After a five-year long wait, the US Olympic Trials have finally arrived. With six weeks until the Olympic Games, the United States will be selecting its Olympic team this week in Omaha, Nebraska. The finals of the women’s 200 breast and 100 freestyle, and the men’s 200 back and 200 IM will be held on Friday night as the meet is starting to come down to the wire. Finals will start at 8 p.m. CST, an hour later than the usual finals sessions, and will be streamed on NBCOlympics.com and NBC.
The United States will be searching for a new name to take the reigns in the women’s 100 freestyle as Simone Manuel finished ninth in the semifinals last night, while Olivia Smoliga and Natalie Hinds tied for the top seed last night and will be in the center of the pool. Defending Trials champ Abbey Weitzeil will be looking to make her second Olympic team while Catie DeLoof has the potential to be the fourth swimmer from the University of Virginia training base to make the Tokyo team.
In the men’s 200 IM, 36-year-old Ryan Lochte will have all eyes on him whether he can make his fifth Olympic team that will make him the third American swimmer to do so, while 22-year-old Michael Andrew will grab the attention of the Chi Health Center crowd with his blistering speed through 150 meters where he was way under world record pace in last night’s semifinals. Chase Kalisz and Carson Foster are expected to duel for the second spot behind Andrew unless he finds himself slipping in the final similar to what happened in the 100 breaststroke.
Lilly King and Ryan Murphy will be the top seeds in the 200 breaststroke and backstroke in their pursuit to pick up a second event for Tokyo and a chance to put themselves in gold medal contention at the Games. Annie Lazor and Austin Katz are the second seeds in those two events and have a chance to make their first Olympic team.
In semifinal action, Caeleb Dressel may put the world record on notice in the 100 butterfly as he turned in the ninth fastest time ever in the heats with a 50.17. The second spot for tomorrow night’s final will be up for grabs as no one at the moment looks like the overwhelming favorite.
Regan Smith is the top seed in the 200 back semis and is the favorite to win tomorrow night, which would make her third event for the Games. 18-year-old Phoebe Bacon is seeded second as the NCAA champ is looking to make her first team.
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