{"id":426641,"date":"2020-04-10T07:02:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T14:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=426641"},"modified":"2021-01-26T14:45:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:45:51","slug":"usa-swimming-olympic-trials-scheduled-for-june-2021-in-omaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-olympic-trials-scheduled-for-june-2021-in-omaha\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Swimming Olympic Trials Scheduled for June 2021 in Omaha"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following unprecedented events around the globe, including the postponement of the Olympic Games<\/a> Tokyo 2020 and many of the associated qualifying competitions, USA Swimming today announced that it has rescheduled its 2020 U.S. Olympic\u00a0 Trials \u2013 Swimming to June 13-20, 2021 at the CHI Health Center Omaha, in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/p>\n

The rescheduled Olympic Trials will be the sole qualifier for pool swimmers on the U.S. Olympic Team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in July 2021. The 2021 Olympic Trials event schedule will remain the same across the 15-session, eight-day event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are incredibly thankful to the USOPC, NBC, the Omaha Sports Commission, the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority and every other partner involved in successfully moving an event of this magnitude to new dates that will best prepare our team to succeed in Tokyo in 2021,\u201d USA Swimming Chief Operating Officer Mike Unger<\/strong> said. \u201cFans can expect to witness the same incredible level of competition and entertainment throughout this highly-anticipated event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ticket purchasers will have two options for the 2021 Olympic Trials event:<\/p>\n