{"id":474873,"date":"2021-06-03T18:33:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T01:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=474873"},"modified":"2021-06-03T18:33:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T01:33:31","slug":"wave-i-olympic-trials-regardless-of-situation-still-an-experience-of-a-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wave-i-olympic-trials-regardless-of-situation-still-an-experience-of-a-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Wave I Olympic Trials: Regardless of Situation, Still an Experience of a Lifetime (DAY ONE HEAT SHEETS AVAILABLE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Wave I Olympic Trials: Regardless of Situation, Still an Experience of a Lifetime<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a long, long wait, the first wave of the Olympic Trials are finally here, set to begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/utility\/landing-pages\/streaming#view-wave1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Friday morning 10 a.m. CST<\/a> with finals beginning each night at 7 p.m. CST. The top two in each event from Wave I will get the opportunity to race in Wave II, where USA Swimming will be selecting its delegation to represent the Stars and Stripes at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/us-olympic-trials-wave-i-psych-sheet\/usa-senior-national\/2021\/June\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Olympic Trials \u2013 Wave I Psych Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2021-olympic-trials-wave-i-heat-sheets-day-1-usa-senior-national-2021-06-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heat Sheet Day 1 Prelims<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With an unprecedented split Trials meet happening in 2021, the year of the pandemic, this could potentially cause some crazy things to happen. Will someone from Wave I have a huge breakout swim, advance to Wave II and find themselves on the plane to Tokyo? In looking at the last three Olympic Trials in 2016, 2012 and 2008, the majority of the people advancing to the final in each event come from the top 40. But again, nothing in the pandemic year is precedented, and crazier things have happened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch Out for Rising Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_210916\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210916\" data-attachment-id=\"210916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/14-year-olds-ready-to-tackle-usa-swimming-nationals\/gretchen-walsh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gretchen-walsh-2016-o-trials-11353-e1535088785446.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gretchen-walsh-2016-o-trials 11353\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/23\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n12\/7\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n9\/6\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\ngretchen-walsh- 2016, Olympic Trials, Omaha, USA Swimming, Walsh Gretchen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gretchen-walsh-2016-o-trials-11353-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gretchen-walsh-2016-o-trials-11353-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-210916\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gretchen-walsh-2016-o-trials-11353-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"gretchen-walsh-\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-210916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">13-year-old Gretchen Walsh at 2016 Trials. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With a ticket to Wave II on the line for the top two, how much will that spur those swimmers in the finals? There&#8217;s a couple rising stars at the meet, including national age group record holder\u00a0<strong>Teagan O&#8217;Dell\u00a0<\/strong>of Irvine Novaquatics, who will swim in the 100 and 200 back. There is 13-year-old\u00a0<strong>Kayla Han\u00a0<\/strong>of La Mirada Armada, who will swim the 400 IM, and 14-year-olds\u00a0<strong>Zuri Ferguson <\/strong>(100 back),\u00a0<strong>Alex Shackell <\/strong>(100 fly),\u00a0<strong>Leah Shackley\u00a0<\/strong>(100 back), and <strong>Olivia Suarez\u00a0<\/strong>(200 fly). The youngest boys in the meet are 15-year-olds\u00a0<strong>Joshua Chen\u00a0<\/strong>(100, 200 breast) and <strong>Cooper Lucas\u00a0<\/strong>(200 fly).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_474279\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474279\" data-attachment-id=\"474279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lia-neal-announces-retirement-from-swimming-reflects-on-her-significant-impact\/neall-08-5304-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NealL.-08-5304-scaled-e1622764194477.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"996,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1181750400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Neal,L. 08 5304\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lia Neal. 08 5304 2008 Swimming Trials, Neal Lia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NealL.-08-5304-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NealL.-08-5304-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-474279 \" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NealL.-08-5304-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"lia-neal\" width=\"265\" height=\"399\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-474279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">13-year-old Lia Neal at 2008 Trials. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Flash back to five years ago at the 2016 Trials when 13-year-old\u00a0<strong>Gretchen Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>and 14-year-old\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster\u00a0<\/strong>were two of the youngest competitors in Omaha. The two have grown into contenders in their respective events next week at the 2021 Trials.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, 15-year-olds\u00a0<strong>Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Kathleen Baker<\/strong>, as well as 16-year-old <strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>, got their first taste of Trials action that ultimately helped them make the team in 2016, while Ledecky also made the team in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, 13-year-olds\u00a0<strong>Lia Neal\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Missy Franklin\u00a0<\/strong>experienced their first Trials at age 13 before making their first team at 17 in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the aforementioned names in this Wave I group may become Olympic favorites for Paris three years from now when they are finishing high school, and maybe even seven years down the line for a home Olympics in Los Angeles 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Although these swimmers in Wave I may not be household names now, the experience of being in Omaha will help with their careers moving forward, whether they come to Omaha and swim poorly or come to Omaha and find themselves staying for Wave II.<\/p>\n<p>Many Olympians who punch their ticket to Tokyo will reminisce on their first Trials in Omaha and reflect on how that experience helped them make the team this time around. For all the swimmers in Wave I, this experience of being in Omaha, albeit a smaller crowd and not surrounded by Olympians, will be an experience they will remember for their whole lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wave I Trials Coverage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, June 4:\n<ul>\n<li>USA Swimming; 11 a.m. ET<\/li>\n<li>Olympic Channel; 8 p.m. ET\n<ul>\n<li>100m Freestyle, 200m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 800m Freestyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, June 5:\n<ul>\n<li>USA Swimming; 11 a.m. ET<\/li>\n<li>Olympic Channel; 8 p.m. ET\n<ul>\n<li>200m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 400m IM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, June 6:\n<ul>\n<li>USA Swimming; 11 a.m. ET<\/li>\n<li>Olympic Channel; 8 p.m. ET\n<ul>\n<li>400m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 200m Backstroke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Monday, June 7:\n<ul>\n<li>USA Swimming; 11 a.m. ET<\/li>\n<li>Olympic Channel; 8 p.m. ET\n<ul>\n<li>200m IM, 50m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 1500m Freestyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wave I Olympic Trials: Regardless of Situation, Still an Experience of a Lifetime After a long, long wait, the first wave of the Olympic Trials are finally here, set to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":209093,"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":[3,122077],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-474873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-americas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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