{"id":477634,"date":"2021-06-17T06:39:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=477634"},"modified":"2021-06-17T06:39:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:39:57","slug":"nathan-adrian-missing-tokyo-would-be-huge-loss-for-team-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nathan-adrian-missing-tokyo-would-be-huge-loss-for-team-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Adrian Missing Tokyo Would Be Huge Loss for Team USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nathan Adrian Missing Tokyo Would Be Huge Loss for Team USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the swimmers in the first semifinal of the Olympic Trials men\u2019s 100 freestyle reached the home stretch, everyone inside the arena in Omaha realized the significance of the moment. <strong>Nathan<\/strong> <strong>Adrian<\/strong>, one of the best sprinters in American history and an absolute stalwart on the U.S. National Team for more than a decade, was fading hard. He was out blisteringly fast, in 22.81 to the feet at the halfway point, but after that swim and a fast morning prelims, the 32-year-old had nothing left in the tank.<\/p>\n<p>It was a jarring image to see Adrian struggling to get to the wall, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/us-olympic-trials-dressel-apple-throw-down-47-7s-in-100-free-semis-nathan-adrian-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he touched sixth in the heat in 48.92<\/a>, more than a half-second off his morning time of 48.37. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2021\/us-olympic-team-trials-wave-ii-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He finished 13th overall<\/a> and out of the final, and the realization of what that meant quickly took hold.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian still has the 50 free to come, beginning Saturday, but by far his best chance of qualifying for his fourth Olympic team came in the 100 free, at least as a relay swimmer. Now, barring a significant surprise in the 50 free, the cancer survivor, new dad and 2016 U.S. Olympic team captain won\u2019t be in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from his consistency in the pool, Adrian has spent years building a reputation as one of the strongest leaders and most classy people in the sport, in victory and defeat. In the moments after his disappointing swim, Adrian lived up to his name. Few could have blamed him if he chose to avoid the virtual mixed zone with reporters, but he came with a smile on his face. He was still spirited, the typical Nathan Adrian who never takes anything too seriously and can take a positive attitude about anything.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the moment, he could still reflect on watching the evolution of the sport over his lengthy career, and even if the gradual improvement in the men\u2019s 100 free hurt his chances of making it to Tokyo, he was still proud of the event\u2019s progression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at what made top-16 this year compared to 2012, I\u2019m pretty sure 16th this year would have been first from prelims going into 2012,\u201d Adrian correctly pointed out. \u201cThat\u2019s nuts. That\u2019s incredible. To watch the sport evolve and watch people finally grasp the idea of doing true race pace throughout the year has been fun. Unlike track and field, the metaphorical glass ceiling of performance is still so much higher. I\u2019m looking forward to watching and doing what I can to contribute to seeing what that glass ceiling eventually is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maybe that poise shows the added perspective of knowing that at this stage, his life is so much more than swimming. He admitted that being married and having baby daughter <strong>Parker<\/strong> in his life might make the disappointment a little easier to swallow, but the result still hurt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that\u2019s disappointing, but it\u2019s a lot different. One of my best friends, <strong>Matt<\/strong> <strong>Grevers<\/strong>, and I, we have our little secret conversations we really don\u2019t let other people see most of the time. When I had a bad practice before, it was a little bit of a dagger in the heart, a twist, and we would be very, very affected by that. Now, I sort of go home and I can let it go immediately and I can give my wife and baby a big hug and kiss,\u201d he said. \u201cUnfortunately, I wasn\u2019t able to stick two good swims out there. I had a really good one this morning, but backing that one up, I honestly don\u2019t know what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen years earlier, Adrian actually kicked off his elite career in Omaha, on the same fourth night of Olympic Trials, in the same 100 free semifinals. He tied for ninth that night, but when Ryan Lochte scratched the final to focus on other events, Adrian won a swim-off and jumped at the opportunity, placing fourth in the final to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>He was just 19 then, and he matured into his role as the critical relay anchor and, eventually, the leader of the U.S. team. Everyone with national team experience, swimmers, coaches and staff alike, wanted Adrian to be on the Olympic team, simply for the steady hand he could provide. Grevers would also have served as a valuable veteran presence in Tokyo, but Adrian\u2019s chances of making the team were seen as stronger due to six swimmers potentially qualifying for relay duty in the 100 free.<\/p>\n<p>A few events later, <strong>Zach Harting<\/strong> qualified for his first Olympic team by winning the 200 fly, and he refused to accept the fact that Adrian and Grevers may not qualify for the Games. His experience with that duo at the 2019 World Championships cemented his affection and respect for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and <strong>Zane<\/strong> (<strong>Grothe<\/strong>) actually got to room with the two of them at Worlds,\u201d Harting said. \u201cThey were like, \u2018Yeah, this is basically exactly what the Olympic village is like.\u2019 They just had a plethora of knowledge. Anytime you talked to them, they were super calm. They were like, \u2018What do you need?\u2019 You can talk to them about your race. They will talk to you about theirs. It\u2019s just their leadership. They\u2019re kind of like the father-figures of the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to say they\u2019re not going to make it because they\u2019re staples of the U.S. team. I don\u2019t know what would be missed. It\u2019s just they\u2019re a staple for us, and they\u2019re going to make it. That\u2019s what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At this point, the odds are stacked against Harting\u2019s prediction coming true.<\/p>\n<p>That could mean the end of a long era in the pool. Adrian has anchored every men\u2019s 400 free relay at an international meet since 2009 except for one, when he led off at the 2012 Olympics, and he has anchored every single 400 medley relay since 2010. 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