2021 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
- When:
- Wave I Dates: June 4-7, 2021
- Wave II Dates: June 13-20, 2021
- Prelims: 10am CDT | Finals: 7pm CDT
- Where: CHI Health Center / Omaha, Nebraska
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifying Cuts
- Wave I & II Event Order
- LCM (50m)
- Day 5 Finals Live Stream
- Psych Sheets
- Wave II Live Results
- Day 5 Finals Heat Sheet
On day 5 of the 2021 US Olympic Trials, Bobby Finke, Nic Fink, Hali Flickinger, and Caeleb Dressel each won their races and officially added their names to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic roster.
Finke was first, winning the men’s 800 freestyle in a 7:48.22, and will likely be joined on the team by Michael Brinegar who hit a 7:49.94 for second place.
Next up, Nic Fink qualified for his first-ever Olympic team by swimming a 2:07.55 200 breaststroke and was followed by Andrew Wilson who also came second in the 100 breast and will likely be swimming that double in Tokyo.
In the women’s 200 butterfly, Hali Flickinger officially booked her ticket to Tokyo after a 2nd place finish in the women’s 400 IM. She will now likely race both of those events this summer. 100 backstroke victor Regan Smith seems to have added a second event to her lineup by taking second place in the event.
After days of waiting, Caeleb Dressel finally got to officially join the team with his 100 freestyle victory with a 47.39 100 butterfly. Second place there went to Zach Apple with a 47.72 and a solid group of men followed them and will be in contention for relay swim.
Watch the 4 finals and Olympic-qualifying swims here, courtesy of NBC Sports on YouTube:
Men’s 800 Freestyle – Final
- Bobby Finke (SPA), 7:48.22
- Michael Brinegar (MVN), 7:49.94
- Ross Dant (NCS), 7:50.66
Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Final
- Nic Fink (ABSC), 2:07.55
- Andrew Wilson (ABSC), 2:08.32
- Will Licon (TXLA), 2:08.50
Women’s 200 Butterfly – Final
- Hali Flickinger (SUN), 2:05.85 US
- Regan Smith (RIPT), 2:06.99
- Charlotte Hook (TAC), 2:07.92
Men’s 100 Freestyle – Final
- Caeleb Dressel (GSC), 47.39 =US
- Zach Apple (MVN), 47.72
- Blake Pieroni (SAND), 48.16
- Brooks Curry (LSU), 48.19
- Bowe Becker (SAND), 48.22
- Ryan Held (NYAC), 48.46
For people outside of uSA
Men’s 800 free final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mArkkl2Dk
Men’s 200 breast final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3wF37zjT-k
Women’s 100 free semifinals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJJlL4WGwI
Men’s 200 back semifinals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phslfdCMDy0
Women’s 200 fly final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwFHJTGS5k
Men’s 100 free final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tIiTVDIhJo
Men’s 200 IM semifinal 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp-D5cEf_k
Men’s 200 IM semifinal 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3gvi8Awoj4
Dressel looked like he was slipping/spinning in the last 25m which I assume is a result of not fully resting. If he’s on a normal Troy taper and lengthens back out, 46.8 is definitely in play.
He will go definitely faster in Tokyo.