed with a best time of 1:53.85, Foster was one of the favorites to qualify for the Paris Olympics individually in the event. In addition, he is also a 2023 World Championships finalist, having finished sixth overall. He also has experience racing the 4×100 free relay, having split 47.83 at the 2024 World Championships in the event.

Foster is already qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic team by virtue of the men’s 400 IM, where he placed first. He is still entered 200 IM and 200 back.

Without Foster, Mason Laur (1:55.09), Luca Urlando (1:55.52), and Dare Rose (1:55.94) qualified into semi-finals as the top three overall seeds in the 200 fly. In the 100 free, Jack Alexy (47.08), Chris Guiliano (47.62), and Caeleb Dressel (47.83) were the top three.

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BMoore
3 months ago

Maybe he wants to save up or be ready for the IMs….? Or…. Maybe he’s just a jerk too

Pete Kennedy
3 months ago

His actions speak louder than words.

Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
3 months ago

Carson Foster screwed up my pick ’ems. For that, his actions are unforgivable.

Last edited 3 months ago by Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
3 months ago

Carson Foster screwed up my pick ’ems. For that, his actions are unforgivable.

400IMLuvr
3 months ago

He swam in his 100 free heat though…

cheese
3 months ago

Not showing up for either of the events you’re in when you clearly would’ve at least scratched one of them is objectively a bad move, especially given that someone could’ve been slotted into the 200 fly circle-seeded heats and lost out on that because Foster opted to not be courteous to the individuals that actually chose to swim. I get people saying that this is a non-issue because everyone scratches at some point or another, but this is disrespectful to the meet organizers that have to repeatedly organize heats in accordance with his entries for him to not show up. He knows he’s made the team already, so there’s no reason to play mind games or leave last-chance races on… Read more »

JimSwim22
Reply to  cheese
3 months ago

We want swimming to be entertainment right? Empty lanes look bad. Secondly it is rude to the other swimmers. And it just seems really lazy. Scratch deadline is what 9pm?

Old Swimmer
3 months ago

So what? He already qualified for the Olympics. It gives the other swimmers a chance. However, I must admit that it is kind of weird

Cole Gvozdas
Reply to  Old Swimmer
3 months ago

But for some people, like the 5-6 in 100 and 200 free, you need people to make multiple events to get to go. So this potentially screws it up for them. Might as well swim and do the best you can

Meow
Reply to  Cole Gvozdas
3 months ago

Pretty sure they prioritize relay swimmers and that’s why 2nd place is guaranteed. But either way, you don’t jeopardize your program by adding events just for the small possibility somebody gets left off the team.

R. Phillips
Reply to  Old Swimmer
3 months ago

When he doesn’t scratch it’s doesn’t open a spot for other swimmers.

ButlerBuck
3 months ago

Maybe he just doesn’t feel well and wants to make sure he gets in on the two IM events and leave the others for another time.

R. Phillips
Reply to  ButlerBuck
3 months ago

It’s not a matter of skipping events, it is the fact that he’s not declaring this to the officials as you are supposed to do.

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