After Exhausting Year, Olympic Champ Simone Manuel Out of 100 Free Final
Mike Tirico revealed on NBC’s broadcast that Manuel took three weeks away from training this spring while dealing with a painful national reckoning on race.
Hali Flickinger Takes 200 Fly Title, Breaks U.S. Open Record with 2:05.85
Flickinger remains the #3 American all-time in the event, sitting just behind Kathleen Hersey (2:05.78).
Aikins Breaks Tie with Pebley for #7 All-Time Fastest 17-18 200 Back
SwimAtlanta’s Aikins broke 2:00 for the first time in the 200 back this morning. Tonight, he swam a 1:57 to become the 7th all-time fastest in his age group.
Nic Fink Avenges Trials Third By Winning 200 BR; Becomes #4 American All-Time
Nic Fink missed the Olympic team in the 100 breast by 0.06 seconds. In the 200 three nights later, he left nothing to chance.
Insane Final 50 Moves Michael Brinegar to #10 All-Time For U.S. 800 Free
Brinegar turned on the jets, dropping his splits from consistent 29s and 30s to a blazing 27.35 on the final lap of a 7:49.94 800 – #10 in U.S. history.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Preview
Day 5 in Omaha will feature 4 semifinals and 4 finals. Olympians will be crowned tonight in the men’s 800 FR, men’s 200 BR, women’s 200 FL, and men’s 100 FR.
Zach Harting on Chasing Goals: “I’m here for the dreamers”
In another crazy three-way finish, Zach Harting and Gunnar Bentz claim the two Olympic spots in the men’s 200 fly by finishing 1-2
Overreacting: Sprinters Stepping Up, Lochte Bounces Back
With sprinters Abbey Weitzeil and Olivia Smoliga stepping up, Simone Manuel needs to drop at least a second to defend her Olympic gold in Tokyo.
Walsh: “That was probably the most painful 50 I’ve ever swam in my entire life”
Despite her stroke tying up at the end, Walsh held on for the win, touching in 2:09.30 to qualify for her first Olympic team
Who Will Be Team USA’s Assistant Swimming Coaches In Tokyo?
With three of his swimmers already on the Olympic team, Todd DeSorbo has all but locked up a spot as a women’s team assistant in Tokyo.
Gia Pergolini Breaks S13 100 Back World Record at U.S. Paralympic Trials
17-year-old Gia Pergolini from Dynamo Swim Club started off the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Trials with a bang, breaking the S13 World Record in prelims on Thursday.
Matt Fallon: “To feel like that on the last 100 again, that’s just the goal”
Fallon dropped more than a second off his best time from this morning’s prelims in 2:10.13, and then turned things up a couple notches in tonight’s semis.
Race Video: Watch Jake Mitchell’s Electric One-Man 400 Freestyle Race – 3:45.86
Watch Jake Mitchell swim his way into contention for the 2021 US Olympic squad with a blistering 3:45.86 in the 400 freestyle.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
We’ve had to wait four full days for reigning world champ Simone Manuel to make her debut at U.S. Olympic Trials. But the wait is over as of this morning.
Watch Schmitt, Madden, McLaughlin, Harting, and A. Walsh Earn 2021 OLY Berths
Catch up on the men’s 100 FR semis, women’s 200 FR final, men’s 200 FL final, women’s 200 FL semis, men’s 200 BR semis, and women’s 200 IM/1500 free finals.
