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
- Time Trial Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 TT US Olympic Team Trials”
One of the most notable swims of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials thus far occurred during the time trial session in between prelims and finals on Saturday, as 17-year-old Gabe Nunziata unleashed a monster performance in the 100 breaststroke.
Nunziata, a Tennessee commit and current member of the Old Dominion Aquatic Club, knocked exactly two seconds off his personal best time in 1:00.36, launching him up to #5 all-time in the boys’ 17-18 age group. His previous PB had him ranked 83rd.
Included in the NAG rankings is Nicholas Mahabir, who swam in the U.S. club system but is Singaporean. So in terms of Americans, Nunziata is #4 all-time in the age group.
All-Time Performers, Boys’ 17-18 100 Breaststroke (LCM)
- Michael Andrew, 59.82 – 2016
- Nicholas Mahabir, 59.96 – 2023
- Josh Matheny, 1:00.06 – 2021
- Reece Whitley, 1:00.08 – 2017
- Gabe Nunziata, 1:00.36 – 2024
Nunziata set his previous best of 1:02.36 at the ISCA International Cup in late March, the same meet in which he clocked his lone Trials cut, a 2:15.36 in the 200 breast.
Nunziata’s 100 breast swim during the time trial would’ve been 12th-fastest in the prelims of the men’s 100 breaststroke and comfortably qualified him for tonight’s semi-finals.
OTHER NOTABLE TIME TRIAL RESULTS
- Poseidon Swimming’s Lexi Stephens dropped seven-tenths from her best time in the 100 fly, clocking 1:01.27 to edge out Jersey Aquatic Club’s Sarah Rodrigues (1:01.29), who also set a new PB.
- Michigan’s Ryan Healy dropped a whopping six seconds from his lifetime best in the 200 free in what was just his second time swimming the event in two years. Healy touched in 1:50.09, a tenth shy of the Trials cut.
- Princeton’s Mitchell Schott, who has five events on his plate this week, dropped three-tenths to log a time of 49.44 in the 100 free—one of the events he’ll race later. The 19-year-old set his previous best of 49.76 in May.
ok stupid question but what’s the point of the time trials? are these swimmers that didn’t make the trials cut but are swimming exhibition? seems like at least one swimmer (schott) will swim the 100 free later in the meet. why time trial it now?
not being annoying just trying to understand
My guess is that for a lot of swimmers that only got one or two cuts, they want the opportunity to swim other events on full taper. In Schott’s case, the 100 free is back-to-back with the 200 fly so he might be dropping the individual 100.
That is insanely impressive
Maybe he and his coaches had an idea that he could do this but that swim is completely out of the blue. Besides his best LCM times, his best SCY times are 54.0/1:56.5 – very good for a 17yo but nothing that would hint he was going to become one of the top 15 breaststrokers in the country in an Olympic year.
This 17-year-old just started taking the sport seriously a short time ago. A total of half a dozen times ever swimming the LC 200 Breast, made the OT qualifying standard, and if everything goes well on Tuesday, people may need to sit down and just congratulate this young man. Not an “out of blue” swim. Just a highly confident, tenacious, and goal oriented swimmer becoming great right in front of everyone’s eyes. Well done, Gabe. Keep it coming!!
Thanks for the insight – I’m looking forward to what he can do!
GOAT
Sheeeesh