2016 USA Swimming Trials: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

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There are only two finals in the last session of swimming in Omaha! Everything you need to follow along live with day eight finals of the 2016 USA Swimming Trials. Hit refresh for the latest coverage.

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Scheduled Events:

Women’s 50m Freestyle FINAL
Men’s 1500m Freestyle FINAL

Women’s 50 Freestyle Final

Madison Kennedy arrived in Omaha with the fastest time by an American this year. This week Abbey Weitzeil and Kennedy moved to the sixth and seventh fastest times in the world this year in 24.34 and 24.39.

Tonight, Weitzeil swept the sprints with a 24.28. That time keeps her in sixth in the world.

Simone Manuel added a second individual event to her 100 freestyle in Rio. She finished second with a 24.33, to move to seventh in the world.

Kennedy had a crushing third place finish with a 24.48, just .15 behind Manuel.

Newly minted Olympian Olivia Smoliga touched in 24.70 in fourth place. Arizona Wildcat Katrina Konopka swam a 24.84 for fifth.

With a second place finish in the 100 butterfly already secure, Dana Vollmer finished tonight in sixth with a 24.96.

Manuel’s Stanford teammate Lia Neal secured a 400 freestyle relay place earlier in the week. In tonight’s 50 she finished seventh with a 25.00.

After a fourth place 100 freestyle finish, Amanda Weir stopped the clock in 35.13 to round out the final.

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Men’s 1500 Freestyle Final

In London in 2012 Connor Jaeger was sixth in the 1500. Saturday morning, he was the only swimmer under 15 minutes, clocking a 14:58.59. That was his season’s best, good for 14th in the world this year. Jordan Wilimovsky swam a 14:53.12 at the Mesa stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series. That time put the open water Olympian sixth in the world this year.

Jaeger lead for most of the race with Wilimovsky sitting on the lane rope by his hip. For parts of the final 300 meters Wilimovsky crept upwards. Jaeger brought his speed to another level in the final 150 meters and pulled ahead. The Michigan man touched first in 14:47.61 to move to fourth in the world this year.

Wilimovsky touched the wall in 14:49.19. He’ll leave Omaha as the sixth best in the world this year and head to Rio with the mile and the open water 10K on his schedule.

Michael McBroom finished third in 15:06.60, just three seconds ahead of Tuscon Ford’s Chris Wieser in 15:09.70.

PJ Ransford followed in fifth with a 15:12.54. Logan Houck was scratched into this final. Tonight he touched sixth with a 15:13.89.

Robert Finke was seventh in 15:18.40.

Zane Grothe of Badger Swim Club completed the top eight with his 15:30.79.

Photo Courtesy: Omega Timing

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