{"id":207391,"date":"2016-06-12T07:06:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T14:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=207391"},"modified":"2016-06-13T03:06:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T10:06:14","slug":"morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row"},"content":{"rendered":"

By David Rieder<\/em><\/p>\n

Olympic Trials has been circled on calendars across the country for so long that it\u2019s hard to believe we\u2019ve almost made it. Crazy as it may seem, the meet\u2014the single meet that some swimmers have been anticipating since the last Trials four years ago\u2014begins two weeks from today in Omaha, Neb., with heat one of the men\u2019s 400 IM diving in at 10 a.m. central time.<\/p>\n

The meet will draw 15,000 spectators to each of the eight finals sessions, more than three times the capacity of any American crowd that has watched a swim meet live since\u2014you guessed it\u2014Olympic Trials four years ago. USA Swimming offers no free passes onto the Olympic team, so those fans can expect the greatest swimmers in the world to be on their game in Omaha.<\/p>\n

And there is nothing better than watching athletic greatness unfold before your eyes. Witnessing a swimmer record a time that has never been achieved before\u2014and then watching their reaction\u2014is something special.<\/p>\n

I know that I will never forget watching my first\u2014and to this point, my only\u2014world record. It was two years ago, at the National Championships in Irvine, Calif.<\/p>\n

A year earlier,\u00a0Katie Ledecky<\/strong> had broken world records in both the 800 and 1500 free at the World Championships, but her\u00a0most stunning\u00a0performance at that meet had been her 3:59.82 gold medal swim in the 400 free, where she posted\u00a0the second-fastest time ever.<\/p>\n

The world record at that point belonged to Federica Pellegrini<\/strong>, a 3:59.15 set with the aid of high-tech suits at the 2009 World Championships.\u00a0No one else had ever broken 4:00 until Ledecky’s breakthrough performance\u00a0in 2013.<\/p>\n

And on that warm Southern California evening in August 2014, that world record\u00a0went down<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Everyone in the venue knew something special was brewing. PA announcer Sam Kendricks<\/strong> had the crowd roaring, and even we in the media section could feel the buzz and then the collective anxiety of everyone on deck as she started to tire over the last two laps.<\/p>\n

And then, when we saw the 3:58.86 on the scoreboard and saw Ledecky pound the water in joy, we applauded.<\/p>\n

Seven months after that and on the other side of the country, I watched Missy Franklin<\/strong> become the first woman to break 1:40 in the short course yards 200 free. Franklin, coming off a miserable performance at the Pan Pacific Championships where she was felled by back spasms, won three individual events at those NCAAs and led Cal to a team title, but the 200 free was the most memorable.<\/p>\n

Expecting a challenge from Stanford freshman Simone Manuel<\/strong>, Franklin abandoned her typical strategy of building throughout the race and went all out from the start. She split under 23 seconds to the feet at the first 50 and then hung on\u00a0for dear life.<\/p>\n

When Franklin saw the time 1:39.10 on the scoreboard, she pumped her fist in ecstasy. Upstairs, I felt fortunate to have witnessed a signature moment from a swimmer who, although not yet 20 years old, had firmly established herself as an all-time great.<\/p>\n

One year later, I stood next to the lane one starting block at the McAuley Aquatic Pavilion as Townley Haas<\/strong> swam a 1:30.46 in the 200-yard free, demolishing Simon Burnett\u2019s<\/strong> decade-old U.S. Open record of 1:31.20.<\/p>\n

No one was surprised to see Haas ahead the whole way\u2014a few days earlier he had split a 1:30.52 on Texas\u2019 800 free relay days\u2014and during the race it was quickly clear that Burnett\u2019s record was on its last legs. Still, the shock of seeing the digits on the scoreboard landed this reporter on his knees.<\/p>\n

You can bet that, with everything on the line, there will plenty more moments like this at Trials.<\/p>\n

But obviously not every swimmer in Omaha will be making the Olympic Team\u2014in fact, the vast majority will arrive at the meet\u00a0knowing full well they have no shot at qualifying for Rio.<\/p>\n

Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle<\/strong> reminded me of that when we spoke a few days ago. Bauerle was the head coach for the women\u2019s Olympic team in 2008 and three times the World Championships squad, but for all of the athletes he has coached onto Team USA, he knows that many others have different goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want athletes to be on this team, and we want athletes to go medal,\u201d Bauerle said. \u201cBut we also have some with different aspirations. Some want to get a second swim. Some want to be in the final. Some just want to swim their best swim ever at that place. We want all of them to have to have a reason to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then there are those that just barely squeak under the qualifying time for Olympic Trials\u2014and there will certainly be new additions to that group before the entry deadline on June 20. For these swimmers, the opportunity to swim in the competition pool for one preliminary event will be the signature moment of their swimming careers.<\/p>\n

When Pam Swander<\/strong> arrived in Charleston, S.C., in March to take over as head coach of the new South Carolina Swim Club, none of the almost 500 swimmers on the team had Olympic Trials cuts\u2014that is still the case, in fact. But Swander saw a handful of athletes not far off their cuts and decided that they should go for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the quest is noble,\u201d Swander said. \u201cWhen the kids are little, and they see on TV the venue and the flames, they just want to go and be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This group will attend the Sizzlin Summer Invite next weekend in Atlanta for their last chance at the cuts. But even if they don\u2019t succeed, Swander thinks the effort will still have been worth it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a kid has a goal, and there\u2019s something that they\u2019re truly passionate about, it drives their focus,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re happier, they\u2019re working toward that goal and they\u2019re on task in practice. I think it\u2019s just all the way around makes them a better individual.\u201d<\/p>\n

And just like there\u2019s a buzz when an athlete is on the cusp of a record-breaking performance in the final at Olympic Trials, there\u2019s the same aura surrounding those athletes on the verge of making the meet.<\/p>\n

Just yesterday, in fact, I got to watch one individual race some broken swims off the blocks in preparation for his attempt\u00a0Friday. That individual, who I first met as a goofy 15-year-old boy but is now a tough-racing 18-year-old man, had his teammates and coaches whooping and cheering as his head bobbed up and down on each of his powerful breaststroke lunges. All knew exactly what is at stake.<\/p>\n

The Olympic Trials bring out the best in our sport, just because so much is on the line for every single athlete involved. For those at the top of the psych sheets, it\u2019s the opportunity to represent their country on the biggest of stages. Those on the verge of making it would be qualifying for the most prestigious meet they\u2019ll ever swim in.<\/p>\n

Trials will be something special for me, too\u2014the biggest meet I\u2019ve ever covered, the biggest event I\u2019ve ever covered. Now I am a reporter, but I was a swimmer first. I may not have ever reached that level, but I know exactly how these athletes feel, present at the biggest meet of their lives, aiming to do something great.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no cheering allowed in the press section, so I\u2019ll go ahead and say this now: kudos to every athlete swimming at Olympic Trials. You distinguished yourself just by making it, first by going for your cuts and now standing behind the blocks in what is usually a basketball arena.<\/p>\n

Now, whatever your goal is, go for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By David Rieder Olympic Trials has been circled on calendars across the country for so long that it\u2019s hard to believe we\u2019ve almost made it. Crazy as it may seem,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":195838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,17,7],"tags":[56855,25272,1521,25031,25136,45834,32647],"class_list":["post-207391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-commentary","category-usa","tag-2016-us-olympic-swimming-trials","tag-david-rieder","tag-jack-bauerle","tag-katie-ledecky","tag-missy-franklin","tag-pam-swander","tag-townley-haas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nMorning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Just two weeks remain until Olympic Trials, where swimmers of all ages from across the country will be making greatness happen.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Just two weeks remain until Olympic Trials, where swimmers of all ages from across the country will be making greatness happen.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-06-12T14:06:30+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-06-13T10:06:14+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@David_Rieder\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af\"},\"headline\":\"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-12T14:06:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-13T10:06:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/\"},\"wordCount\":1319,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials\",\"David Rieder\",\"Jack Bauerle\",\"Katie Ledecky\",\"Missy Franklin\",\"Pam Swander\",\"Townley Haas\"],\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"Commentary\",\"USA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/\",\"name\":\"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-12T14:06:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-13T10:06:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"Just two weeks remain until Olympic Trials, where swimmers of all ages from across the country will be making greatness happen.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af\",\"name\":\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\"},\"description\":\"David Rieder is a staff writer for Swimming World. He has contributed to the magazine and website since 2009, and he has covered the NCAA Championships, U.S. Nationals, Olympic Trials as well as the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. He is a native of Charleston, S.C., and a 2016 graduate of Duke University.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/David_Rieder\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/davidr\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row","description":"Just two weeks remain until Olympic Trials, where swimmers of all ages from across the country will be making greatness happen.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row","og_description":"Just two weeks remain until Olympic Trials, where swimmers of all ages from across the country will be making greatness happen.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2016-06-12T14:06:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-06-13T10:06:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@David_Rieder","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/"},"author":{"name":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af"},"headline":"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row","datePublished":"2016-06-12T14:06:30+00:00","dateModified":"2016-06-13T10:06:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/"},"wordCount":1319,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg","keywords":["2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials","David Rieder","Jack Bauerle","Katie Ledecky","Missy Franklin","Pam Swander","Townley Haas"],"articleSection":["-Home Slider","Commentary","USA"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/","name":"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg","datePublished":"2016-06-12T14:06:30+00:00","dateModified":"2016-06-13T10:06:14+00:00","description":"Just two weeks remain until Olympic Trials, where swimmers of all ages from across the country will be making greatness happen.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morning-splash-a-view-of-olympic-trials-from-press-row\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Morning Splash: A View of Olympic Trials from Press Row"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af","name":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"David Rieder - Senior Writer"},"description":"David Rieder is a staff writer for Swimming World. He has contributed to the magazine and website since 2009, and he has covered the NCAA Championships, U.S. Nationals, Olympic Trials as well as the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. He is a native of Charleston, S.C., and a 2016 graduate of Duke University.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/David_Rieder"],"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/davidr\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katie-ledecky-2016-mesa-2256-e1492036854958.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-RX1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}