2016 USA Swimming Trials: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

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Scheduled Events:

Men’s 50 Freestyle
Women’s 800 Freestyle
Men’s 100 Fly
Women’s 200 Backstroke

Men’s 50 Freestyle

Fresh off his individual Olympic berth in last night’s 100 freestyle Caeleb Dressel touched in 21.76 this morning in the 50. That time moves him to eighth in the world this year. Dressel will return in first tonight.

2000 Olympic gold medalist and London Games fifth place finisher Anthony Ervin powered to a 21.80.

2012 silver medalist Cullen Jones stopped the clock in 21.84 for the third spot. Nathan Adrian entered with the fastest time of any American this season after posting a 21.68 last month. This morning the American record holder cruised to a 21.96 for the fourth seed.

In 22.11 Jimmy Feigen finished fifth. Michigan’s Paul Powers clocked a 22.22 for the sixth spot.

Michael Chadwick fell short of a second swim in the 100 freestyle. In today’s 50 he posted a 22.24 for the seventh seed.

William Copeland (22.25) will be eighth.

Michael Andrew posted a 22.27, the fourth fastest time for a 17-18 year old. Dressel holds that National Age Group record, however.

Payton Sorenson (22.29) was tenth in 22.29. Twenty-eight year old Josh Schneider (22.32) was 11th.

John Murray (22.34), newly minted Olympian Ryan Held (22.37), and Dillon Virva (22.40) finished 12th through 14th.

Bowen Becker and David Williams (22.45) tied for the last spot in semifinals.

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Women’s 800 Freestyle

World record holder Katie Ledecky pulled her way through the first half of her morning swim. At the halfway mark she posted a 4:05.43. She finished in 8:10.91, well ahead of anybody else. Swimming under 8:14.10 made her the owner of all ten of the fastest times in this event. This morning’s swim was the third fastest in history.

Leah Smith entered today’s prelims with the world’s tenth fastest time of 8:24.87. Swimming in the first circle seeded heat, Smith was out in 4:10.57, ahead of her heat at the halfway mark. She finished in 8:21.64. That swim moves her to the fifth fastest time in the world this year.

Ashley Twitchell posted an 8:28.96 for the third spot. Haley Anderson swam an 8:30.96 to potentially add to her Open Water schedule.

Lindsey Vrooman touched in 8:31.53 for the fifth spot in tomorrow night’s final. Cierra Runge touched in 8:31.59 for sixth.

Stephanie Peacock (8:31.81) and Sierra Schmidt (8:32.46) have also likely earned lanes in tomorrow night’s final, pending the results of the B flight heats.

Becca Mann has been as fast as 8:24.49 this year, good for the world’s ninth best swim. This morning she clocked an 8:32.92, keeping her out of the final.

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Men’s 100 Butterfly

Matthew Josa of SwimMAC won the first circle seeded heat of the 100 butterfly and entered the world’s top ten with a ninth place 51.61. That is the top seed for finals.

After a second place finish in the 200 butterfly, Tom Shields dove into his stronger event, the 100, today. He swam a 51.72 for the second seed for semifinals.

Seth Stubblefield clocked a 51.70 for the third spot, just ahead of Jack Conger with a 51.80.

Michael Phelps arrived in Omaha with the world’s tenth best time this year of 51.65. This morning, the world record holder cruised to a 51.87, good for the sixth spot.

After taking the 50 freestyle top seed, Caeleb Dressel posted a 52.22 for seventh. Andrew Liang (52.65) was eighth.

Ryan Lochte swam a 52.66 for ninth, with David Nolan (52.70) on his heels.

Will Glass (52.74), Giles Smith (52.83), Carl Weigley (52.34), Michael Andrew (53.23), Kyler Vanswol (53.26), and Andrew Sansoucie (53.28) also earned semifinal swims.

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Women’s 200 Backstroke

Missy Franklin returned to the pool in her signature event. She entered with the world’s 13th fastest time of 2:08.77. This morning the 2012 gold medalist clocked a 2:09.69.

Maya DiRado hopped in the pool this morning with two events already on her schedule in Rio and the world’s ninth best time of 2:08.19 in this event. This morning she cruised to a 2:09.76.

Despite a warm up injury earlier this week Elizabeth Beisel swam a 2:10.01 for the third seed. Swimming next to Beisel was another athlete with a broken hand. Claire Adams ended up outside the top 16.

NCAA champion Danielle Galyer touched fourth in 2:10.35.

Kentucky Aquatics Bridgette Alexander dropped two seconds for a 2:10.90, the fifth seed.

Eva Merrell posted a 2:11.02 and Tasija Karosas stopped the clock in 2:11.23.

Incoming Stanford Cardinal Erin Voss (2:11.24) will return eighth with Melissa Postoll (2:11.67) right behind her.

Fourteen year old Alex Walsh stopped the clock in 2:11.68. After scratching the 100 freestyle to focus on this event, Amy Bilquist earned the eleventh spot in 2:11.77.

Lisa Bratton (2:11.92), Clara Smiddy (2:11.98), Ally Howe (2:12.08), Callie Dickinson (2:12.14), and Quinn Carrozza (2:12.19) also earned lanes in the semifinals.

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