2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
The second evening of finals from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials guarantees to be an thrilling one with spots on the Paris Video games up for grabs in three occasions to associate with 4 units of semi-finals.
Following Saturday evening’s magnificent efficiency within the semis, all eyes can be on Gretchen Walsh within the closing of the ladies’s 100 fly, because the newly-minted world file holder appears to earn a berth at her first Olympic Video games.
Walsh knocked three-tenths off the all-time mark in final evening’s semis in 55.18, however nonetheless has work to do as she nonetheless must carry out within the closing to lock in a lane in Paris. The 21-year-old can be surrounded by the following two quickest Individuals of all-time, as former Nationwide Report holder Torri Huske occupies Lane 5 and Regan Smith can be in Lane 3.
Huske went 55.79 within the semis, simply shy of her lifetime better of 55.64, whereas Smith joined the sub-56 membership in 55.92, turning into the Seventh-fastest performer of all-time.
The session will kick off with the ultimate of the boys’s 400 IM, the place Carson Foster could have the possibility to proper the incorrect of the 2021 Trials when he coughed up an early lead and ended up inserting third behind Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland.
Kalisz and Litherland, who went 1-2 within the Tokyo Olympic closing, may very well be the U.S. representatives on this occasion for the third straight Video games in the event that they handle to get previous Foster tonight, however that can be a tall order with Foster the overwhelming favourite coming in, having gained silver at each the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.
Foster and Kalisz each cruised to wins of their respective heats this morning, qualifying 1-2 into the ultimate with Foster nicely away from the sector in 4:11.02.
The third closing of the evening would be the males’s 100 breaststroke, which may very well be a shootout after simply 44 one-hundredths within the semis separated the eight finals qualifiers.
Nic Fink has been the proverbial favourite to win this race and provides the U.S. the most effective likelihood at a medal in Paris relationship again to 2022, however nothing he’s proven thus far suggests qualifying can be a stroll within the park for the 30-year-old veteran.
Fink is available in because the #3 seed, trailing Charlie Swanson (59.34) and Josh Matheny (59.42) after clocking 59.46 within the semis, whereas American Report holder Michael Andrew (59.65) is lurking out in Lane 7.
We’ll additionally see semi-finals within the males’s and ladies’s 200 free, the ladies’s 100 breast and the boys’s 100 again. No surprises for the highest seeds popping out of the prelims in these occasions:
The ladies’s 100 breast will characteristic 46-year-old Gabrielle Rose, who heard large cheers from the gang this morning after the two-time Olympian set a lifetime better of 1:08.43 to advance to the semis.
MEN’S 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY— FINAL
- World Report: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand (FRA), 2023
- World Junior Report: 4:10.02 – Ilya Borodin (RUS), 2021
- American Report: 4:03.84 – Michael Phelps (2008)
- U.S. Open Report: 4:05.25 – Michael Phelps (USA), 2008
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Chase Kalisz, 4:09.09
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 4:12.50
- Carson Foster (RAYS), 4:07.64
- Chase Kalisz (TXLA), 4:09.39
- Jay Litherland (TXLA), 4:12.34
- Ian Grum (DYNA), 4:15.06
- Tommy Bried (UOFL), 4:15.15
- Kyle Ponsler (WOLF), 4:16.53
- Gregg Enoch (CSC-IN), 4:17.64
- Danny Berlitz (CM), 4:17.65
WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
- World Report: 55.18, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
- American Report: 55.18, Gretchen Walsh – 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
- U.S. Open Report: 55.18, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
- World Junior Report: 56.20, Claire Curzan (USA) – 2021 TAC Titans Premier Invitational
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Torri Huske, 55.66
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 57.92
MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE — SEMI-FINALS
- World Report: 1:42.00 — Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009
- American Report: 1:42.96 — Michael Phelps, 2008
- U.S. Open Report: 1:44.10 — Michael Phelps (USA), 2008
- World Junior Report: 1:42.97 — David Popovici (ROU), 2022
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Kieran Smith, 1:45.29
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 1:47.06
Last Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE — SEMI-FINALS
- World Report: 1:04.13 — Lilly King (USA), 2017
- American Report: 1:04.13 — Lilly King, 2017
- U.S. Open Report: 1:04.45 — Jessica Hardy (USA), 2009
- World Junior Report: 1:04.35 — Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Lilly King, 1:04.79
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 1:06.79
Last Qualifiers:
MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE — SEMI-FINALS
- World Report: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 2022
- American Report: 51.85 — Ryan Murphy, 2016
- U.S. Open Report: 51.94 — Aaron Peirsol (USA), 2009
- World Junior Report: 52.53 — Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2018
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Ryan Murphy, 52.33
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 53.74
Last Qualifiers:
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE— FINAL
- World Report: 56.88, Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2019 World Championships
- American Report: 58.14, Michael Andrew – 2021 Olympic Trials
- U.S. Open Report: 58.14, Michael Andrew (USA) – 2021 Olympic Trials
- World Junior Report: 59.01, Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA) – 2017 World Junior Championships
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Michael Andrew – 58.73
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 59.49
WOMEN’S 200 FREE — SEMI-FINALS
- World Report: 1:52.23 — Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 2024
- American Report: 1:53.61 — Allison Schmitt, 2012
- U.S. Open Report: 1:54.13 — Summer time McIntosh (CAN), 2023
- World Junior Report: 1:53.65 — Summer time McIntosh (CAN), 2023
- 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Katie Ledecky, 1:55.11
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 1:57.26
Last Qualifiers:
