2024 US Olympic Trials
The second day of the nine-day U.S. Olympic Trials begins from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this morning with preliminary heats in five events: the men’s 200 free, the men’s 400 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and women’s 200 freestyle.
Both 200 free events will carry a bit of extra weight this morning with up to six swimmers earning Olympic relay berths in the final, and any mistake could see someone miss out on the top 16 – we saw two favorites for the relay; Bella Sims And Claire Weinsteinwill miss the 400 free final on Saturday, so all eyes will be on them.
Carson Foster He is set to face a tough double, with the men’s 200m freestyle and men’s 400m freestyle back-to-back this morning. Foster will be looking to cement his place in the 800 free relay in the 200 free, and should be able to comfortably qualify for the 400 free final, so we shouldn’t be surprised to see him racing in both events this morning.
Tonight, the 400m free will be first on the schedule, with the 200m freestyle semi-final later after two events, with the women’s 100m fly final in between.
The men’s 200 free will be themed Luke HobsonWho won bronze in this event at the 2024 World Championships, while Aaron Shackle And Kieran Smith He will return to the water after earning Olympic qualifying points (Smith was not officially booked) last night in the 400 free.
At 400 IM it will be Foster and Chase Kalish As a big favorite, with Jay Litherland Seeded third and looking to make his third straight Olympic team (along with Kalish) in the event. Another big competitor, David Johnstonwill look to bounce back after narrowly missing out on the top two places last night in the 400 free.
The women’s 100 breaststroke will give us a look at the last two Olympic champions in the event, Lily King And Lydia Jacoby. These are the two favorites for roster spots in the final, with Caitlin Dobler The only swimmer on paper who has a realistic chance of an upset.
There is a similar scenario in the men’s 100m backstroke, where it is Ryan Murphy And Hunter Armstrong It comes out as a huge favorite, though Justin Reese And Destin Lasko Both were under 53 recently and Shane Casas He is always someone to watch.
This will be the first swim of the meet for Casas, who has better qualifying chances later in the meet in the 100 fly and 200 fly… but can he pull off the upset here?
The morning will conclude with the women’s 200 freestyle, and as mentioned above, Sims and Weinstein will be under a little pressure to run smoothly after tough outings in the 400 freestyle.
Katie Ledecky She may end up being scratched for the event at some point, but for now she is the top seed.
Men’s 200 freestyle – preliminary heats
- World record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann (Germany), 2009
- American record: 1:42.96 — Michael Phelps2008
- US Open record: 1:44.10 — Michael Phelps (USA), 2008
- Junior world record: 1:42.97 – David Popovici (ROU), 2022
- 2020 US Olympic Trials Champion: Kieran Smith1:45.29
- 2024 Olympic qualifying time: 1:47.06
Semi-final qualifiers:
- Luke Hobson (Lake), 1:45.95
- Blake Perrone (ISC), 1:46.09
- Drew Keibler (Nyack), 1:46.39
- Brooks Carey (CAL), 1:46.49
- Patrick Sammon (Sunday), 1:46.72
- Kieran Smith (RAC), 1:46.77
- Kobe Carrozza (TX) 1:46.81
- Daniel Diehl (Wolf), 1:46.83
- Jake Mitchell (Fluor), 1:47.01
- Chris Giuliano (ND)/Aaron Shackle (CSC) 1:47.05
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- Jake Magahi (AM), 1:47.06
- Chang Wen (AFA) 1:47.24
- Baylor Nelson (TAMU), 1:47.25
- Grant House (Sunday), 1:47.35
- Rex Maurer (TX), 1:47.39
Luke Hobson He made his presence known in the men’s 200m freestyle heats, dominating the seventh and final heat on his way to finishing first and qualifying for tonight’s semi-finals with the top seed with a time of 1:45.95.
Hobson has clocked 1:45.26 this season, topping the men’s 800 free relay at the 2024 World Championships (where he won individual bronze in the 200 free).
Drew Keibler (1:46.39) and Brooks Carey (1:46.49) also produced impressive performances under 1:47 into the final heat to seamlessly progress to the semi-finals, while Round 5 saw a strong performance from Team Indiana. Blake Perrone.
Pironi, a three-time Olympic relay gold medalist and longtime Indiana resident swimmer, briefly retired from the sport before returning last year, and it came to a head this morning as he showed his best form in six years.
The 28-year-old clocked 1:46.09 to win heat five of the 200m free and qualify for second place for the final, with the time marking the second-fastest of his career, only behind his record of 1:45.93 set in 2018.
Biruni and Patrick Sammon (1:46.72) He went 1-2 in the first round of the circuit qualifiers in absence Carson Foster, who was seeded third but chose not to attend with the 400 IM next on the schedule. Sammon knocked in just over a tenth of his PB.
Kieran Smith He was the only swimmer from Heat 6 to earn a place in the top eight this morning, clocking 1:46.77 to better his best time of the season. Smith is the third fastest American ever with his PB of 1:44.74 from the Tokyo Olympics.
in heat 3, Daniel Diehl He had a monster swim, lowering his best time by more than two and a half seconds in 1:46.83 to move up to fifth place all-time in the boys 17-18 age group. Diehl, who currently coaches at NC State, has a previous PB of 1:49.53 since last summer.
USA Age Group Classifications 17-18 Boys, 200m Freestyle:
- Michael Phelps – 1:45.99 (2003)
- Jack Levant – 1:46.39 (2018)
- Luca Orlando – 1:46.51 (2019)
- Henry McFadden – 1:46.80 (2023)
- Daniel Diehl – 1:46.83 (2024)
Diehl ended up leading comfortably in eighth.
One of the favorites later in the 100 free meet, Notre Dame Chris Giuliano He dropped 1.70 seconds from his lifetime best of 1:47.05 to lead heat 4 and eventually advanced to the final in 10th place.
The most notable absence from the final was the Jersey Wahoos. Henry McFaddenwho was a member of the U.S. 800 freestyle relay at the world championships last summer.
McFadden finished the race with a time of 1:47.40, 0.01 behind in 16th place Rex Maurerwhile Luca Orlando He also missed out after a promising first 150, falling to seventh in the sixth combined heat and finishing 19th overall with a time of 1:47.63.
Stud Pleasanton Seahawks Luka Mijatovic He continued his impressive meet by setting a near national age group record in the 400 free on Saturday, setting a new personal best of 1:48.98 from the second heat to rank seventh all-time for boys 15-16 in the 200 free.
USA Age Group Classifications 15-16 Boys, 200m Freestyle:
- Maximus Williamson — 1:47.29 (2023)
- Luca Orlando — 1:47.73 (2019)
- Carson Foster — 1:48.57 (2018)
- Jason Zhao – 1:48.60 (2023)
- Caleb Dressel – 1:48.64 (2013)
- Jake Magahi — 1:48.65 (2018)
- Luka Mijatović – 1:48.98 (2024)
The 15-year-old’s previous best time of 1:49.63 is the current NAG 13-14 record.
Men’s 400 Individual Medley – Preliminaries
- World record: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand (FRA), 2023
- Junior world record: 4:10.02 – Ilya Borodin (Russia), 2021
- American record: 4:03.84 – Michael Phelps (2008)
- US Open record: 4:05.25 – Michael Phelps (USA), 2008
- 2021 US Olympic Trials Champion: Chase Kalish4:09.09
- 2024 Olympic qualifying time: 4:12.50
Final qualifiers:
- Carson Foster (Radiology), 4:11.02
- Chase Kalish (TXLA), 4:13.78
- Jay Litherland (TXLA), 4:14.46
- Tommy Breed (UOFL) 4:15.01
- Danny Berlitz (CM), 4:15.98
- Ian Groom (Dyna), 4:16.25
- Greg Enoch (CSC) 4:17.27
- Kyle Bonsler (Wolf) 4:17.35
After not appearing in his first two appearances in the match, Carson Foster He made his debut at these trials in the lead for the men’s 400m, recording a dominant victory in the 11th and final heat.
Foster opened up a big lead early and came home, touching down a 4:11.02 to advance the first-place finish into the final by more than two and a half seconds.
Foster’s heat ended up being much faster than the heat of the other circuit seeds, with six of the eight finalists exiting her.
Tokyo silver medalist Jay Litherland He finished second to Foster with a time of 4:14.46, qualifying for third place overall, while the Louisville team finished Tommy Bread He fell more than three seconds off his lifetime best to move into fourth place with a time of 4:15.01. Breed set his previous record of 4:18.72 at the US Open in November.
Bried has the fastest breaststroke split in the field by a decent margin at 1:09.88.
Mountaineer Aquatic Club Danny Berlitz He also had a big drop to reach the final, backing down well from his previous mark of 4:17.46 in 4:15.98 to move into fifth place.
In the first circuit-classified heat, it was smooth sailing for the defending Olympic champion Chase Kalishas with Foster, opened up a big gap early and came home with a final time of 4:13.78.
With seed No. 4 David Johnston DFS’ing, Kalish was the only swimmer to advance to the final from heat 10.
Elite Wolfpack Kyle Bonsler He did some damage from the unseeded Heat 9 on the circuit, dropping a second to sneak into the final in eighth place (4:17.35).
Women’s 100 Breaststroke – Preliminaries
- World record: 1:04.13 — Lily King (USA), 2017
- American record: 1:04.13 — Lily King2017
- US Open record: 1:04.45 – Jessica Hardy (USA), 2009
- Junior world record: 1:04.35 — Ruta melotite (LTU), 2013
- 2021 US Olympic Trials Champion: Lily King1:04.79
- 2024 Olympic qualifying time: 1:06.79
Semi-final qualifiers:
- Lily King (ISC), 1:06.05
- Emma Weber (CA), 1:06.67
- Kaylin Gridley (Duke) 1:06.80
- Lydia Jacoby (STSC), 1:07.25
- Caitlin Dobler (TPDS), 1:07.26
- Ella Nelson (NAC), 1:07.66
- Mackenzie Siroki (UN) 1:07.80
- Alex Walsh (NAC), 1:07.82
- Hannah Bach (Ohio State University) 1:08.05
- Zoe Hartman (ABSC), 1:08.31
- Gabriel Rose (ALPH), 1:08.43
- Skyler Smith (UNC), 1:08.48
- Piper Eng (BC) / Raya Melott (Crewe) 1:08.50
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- Abby Ahrens (Wolf) 1:08.67
- Lucy Thomas (EBSC), 1:08.81
The record-setting crowd had plenty to cheer about in the women’s 100 breaststroke heats, as a local product from Indiana. Lily King He is ranked number one and is 46 years old Gabrielle Rose Produced a very impressive swim to advance to tonight’s session.
King, the 2016 Olympic champion and current world record holder in the 100 breaststroke, ran a time of 1:06.05 in the 10th and final heat, advancing the top-placed semifinalist by more than six-tenths of a second.
King is the fastest American this season, posting a time of 1:05.67 at the Knoxville Pro Swimming Championships.
Cavalier Aquatics Emma Weber She was two-tenths away from her best time to touch for second place against King and advance to the semifinals in the same position with a time of 1:06.67, while her Virginia teammates practiced Ella Nelson (1:07.66) and Alex Walsh (1:07.82) also qualified for the top eight — Nelson in a new PB.
One match ago, he was the defending Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby Expected to cruise to victory, but Duke Cailin Gridley She upset those plans by dropping more than a full second off her best to take first place with a time of 1:06.80 and qualify for third place in the semifinals. Jacoby was next in 1:07.25, good for fourth place overall.
Caitlin Dobler She did what she had to do to seamlessly win the first round of qualifying and move her fifth place overall into tonight, while the hockey player turned swimmer Mackenzie Siroki She cut tenth off her best time to qualify seventh.
Men’s 100 backstroke – preliminary heats
- World record: 51.60 — Thomas would be (ETA), 2022
- American record: 51.85 — Ryan Murphy2016
- US Open record: 51.94 – Aaron Pearsall (USA), 2009
- World Junior Record: 52.53 – Kliment Kolesnikov (Russia), 2018
- 2020 US Olympic Trials Champion: Ryan Murphy52.33
- 2024 Olympic Qualifying Time – 53.74
Semi-final qualifiers:
Women’s 200m Free – Prelims
- World record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus (Australia), 2024
- American record: 1:53.61 – Allison Schmidt, 2012
- US Open record: 1:54.13 – Summer McIntosh (Canada), 2023
- Junior world record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh (Canada), 2023
- 2021 US Olympic Trials Champion: Katie Ledecky1:55.11
- 2024 Olympic qualifying time: 1:57.26
Semi-final qualifiers:
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