USA Swimming will be releasing the 2016 Olympic Trials time standards at the United States Aquatic Sport Convention in Jacksonville, Florida.
The qualifying period opened officially on July 30th, 2014, and so times from them until the Olympic Trials deadline (just before the meet starts in 2016) will count. That includes times from the 2014 Nationals and the 2014 Junior Nationals.
Wonder why the worry about someone’s time done this past summer won’t count. If you can’t make the cut next summer why would you go to the trials. If a swimmer can’t do the time in the next 2 years why bother. Saw a number of swimmers under that circumstance in the last two trials. Is it even not ready that years later you can say you were at the trials. It is like I have heard many times that legend is created that if you went you almost made the team. A real mystic has been made about making Trials. There are people out there who let others believe they were an Olympian amazing the mystic given. I feel… Read more »
Because heaven forbid something should happen to the swimmer in the meantime. Like mono or a shoulder injury requiring rehab.
Thanks Braden! I’m not sure everyone realizes only times from July 30 on are good. SwimSwam may want to tweet/post that to clarify!
times are a bit slow… Anyone else think the same?
Yes and no….yes if you believe OT should be more “elite” than Summer Nationals….no if you compare them to times USA swimming used when they moved to large spectator venues.
My gut tells me that OT 2016 numbers will be very similar to 2012 and 2008 with all of the positives (excitement/money) and negatives (long prelim sessions and crowded warm-up/warm-down)
of course, i definitely agree. I guess I fall on that side of the spectrum, that I think olympic trials should be a more “elite” meet.
I would absolutely hate to see (more negatives) the meet become over filled and then the meet resorts to starting from both ends, or starting earlier, flighted sesssions, moving finals back, etc you get my point. Because that ultimately ruins the experience for everyone and really unfair to the people that have the most legit chance to making the olympic team.
I think the problem is that most people want to see it be a more “elite” meet, but most people also want to see the CenturyLink Center filled to the rafters.
My theory is that at some point, USA Swimming is going to have to pull the bandaid off. If you don’t make it more of an “elite” meet, then you’re never going to convince the average sports fan that it’s something worth attending, but in the meantime, there will probably be a dip in attendance if the cuts are significantly reduced.
So only times made since July 30th until trials will count? What if you made one of the new time standards last summer? Need to get it again?? Thanks!
Mary P. – correct. Only times since july 30th will count. If you made the new time standard last summer, you will need to get it again.
This kinda sorta fits here. A while ago I was nosing around the USA Swimming website, and I found the Rio Coach Selection Procedures: http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/41e0dec6-e669-468c-a9f3-1e099ff26b05/16%20SOG%20SWI%20CH.pdf
What particularly piqued my interest was the line that said a head coach candidate has to have previously been head coach for the Olympics, World Championships, or Pan Pacs. Giving the stranglehold that a few coaches have had on those slots, especially over the past 15 years or so, that leaves a pretty narrow pool from which to choose, as far as I can tell. It seems like it’d be nice to see someone new get a head coaching slot next summer (e.g., Durden) so as to be eligible… Read more »
Is there a list who has made the cuts available yet?
SwimFan – if you would like to pull up the rankings in the USA Swimming database, you can see them here:
http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1482&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en
thanks Braden Keith!
you’re the best. 😀
They need to rethink the qualifying date of 7/30/14. The 2014 YMCA Long Course National Meet started on 7/28/14 and continued through 8/1, meaning there were 3 days of competition where swims were in the qualifying period but the swims are posted in the USA Swimming database with a date of 7/28 because that was the first day of the meet. As of now, it looks like the trial cuts that these swimmers swam on 7/30, 7/31 and 8/1 are not going to count. USA Swimming needs to take a look at this, especially since the times swam at this YMCA National Meet were considered in deciding the Junior National Team, National Team and the Pan Pac teams.
USA Swimming qualified the start date for Trials qualification well in advance.
*communicated
They were? To whom? This is a bit frustrating because if we would have known my son would have swam nationals. His time he swam at sectionals would have been 8th on the list of already qualified. Missed opportunity that is frustrating.
Well I have a new goal. Achieve 3 women’s trial cuts.
Or maybe just watch women’s trials. Hmm…