U.S. Olympic Trials

2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

It will be a busy session for Katie Ledecky tonight, as she’ll have both the women’s 200 free final and the 1500 free final just over an hour apart.

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2021 US Olympic Trials Night 4 Video Roundup

We are seeing a changing of the guard as more young guns continue to shut out season veterans and punch their first-time tickets to Tokyo

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Alex Walsh on 200 IM: ‘You just kinda gotta go for it on the first lap”

It was all about the NCAA champion University of Virginia in the women’s 200 IM, as Cavalier teammates Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass went 1-2

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2021 U.S. Olympic Roster Update 4: Schmitt Returns, Harting & Walsh Newest OLY

Team USA’s Olympic swimming roster welcomes both veteran and first-time Olympians following the conclusion of the fourth day of competition in Omaha.

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Texas Longhorns’ 4×100 Free Streak Likely At An End, 4×200 Streak Lives On

The Longhorn men have put someone on each US Olympic free relay since 1988, and while that streak is probably done for the 4×100, the 4×200 legacy endures.

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Zach Harting: “I figure it’s only my job to put on a show”

In another crazy three-way finish, Zach Harting and Gunnar Bentz claim the two Olympic spots in the men’s 200 fly, leaving Luca Urlando out

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Matt Fallon and Nic Fink Went To The Same High School

18-year-old Matt Fallon broke the 17-18 National Age Group tonight to win the 200 breast semifinal. Nic Fink (above) took second place overall from heat one

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Bella Sims Likely Qualifies for Olympic Team with 1:57.53 200 Free, #3 15-16

Bella Sims, a 16-year-old out of Sandpipers of Nevada, has in all likelihood made the Olympic Team after finishing 5th in the women’s 200 free final tonight.

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Paige Madden on Olympic Qualification: “I’m still in a lot of shock”

Madden, who earned an Olympic berth last night by taking second to Ledecky in the 400 free, touched second in 1:56.44 to qualify for the 200 free final

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 4: What It Does It Take to Make it Back?

We came within a tenth of a second of seeing it take a sub-49 to make semi-finals of the men’s 100 free, as Dean Farris took 16th in prelims with that time.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel leads a loaded field into the men’s 100 freestyle preliminaries on Wednesday morning.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Finals Preview

Tonight, World Record holder Katie Ledecky leads the first-ever women’s 1500 free U.S. Olympic Trials final in Olympic history.

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Lydia Jacoby Keeps Youth in Perspective to Put Emotions Aside

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

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‘Weird’ U.S. Olympic Trials Highlight Lasting Impacts of Pandemic Delay

The one-year pandemic delay put established swimmers on the defense. For rising swimmers, they had nothing to lose – and a bonus year to gain it all.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 3 Results

Zero people picked Hunter Armstrong to place second in the men’s 100 back final, yet nearly 100 pick ’ems called Rhyan White’s runner-up finish.

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