Swimming World’s U.S. Olympic Trials Predictions: Who Makes the Women’s Team For Tokyo?

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Swimming World’s U.S. Olympic Trials Predictions: Who Makes the Women’s Team For Tokyo?

With the 2021 US Olympic Trials beginning this weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, many fans are looking at the psych sheets and predicting who they think will make the Olympic team for Tokyo as if they are filling out a March Madness bracket. Over the next week, dreams will be realized as the members of the Tokyo team will finally be named after a long, long five-year wait since the team exited Rio.

Swimming World’s team of Andy Ross, Dan D’Addona, David Rieder, John Lohn and Matthew de George predicted who they think will take first and second in each women’s event, as well as which swimmers will be selected for relay duty at the Olympic Games that begin July 24 in Japan’s capital.

The Trials will be held June 13 – 20 and finals will be live on NBC each night.

U.S. Olympic Trials Day 1

400 IM

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Andy’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Madisyn Cox

Dan’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Brooke Forde

David’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Madisyn Cox

John’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Emma Weyant

Matthew’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Madisyn Cox

Day 2

100 Fly

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Andy’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Kelsi Dahlia

Dan’s Picks: Torri Huske, Claire Curzan

David’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Torri Huske

John’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Torri Huske

Matthew’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Kelsi Dahlia

400 Free

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Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

Day 3

100 Back

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Andy’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga

Dan’s Picks: Olivia Smoliga, Regan Smith

David’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga

John’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga

Matthew’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga

100 Breast

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Andy’s Picks: Lilly King, Kaitlyn Dobler

Dan’s Picks: Lilly King, Molly Hannis

David’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor

John’s Picks: Lilly King, Lydia Jacoby

Matthew’s Picks: Lilly King, Molly Hannis

Day 4

200 Free

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Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Melanie Margalis, Emma Nordin

Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt, Simone Manuel, Katie McLaughlin, Melanie Margalis, Mallory Comerford

David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt, Katie McLaughlin, Simone Manuel, Melanie Margalis, Paige Madden

John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt, Simone Manuel, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Madisyn Cox

Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Katie McLaughlin, Allison Schmitt, Olivia Smoliga, Leah Smith

200 IM

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Andy’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis

Dan’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis

David’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis

John’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis

Matthew’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Kathleen Baker

1500 Free

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Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Erica Sullivan

Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Erica Sullivan

David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Erica Sullivan

John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Ashley Twichell

Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Ally McHugh

Day 5

200 Fly

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Andy’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith

Dan’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Katie Drabot

David’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith

John’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith

Matthew’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith

Day 6

200 Breast

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Andy’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor

Dan’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor

David’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor

John’s Picks: Annie Lazor, Lilly King

Matthew’s Picks: Annie Lazor, Lilly King

100 Free

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Andy’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Claire Curzan, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Gretchen Walsh, Erika Brown

Dan’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Mallory Comerford, Claire Curzan, Olivia Smoliga

David’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan, Erika Brown, Gretchen Walsh

John’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Torri Huske, Abbey Weitzeil, Claire Curzan, Gretchen Walsh, Olivia Smoliga

Matthew’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Mallory Comerford, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan, Erika Brown

Day 7

200 Back

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Andy’s Picks: Regan Smith, Phoebe Bacon

Dan’s Picks: Regan Smith, Kathleen Baker

David’s Picks: Regan Smith, Phoebe Bacon

John’s Picks: Regan Smith, Phoebe Bacon

Matthew’s Picks: Regan Smith, Kathleen Baker

800 Free

Katie Ledecky, the star of the 2021 US Olympic Trials. Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith

Day 8

50 Free

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Andy’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil

Dan’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil

David’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Claire Curzan

John’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Claire Curzan

Matthew’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil

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