Simone Manuel: “That 50 may have been the longest 50 of my life”
Manuel, 24, edged out a tightly-bunched field at the wall in a time of 24.29, qualifying her for the U.S. Olympic team after missing the 100 free final.
Nathan Adrian on 2021 Trials: “Not what I was hoping for, certainly”
Adrian, 32, clocked 21.73 to finish third. This will be the first time since 2004 that Adrian is absent from the U.S. Olympic team.
Torri Huske: “This is definitely the longest meet I’ve ever been to”
18-year-old Torri Huske, who has already qualified for the team in the 100 fly, finished .02 off of her National Age Group Record in 24.46 for third
2021 US Olympic Trials Video Roundup Night 8
Simone Manuel made the team by winning the women’s 50 free after missing out in the 100 free, where she is the defending Olympic champion
Anthony Ervin Gives Vivid Detail of This Stage of His Swim Career
Defending Olympic champion Tony Ervin ended up finishing 23rd in 22.61, while fellow veteran Matt Grevers tied for 46th in 22.98
Simone Manuel on 2021 Olympic berth: “I don’t quit”
Simone Manuel has always thrived under pressure, and she delivered in spades in tonight’s women’s 50 free final, getting her hand on the wall first
Annie Lazor on Ideal Performance: “I’m saving that swim for Tokyo”
Lazor blew by everyone on the third 50, splitting 35.97, and then extended the gap coming home for the victory, touching for her first Olympic berth
Erika Brown on Olympic Berth: “With each 100 I swam I got better”
Brown, who was a bit off early in the meet, failing to advance out of the heats in the 200 free and 100 fly, stepped up big when it mattered
Bethany Galat: “I always love racing and I’m going to really miss it”
Galat, who was a best of 2:21.77 in 2017, took fourth in 2:22.81. The fourth-place time this year would’ve won the 2016 final by more than a second
Lilly King: “I heard our names being called as we were going down the stretch”
In undoubtedly the most emotionally-charged finish of the meet, training partners Annie Lazor and Lilly King went 1-2 in the women’s 200 breaststroke
Chase Kalisz on 200 IM: “I certainly think I have a lot more to give in that”
Chase Kalisz joined Andrew sub-33 on breast in 32.77 as he locks in a second for the Games with a runner-up finish in 1:56.97.
2021 US Olympic Trials Video Roundup Night 7
15-year-old Katie Grimes finished 2nd in the 800 free to qualify for Tokyo, bringing Katie Ledecky Deja Vu of her Olympic Trials experience 9 years ago.
16-Year-Old Jo Jo Ramey Gushes About Racing Backstroke Idols
16-year-old Jo Jo Ramey lowered her best time down to 2:08.90 in second, moving up from 11th to sixth in the 15-16 age group.
Bryce Mefford Breaks Down Dynamic of Cal Backstroke Crew
Mefford came back in 29.46, the fastest in the field, to take second in 1:54.79, a massive best time for the Cal Berkeley senior
Phoebe Bacon on Moving Forward From 100 Back into 200 Back
Bacon clocked 2:07.46 from the first semi, her second-fastest swim ever, and 16-year-old Jo Jo Ramey lowered her best time down to 2:08.90 in second
