2021 US Olympic Trials Video Roundup Night 5
Night 5 continued to bring surprises in Omaha, both elating and devastating as we saw new faces make their first Olympic team and veterans miss out
Zach Apple Talks 100 Free Training Focus
Down the second 50 it was Zach Apple who out-split everyone, closing in 24.70 to overtake everyone but Dressel, taking the second individual spot
Zach Harting on Chasing Goals: “I’m here for the dreamers”
In another crazy three-way finish, Zach Harting and Gunnar Bentz claim the two Olympic spots in the men’s 200 fly by finishing 1-2
Walsh: “That was probably the most painful 50 I’ve ever swam in my entire life”
Despite her stroke tying up at the end, Walsh held on for the win, touching in 2:09.30 to qualify for her first Olympic team
Matt Fallon: “To feel like that on the last 100 again, that’s just the goal”
Fallon dropped more than a second off his best time from this morning’s prelims in 2:10.13, and then turned things up a couple notches in tonight’s semis.
Race Video: Watch Jake Mitchell’s Electric One-Man 400 Freestyle Race – 3:45.86
Watch Jake Mitchell swim his way into contention for the 2021 US Olympic squad with a blistering 3:45.86 in the 400 freestyle.
Watch Schmitt, Madden, McLaughlin, Harting, and A. Walsh Earn 2021 OLY Berths
Catch up on the men’s 100 FR semis, women’s 200 FR final, men’s 200 FL final, women’s 200 FL semis, men’s 200 BR semis, and women’s 200 IM/1500 free finals.
Erica Sullivan on Making Olympic Team After Loss of Her Father in 2017
it was Sullivan holding on to book an Olympic berth in a time of 15:51.18, taking more than four seconds off her best time of 15:55.25 set in 2019.
Regan Smith Explains What it Will Take to have a Special Swim in the 2Fly Final
Regan Smith topped the first semi-final in 2:07.89 over Olivia Carter and Dakota Luther, with those three qualifying second, fourth and sixth overall
Race Videos: Watch McKeown, Temple, And Titmus Down 3 More Aussie Records
Watch the 3 Australian records broken during the final day of the 2021 Olympic Trials: The women’s 200 back, men’s 100 fly, and women’s 800 free.
Harting: “There’s Just An Overwhelming Sense of Gratitude”
Alex Walsh and Zach Harting spoke to the press after after punching their tickets to Tokyo by winning the women’s 200 IM and men’s 200 fly last night.
Ledecky on Event Schedules: “I do think the men have it a little bit easier”
Ledecky, who swam the 200/1500 free double tonight, commented on that fact that on the men’s side, no such double appears in the event schedule
Caeleb Dressel: “These meets are quite miserable when you’re not swimming”
Caeleb Dressel and Zach Apple took charge of the men’s 100 freestyle semi-finals from the second heat, duking it out stroke-for-stroke down the final meters
Nathan Adrian Gives Heartfelt Analysis of 100 Free Semi Final
notably missing the 100 free final was three-time Olympian Nathan Adrian, who finished 13th overall in 48.92 after going 48.37 in the heats
2021 US Olympic Trials Night 4 Video Roundup
We are seeing a changing of the guard as more young guns continue to shut out season veterans and punch their first-time tickets to Tokyo
