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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
‘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.
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.
Why 2nd-Placers Aren’t Officially U.S. Olympians Yet (But Why They Will Be)
Many fans are asking why second-place finishers aren’t being officially announced as Olympians yet. We dig into the selection criteria to explain why.
Katie Ledecky Previews 200/1500 Free Double
At the 2016 Trials, when Ledecky didn’t have to swim the 1500 free heats on the same day, she was 1:55.10 in the semi-finals
James Plage Passes Fran Crippen For #11 All-Time In 17-18 US 800 Free History
18-year-old James Plage dropped seven seconds to go 7:56.87 in the 800 free at this morning’s Olympic Trials prelims, #11 all-time for U.S. 17-18s.
No Scratches For Day 4 Finals In Omaha; Prenot Withdraws As First Alternate
Josh Prenot has withdrawn his position as the first alternate in the men’s 200 breaststroke semi-finals.
SwimSwam’s Top Ten Comments Through Olympic Trials Day 4 Prelims
We’ve pulled some of our favorite comments from the live recaps of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II so far, through the day four prelims session.
Lilly King, Regan Smith y Ryan Murphy se clasifican para los JJOO de Tokio
La tercera jornada de Trials USA nos ha dejado a las grandes estrellas clasificadas para Tokio, con Lilly King, Ryan Murphy y Regan Smith ya en el Team USA.
Hunter Armstrong: “It is kinda nice, though, to have people taller than me”
Armstrong surprised many when he popped off with a 52.67 swim in the semi-finals, and he went almost a full two-tenths quicker tonight
