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
- Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE — FINALS
- World Record: 3:40.07, Paul Biedermann (GER) – 2009 World Championships
- American Record: 3:42.78, Larsen Jensen – 2008 Olympic Games
- U.S. Open Record: 3:43.53, Larsen Jensen (USA) – 2008 Olympic Trials
- World Junior Record: 3:44.31, Peter Mitsin (BUL) – 2023 European Junior Championships
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Kieran Smith — 3:44.86
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 3:46.78
Semi-Final Qualifiers:
- Luke Whitlock (FAST), 3:46.42
- David Johnston (TST), 3:47.17
- Jake Mitchell (FLOR), 3:47.76
- Aaron Shackell (CSC), 3:47.96
- Jake Magahey (SA), 3:48.16
- Kieran Smith (RAC), 3:48.25
- Daniel Matheson (SUN), 3:48.57
- Bobby Finke (SPA), 3:48.63
Carson Foster, the eighth seed in the men’s 400 free, has no-showed the preliminary heats of the event. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as he also scratched out of the event at both the 2022 and 2023 U.S. World Championship trials.
Foster’s 2023-24 season-best time in the 400 free is 3:47.64, which ranked him fourth in the United States headed into trials. His best 400 free time is 3:45.29 from July 2022, which could have him in contention to make the U.S. Olympic team in the event. However, given that he is already one of America’s top swimmers in the IM races, the 200 fly, and the 200 free, he likely didn’t want to add another event onto his schedule.
Foster still has plenty of racing opportunities this meet, as he tries to qualify for his first-ever Olympic team after barely missing in 2021. He will be racing the 400 IM on Sunday, and is also slated to race the 100 free, 200 free, 200 back, and 200 IM.
Sad to see a Sycamore High School graduate is such a wimp. We weren’t wimps like him in the 1980’s.
That was a brutal result three years ago and kind of set the tone for his meet. Not really surprised to see this now if he wasn’t the obvious favorite.
Would have been nice if he scratched the night before, so there are no empty lanes.
I had him winning in my pick ems. Should’ve known he’d scratch or no show.
Swimmers and Coaches: please scratch the night before if you know you aren’t going to swim! 90% of the time, you know!
What about the other 10% ? Maybe he didn’t know the night before.
Cmon… what would make him change his mind in that short period of time?
Maybe he slept really badly and so only would have known the next day that he wouldn’t do it.
I think we need to have guys jumping in these empty lanes of high-profile swimmers to troll slow times in their names!
Also, I realized as I was typing “guys”, it feels like there is a gendered effect, with guys doing the no-show thing much more often than women. Right?
Silly goose
What’s up Texas & men’s 400 free? Carozza & Enyart & Kibler scratched. Hobson didn’t even enter. Johnston only one left I think & he doesn’t even train there…..
What is the pulse rate for us not being able to qualify anyone for it?
Considering Whitlock was under the cut this morning it feels likely at least the top 2 will be under the cut tonight
Silly question: Suppose (for the sake of the question) that Whitlock adds a bunch of time or fall starts tonight and doesn’t finish in the top-2. Suppose neither of the top-2 finish under the Olympic qualifying standard. Does Whitlock make the team?
I don’t think so. I think the first factor is finishing 1st or 2nd and then make the qualifying time.
4 guys will get the cut tonight