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
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
Alex Walsh on 200 IM: ‘You just kinda gotta go for it on the first lap”
It was all about the NCAA champion University of Virginia in the women’s 200 IM, as Cavalier teammates Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass went 1-2
Zach Harting: “I figure it’s only my job to put on a show”
In another crazy three-way finish, Zach Harting and Gunnar Bentz claim the two Olympic spots in the men’s 200 fly, leaving Luca Urlando out
Paige Madden on Olympic Qualification: “I’m still in a lot of shock”
Madden, who earned an Olympic berth last night by taking second to Ledecky in the 400 free, touched second in 1:56.44 to qualify for the 200 free final
Lydia Jacoby Keeps Youth in Perspective to Put Emotions Aside
Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old out of Alaska, becomes the state’s first Olympic swimmer in the second spot, lowering her 17-18 National Age Group Record
Katie Ledecky Previews 200/1500 Free Double
At the 2016 Trials, when Ledecky didn’t have to swim the 1500 free heats on the same day, she was 1:55.10 in the semi-finals
Hunter Armstrong: “It is kinda nice, though, to have people taller than me”
Armstrong surprised many when he popped off with a 52.67 swim in the semi-finals, and he went almost a full two-tenths quicker tonight
Regan Smith on Making First Olympic Team: “That was stressful, that was tough”
Regan Smith came through over an elite field to win the women’s 100 backstroke and qualify for her first ever Olympic team
Ryan Murphy on Olympic Pressure: “I think nerves are motivating”
Ryan Murphy held off an unbelievable late push from Hunter Armstrong to win his second straight Olympic Trials 100 backstroke title in a time of 52.33
Matt Grevers Gives Emotional Testimony Standing Ovation After 100 Back Final
Matt Grevers, swimming in his 5th Olympic Trials, finished 6th overall in the 100 back in 53.27, missing the Olympic team for the 2nd-straight quad
Jake Mitchell Gives Detailed Perspective on 400 Free Time Trial
In an unbelievable solo effort, Jake Mitchell produced the swim of his life to crush the Olympic qualifying time of 3:46.78 in 3:45.86
Zach Apple: “Lilly always tells me its better to die ahead than die behind”
To his credit, Apple held tough on the last 50, clocking in at 1:46.22 to improve his PB of 1:46.56 and qualify second for the final
