2021 Australian Olympic Trials – Day 6 Live Finals Recap
Ariarne Titmus has challenged the World Record in the 200 & 400 free this week. Tonight she swims the 800 free at the Australian Trials.
Jack Alexy Shatters Dressel’s NAG Record in 17-18 100m Freestyle, Posts 48.69
Several swimmers moved up the all-time 100 free rankings in the 17-18 age group, including Jack Alexy, who set a new NAG in the event.
Jacoby Shatters 17-18 100 Breaststroke NAG Record with 1:05.28
Lydia Jacoby became Alaska’s first US Olympic swimmer with a second place finish in the 100 breaststroke, breaking her NAG record in the process.
Marchand, Duhamel, Lesaffre Become Newest Additions To French Olympic Roster
Those 3 swimmers will head to Tokyo, having notched Olympic-qualifying times on day 1 of the 2021 French Elite Swimming Championships.
Andi Murez Locks in 100 Free FINA A Cut of 54.23 to Close Israeli Nationals
After setting the Israeli national record at 2021 Euros, Andi Murez solidified her Tokyo Olympic 100 free spot with an A cut time of 54.23 in Netanya.
19-Year-Old ASU Commit Leon Marchand Sets French 400 IM Record at 4:09.65
ASU commit Leon Marchand dropped from 4:14.97 to 4:09.65 at the 2021 French Olympic Trials to become the first French Olympic qualifier in Chartres.
Gough Delivers 15:46.13 Australian Record In 1500, #8 Performer All-Time
Gough is one of Australia’s newest Olympic qualifiers for 2021 and added her name to the team in Australian record fashion.
Stubblety-Cook Scorches 2:06.28 200 Breast Aussie Record, 0.16 Off Chupkov’s WR
Stubblety-Cook has booked a spot on his first-ever Olympic squad by swimming under the Australian record in the 200 breast.
Regan Smith Breaks 100 Back U.S. Open Record at 57.92 During Trials Semifinals
During semifinal #2 of the women’s 100 back, 19-year-old Regan Smith ripped out a 57.92 to break the U.S. Open record and qualify first into tomorrow’s final.
Nicholas Lia Hits 22.27 Norwegian Record In 50 Freestyle, Just Misses FINA A
Lia snagged the record from Niksja Stojkovski who was actually swimming in the same heat and hit a 22.64 to take the silver medal.
Top 4 Women At Aussie Trials Deliver Sub-WR Add-Up In 200 Free Final
The Australian women just keep getting faster in the 200 freestyle and have but their own 4×200 freestyle relay second in serious jeopardy.
Ariarne Titmus Scares Pellegrini’s 200 Free WR With 1:53.09 Aussie Record
Ariarne Titmus has qualified for a second Olympic event and got within inches of Federica Pellegrini’s 2009 200 freestyle world record of 1:53.98.
Nic Fink Hits 58.50 100 Breast: #2 All-Time American, 5th Worldwide This Season
Fink is now the second-ranked American man behind Michael Andrew in the event and the 5th fastest man in the world this season.
Kaylee McKeown Drops 57.45 to Break Regan Smith’s World Record in the 100 Back
19-year-old Kaylee McKeown went 57.45 to break the 100m backstroke World Record of 57.57 set by Regan Smith in 2019.
Titmus’ 3:56.90 Nearly Takes Down Ledecky’s 400 Free World Record
The women’s 400m free for Tokyo is anything but a done deal with Aussie Ariarne Titmus nearly breaking Katie Ledecky’s world record here at Trials.
