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)
- Psych Sheets
- Day 4 Finals Live Stream
- Wave II Live Results
- Day 4 Finals Heat Sheet
Reported by James Sutherland.
WOMEN’S 200 FLY SEMI-FINALS
- World Record: Liu Zige (CHN) – 2:01.81 (2009)
- American Record: Mary Descenza – 2:04.14 (2009)
- US Open Record: Hali Flickinger (USA) – 2:05.87 (2018)
- World Junior Record: Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN) – 2:06.29 (2017)
- 2016 Olympic Champion: Mireia Belmonte Garcia (ESP) – 2:04.85
- 2016 US Olympic Trials Champion: Cammile Adams – 2:06.80
- Wave I Cut: 2:14.59
- Wave II Cut: 2:12.56
- FINA ‘A’ Cut: 2:08.43
- Hali Flickinger (SUN), 2:06.73
- Regan Smith (RIPT), 2:07.89
- Charlotte Hook (TAC), 2:08.08
- Olivia Carter (MICH), 2:08.44
- Kelly Pash (CSC), 2:08.69
- Dakota Luther (ABSC), 2:08.82
- Rachel Klinker (CAL), 2:09.18
- Lindsay Looney (SUN), 2:09.56
Hali Flickinger put on a surgical performance to smoothly advance first overall for tomorrow’s 200 fly final by over a second in 2:06.73, narrowly missing her season-best of 2:06.68 that ranks her third in the world in 2020-21.
In the second semi, Flickinger charged ahead of upstart teenager Charlotte Hook on the second 50, and then after Hook pulled within four-tenths by the time they were at the 150 turn, Flickinger picked up the strokerate with the fastest closing 50 in the field (33.11) to solidify the top seed.
Hook, a 17-year-old teammate of 100 fly Olympian Claire Curzan with the TAC Titans, took second in the semi and third overall in 2:08.08, two tenths shy of her 2019 PB of 2:07.87.
Regan Smith topped the first semi-final in 2:07.89 over Olivia Carter (2:08.44) and Dakota Luther (2:08.82), with those three qualifying second, fourth and sixth overall. Among the trio, Carter was the closest to her best time (2:08.22).
You can do it, Regan! You’ve gotta believe!