2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
It’s time for the sixth of 9 finals periods on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. There are three finals on deck tonight: the ladies’s 200 butterfly, males’s 200 backstroke, and girls’s 200 breaststroke. Moreover, we’ve bought semifinals of the lads’s 50 freestyle, ladies’s 200 backstroke, and males’s 200 IM.
Within the first closing of the evening, Regan Smith goals to make her second particular person Olympic occasion after resetting the 100 again world document two nights in the past. The race for second behind her was huge open coming into the meet, however Alex Shackell has distanced herself from the gang by the primary two rounds. In semifinals, she took down Smith’s 17-18 NAG with a 2:06.10. However 2023 Worlds qualifier Lindsay Looney will push her, as will Dakota Luther and Tess Howley.
Up subsequent, Ryan Murphy will attempt to sweep the 200 backstrokes. DOn’t let the truth that he’s not the highest qualifier idiot you, not solely has Murphy been extremely constant by his lengthy profession, however he’s proven that he can present up when it issues most. With #2 seed and 2023 Worlds qualifier Destin Lasco scratching out of this race in prelims, another person has the chance to step up as nicely and get second. Keaton Jones (1st, 1:55.49), Jack Aikins (third, 1:55.95), Tommy Janton (1:56.87), and Daniel Diehl (1:57.29) all might make a transfer.
The final closing of the evening is the ladies’s 200 breaststroke, set to be a heavyweight combat between American document holder Kate Douglass and hometown hero Lilly King. Douglass set a brand new championship document in prelims as a result of the gang was being too quiet — a transfer which stands as much as King’s “come and get me gesture” she did after profitable the primary semifinal. If something, it’s King that should catch as much as Douglass’ 2:19, nevertheless it needs to be an amazing battle between them, whereas different Cavaliers like Alex Walsh and Ella Nelson will likely be making an attempt to upset King and make it a Virginia 1-2.
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY — Closing
- World Report: 2:01.81 — Liu Zige (CHN), 2009
- American Report: 2:03.87 — Regan Smith, 2023
- U.S. Open Report: 2:03.87 — Regan Smith (USA), 2023
- World Junior Report: 2:04.06 – Summer time McIntosh (CAN), 2023
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: 2:05.85 — Hali Flickinger
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 2:08.43
High 8:
- Regan Smith (SUN), 2:05.70
- Alex Shackell (CSC), 2:06.69
- Lindsay Looney (TXLA), 2:07.03
- Emma Sticklen (TXLA), 2:08.07
- Dakota Luther (TXLA), 2:08.63
- Charlotte Hook (ALTO), 2:10.04
- Tess Howley (LIAC), 2:10.45
- Lucy Bell (ALTO), 2:10.58
Regan Smith added one other occasion to her Olympic schedule, taking the win within the ladies’s 200 butterfly closing. She was off the two:04.91 championship document that she set throughout the semifinals, however nonetheless received the race by almost a second.
Smith was on the coronary heart of the motion your complete race — she went out firstly in 27.72, turning first. Emma Sticklen took management of the race on the second 50, handing over 59.40 on the midway mark, .05 seconds forward of Smith.
Alex Shackell had an enormous third 50, splitting 32.39 to hitch Sticklen and Smith on the entrance of the race. Shackell turned for house in first place, with Smith working second and Sticklen third. Smith dug in over the ultimate 50 meters, splitting 33.52 to get the win. Shackell held on for second in 2:06.69, and whereas she possible already certified within the ladies’s 4×200 free relay, this swim provides her a person occasion in Paris.
Sticklen ran out of fuel on the final 50, splitting 35.58. That gave Lindsay Looney greater than sufficient room to catch her as she was the quickest closing cut up within the subject (33.39). In a slower closing than anticipated, Looney was really the one one to drop from semifinals and swam a lifetime finest 2:07.03.
MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE — Closing
- World Report: 1:51.92 — Aaron Piersol (USA), 2009
- American Report: 1:51.92 — Aaron Piersol (USA), 2009
- U.S. Open Report: 1:53.08 — Aaron Piersol (USA), 2009
- World Junior Report: 1:55.14– Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2017
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: 1:54.20 — Ryan Murphy
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 1:57.50
High 8:
- Ryan Murphy (CAL), 1:54.33
- Keaton Jones (CAL), 1:54.61
- Jack Aikins (SA), 1:54.78
- Tommy Janton (ND), 1:57.12
- Jay Litherland (TXLA), 1:57.16
- Daniel Diehl (WOLF), 1:57.60
- Caleb Maldari (FLOR), 1:58.31
- Hunter Tapp (WOLF), 1:59.30
The Backstroke Bears reign once more. For the third straight Olympic Trials, the Cal Golden Bears have gone 1-2 within the 200 backstroke.
The fixed all through that streak is Ryan Murphy, who simply grew to become the primary man to comb the 100/200 backstroke at three straight Olympic Trials. Murphy didn’t go away something to probability on this race, main from begin to end. He earned the win in 1:54.33, decreasing the quickest time on the earth this 12 months.
Probably becoming a member of Murphy within the 200 backstroke in Paris is Keaton Jones, who had a quietly robust freshman season at Cal. Jones arrived in Indianapolis because the seventh seed with a PB of 1:56.79 from this April. Over the rounds, he’s lowered his finest by 2.18 seconds to the 1:54.61 he simply hit to seize second place.
Jones was working third behind Murphy and Jack Aikins on the closing flip. Aikins was .09 seconds forward of Jones, however Jones outsplit him 28.92 to 29.18 over the ultimate 50 meters to get his hand on the wall .17 seconds forward of Aikins.
That is Aikins second third place end of the meet. He touched third within the 100 backstroke, .02 seconds behind second-place Hunter Armstrong.
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE — Semifinals
- World Report: 20.91 — Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009
- American Report: 21.04 — Caeleb Dressel, 2019 / 2021
- U.S. Open Report: 21.04 — Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2021
- World Junior Report: 21.75 — Michael Andrew (USA), 2017 / 2017
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Caeleb Dressel, 21.04
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 21.96
Closing Qualifiers:
- Chris Guiliano (ND), 21.59
- Caeleb Dressel (GSC), 21.61
- Jack Alexy (CAL), 21.66
- Ryan Held (NYAC), 21.82
- Michael Andrew (SUN), 21.83
- Quintin McCarty (WOLF), 21.85
- Matt King (TFA), 21.88
- Adam Chaney (FLOR) / Jonny Kulow (SUN), 21.89*
*swim-off required
Chris Guiliano simply retains rolling in Indianapolis this week. He shattered the private finest 21.83 that he swam in prelims with a 21.59 that received the primary semifinal and moved him by to the ultimate as the highest seed. If Guiliano does qualify within the 50 free, he would be the first individual since Matt Biondi in 1988 to qualify individually within the 50/100/200 freestyle.
After a 22.00 in prelims, Caeleb Dressel exploded to win the second semi-final. Dressel rocketed to a 21.61, his quickest time in two years.
Jack Alexy sits simply .05 seconds behind Guiliano in 21.66, enhancing from his prelims swim by eight-hundredths. And after tying for the highest time this morning (21.70), Ryan Held and Michael Andrew stay shut, separated by only a hundredth of a second in 4th and fifth.
There will likely be one more swim-off at this meet. Florida’s Adam Chaney and Arizona State’s Jonny Kulow will swim-off for a spot within the closing after tying in 21.89. Kulow was simply off his lifetime-best whereas this marks Chaney’s first swim beneath 22 seconds.
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE — Closing
- World Report: 2:17.55 — Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS), 2023
- American Report: 2:19.30 — Kate Douglass, 2024
- U.S. Open Report: 2:19.30 — Kate Douglass (USA), 2024
- World Junior Report: 2:19.64 – Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes (TUR), 2015
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: 2:21.07 — Annie Lazor
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 2:23.91
High 8:
- Kate Douglass (NYAC), 2:19.46 CR
- Lilly King (ISC), 2:21.93
- Alex Walsh (NAC), 2:22.38
- Ella Nelson (NAC), 2:23.95
- Kaelyn Gridley (DUKE), 2:27.44
- Anna Keating (CA-Y), 2:29.54
- Isabelle Odgers (TROJ), 2:30.07
- Raya Mellot (CROW), 2:30.19
Kate Douglass introduced the gang to their toes within the ladies’s 200 breaststroke closing. Douglass was out like a shot, opening her race in 31.58, already .55 seconds beneath world document tempo. She was nonetheless beneath the world document tempo on the midway level, splitting 1:06.93 to Chikunova’s 1:07.28. For the document, 1:06.93 would’ve been fifth within the 100 breaststroke closing.
Douglass fell off the world document tempo on the third 50 (35.88) however was nonetheless virtually two seconds forward of the remainder of the sphere. She got here house in 36.55, breaking the championship document that she set in prelims of this race with a 2:19.46. She bought nearer to her American document as nicely, lacking it by simply .16 seconds.
The race for second was between Lilly King and Alex Walsh. King was forward of Walsh by the primary 100 meters, however Walsh turned on the fuel throughout the third 50 with a 36.43 cut up, making the ultimate flip .72 seconds forward of King.
However the Indiana native got here charging house, throwing down a field-best 36.50 on the closing 50 to get her palms on the wall forward of Walsh in 2:21.93. Walsh completed third in 2:22.38, swimming a brand new lifetime finest.
WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE — Semifinals
- World Report: 2:03.14 — Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023
- American Report: 2:03.35 — Regan Smith, 2019
- U.S. Open Report: 2:03.80 — Regan Smith (USA), 2023
- World Junior Report: 2:19.64 – 2:03.35 — Regan Smith (USA), 2019
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Rhyan White, 2:05.73
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 2:10.39
Closing Qualifiers:
- Regan Smith (SUN), 2:06.41
- Phoebe Bacon (UW), 2:07.23
- Claire Curzan (TAC), 2:07.47
- Katie Grimes (SAND), 2:07.75
- Teagan O’Dell (MVN), 2:07.97
- Isabelle Stadden (CAL), 2:08.40
- Rhyan White (WOLF), 2:08.63
- Kennedy Noble (WOLF), 2:08.87
Lower than an hour after the 200 butterfly closing, Regan Smith was again up within the second semifinal of the 200 backstroke. She improved from her prelims swim by 2.89 seconds, powering forward of the remainder of the received in her semifinal with a 2:06.41, good for the quickest time heading into tomorrow evening’s closing.
She took the win within the second semifinal virtually a second forward of Claire Curzan, who posted a 2:07.47 to qualify for the ultimate in third.
Tokyo Olympian and 2022 Worlds silver medalist Phoebe Bacon received the primary semifinal, enhancing her season-best by .01 seconds. She earned the win in that semi forward of Katie Grimes, who’s doing nicely in her 200 backstroke facet quest. Grimes broke 2:08 for the primary time tonight, swimming a 2:07.75. She’s sitting 4th proper now and will problem for a roster spot on this race.
It took a 2:08.87 from Kennedy Noble to make it into the ultimate.
Although she missed the ultimate, 14 12 months previous Audrey Derivaux swam a lifetime finest 2:09.80 to maneuver as much as 4th all-time within the 13-14 age group.
MEN’S 200 IM — Semifinals
- World Report: 1:54.00 — Ryan Lochte (USA), 2011
- American Report: 1:54.00 — Ryan Lochte (USA), 2011
- U.S. Open Report: 1:54.56 — Ryan Lochte (USA), 2009
- World Junior Report: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos (HUN), 2021
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Michael Andrew, 1:55.44
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 1:57.94
Closing Qualifiers:
- Chase Kalisz (TXLA), 1:56.83
- Shaine Casas (TXLA), 1:57.87
- Kieran Smith (RAC), 1:57.94
- Carson Foster (RAYS), 1:57.96
- Owen McDonald (ISC), 1:58.21
- Grant Home (SUN), 1:58.24
- Arsenio Bustos (WOLF), 1:58.37
- Will Modglin (ZSC), 1:58.44
Chase Kalisz swam away from the sphere within the second semifinal. The 30 12 months previous veteran clocked a 1:56.83 which is his quickest time for the reason that 2022 U.S. Open and secured him lane 4 for tomorrow evening’s closing.
Kalisz sits over a second forward of the remainder of the sphere as Shaine Casas posted a 1:57.87 to win the primary semifinal in decisive style. Casas led that semifinal from begin to end, enhancing from ninth going into the semis to 2nd heading into the ultimate. He additionally improved on his prelims time by 1.23 seconds, swimming 1:57.87.
Already certified for Paris within the 4×200 free relay, Kieran Smith certified for the finals in third in 1:57.96. He’s .02 seconds forward of 400 IM winner Carson Foster, who certified fourth after swimming 1:57.96 within the second semifinal, touching behind each Kalisz and Smith.
Males’s 50 Freestyle — Swim-Off
- Adam Chaney (FLOR) / Jonny Kulow (SUN) — 21.79
It’s one other tie! Adam Chaney seemed to be forward of Jonny Kulow, however Kulow discovered one other gear within the closing meters. On the contact, the 2 remained locked collectively however this time at 21.79. That’s a tenth sooner than they went within the authentic semifinal.
It’s the second finest time of the session for Chaney, who had but to interrupt 22 seconds earlier than arriving for finals tonight. In the meantime, it’s Kulow’s first as he bought beneath the 21.87 he swam at 2023 U.S. Nationals.
21.79 would’ve been 4th within the authentic semifinal.
The second swim off will occur at 9:50pm ET.
Males’s 50 Freestyle — Swim-Off (Once more)
- Adam Chaney (FLOR), 21.81
- Jonny Kulow (SUN), 21.99
This race performed out equally to how the primary swim-off did: each bought off the blocks shortly (separated by solely .01 second on their response time) however Chaney charged forward to the lead. Kulow didn’t let him get far although, and as soon as once more the Solar Satan kicked into gear throughout the closing meters of the race.
Nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to get previous Chaney this time — the Florida Gator bought his hand on the wall in 21.81, simply .02 seconds off his lifetime finest from the primary swim-off. Kulow completed second in 21.99.
So, it’s Chaney who strikes on to tomorrow evening’s closing after one of the thrilling swims we’ve seen at this meet — which is saying alot.
