2021 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
- When:
- Wave I Dates: June 4-7, 2021
- Wave II Dates: June 13-20, 2021
- Prelims: 10am CDT | Finals: 7pm CDT
- Where: CHI Health Center / Omaha, Nebraska
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifying Cuts
- Wave I & II Event Order
- LCM (50m)
- Day 3 Finals Live Stream
- Psych Sheets
- Wave II Live Results
- Day 3 Finals Heat Sheet
Reported by James Sutherland.
WOMEN’S 100 BREAST FINAL
- World Record: Lilly King (USA) – 1:04.13 (2017)
- American Record: Lilly King – 1:04.13 (2017)
- US Open Record: Jessica Hardy (USA) – 1:04.45 (2009)
- World Junior Record: Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 1:05.21 (2014)
- 2016 Olympic Champion: Lilly King (USA) – 1:04.93
- 2016 US Olympic Trials Champion: Lilly King – 1:05.20
- Wave I Cut: 1:10.99
- Wave II Cut: 1:09.55
- FINA ‘A’ Cut: 1:07.07
- Lilly King (ISC), 1:04.79
- Lydia Jacoby (STSC), 1:05.28
- Annie Lazor (MVN), 1:05.60
Lilly King jumped on it early and locked in her spot on a second U.S. Olympic team, roaring to victory in the women’s 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:04.79—just shy of her world-leading 1:04.72 from the semis and the fourth-fastest swim of her career.
Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old out of Alaska, becomes the state’s first Olympic swimmer in the second spot, lowering her 17-18 National Age Group Record from the semi-finals in the process.
Jacoby went 1:05.71 last night, and after turning fifth at the 50 in 30.94, made her way through the field to take second in 1:05.28, notably out-splitting everyone (including King) with a 34.34 back-half.
I am enjoying the wave of (relatively) young swimmers punching their tickets to Tokyo, as we are getting fresh interviews. Their answers are not as rehearsed and calculated as that of a seasoned pro who may have spent years doing media appearances; instead their answers just seem more authentic and innocent.
She’s a queen
Congratulations on a fantastic performance!
Go Alaska!