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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Two Prelims Preview

Katie Ledecky will race for the first time tomorrow; she’s the top seed in the women’s 400 free.

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Cordes on American Record: I Maintained My 2nd 50 a Lot Better (Video)

Kevin Cordes came back with an unreal last 50 to break Eric Shanteau’s American record as well as Mark Gangloff’s U.S Open and U.S Nationals record.

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2016 US Olympic Trials: Day One Finals Live Recap

Some of the tension of the anticipation of finding out who will represent the United States in the pool in Rio will be relieved tonight. The first six members of the U.S Olympic team will be announced tonight following the finals of the men’s 400m IM, the women’s 400m IM, and the men’s 400m freestyle.

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How the U.S. Olympic Roster Looks After Night 1 of Trials

Maya Dirado has made it onto her first-ever Olympic team with a win in the 400 IM tonight.

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Three-Way Swim Off Will Determine Men’s 100 Back Semis Qualifier

Austin Katz (pictured above) will take on Carter Griffin and Cameron Craig in a swim-off to determine which swimmer will swim in the 100 back semifinals tonight.

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Kane Radford Will Compete in Rio After Winning Appeal

“It feels like a massive weight has been lifted off my back, but now the real work begins…

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Olympic Trials Day 1 Finals Performance Statistics

Bethany Galat and Brandon Fiala had the biggest time drops of anyone yesterday.

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2016 Olympic Trials Time Prediction Contest: Night 1 Results

Our contestants did pretty well at predicting the top three times in last night’s men’s 400 IM, where college teammates Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland went 1-2

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Clark Smith: I kinda fell apart, but I don’t regret it (Video)

Clark Smith was out like a rocket right from the get-go in this race with only one plan in mind: to hold on

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Michael Andrew: I’m just having fun racing (Video)

Michael Andrew not only went another lifetime best with 59.85, but also advanced to the Finals of the Men’s 100 Breaststroke

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Day 2 Prelims Scratch Report: Conger Out of 100 Back

Big scratches for this morning include Jack Conger in the 100 back, Michael Phelps in the 200 free, and Elizabeth Beisel in the 400 free.

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Catherine Vogt Promoted to Associate Head Coach at USC

Catherine Vogt, above, with 2015 World Champion in the 5K Open Water race.

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Kelsi Worrell: It’ll be hard to sleep tonight (Video)

The much anticipated Kelsi Worrell–Dana Vollmer showdown might be closer than anticipated

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Dwyer: I thought I could run away with it until the back half (Video)

Dwyer’s 3:44 in the 400 free was good enough for a best time, as well as a second Olympic birth in as many Trials’

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Dana Vollmer: I had a little more Zip tonight (Video)

Vollmer dominated the semifinals with a 56.90 performance.

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