{"id":586920,"date":"2024-06-12T15:52:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T22:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=586920"},"modified":"2024-06-12T16:40:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T23:40:05","slug":"u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-eight-katie-ledecky-swims-800-free-aiming-for-four-peat-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-eight-katie-ledecky-swims-800-free-aiming-for-four-peat-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Eight: Katie Ledecky Swims 800 Free, Aiming For Four-Peat in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Eight: Katie Ledecky Swims 800 Free, Aiming For Four-Peat in Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>American swimmers, coaches, officials and hundreds of thousands of fans will make their way to Lucas Oil Stadium \u2014 home of the National Football League\u2019s Indianapolis Colts \u2014 for a unique U.S. Olympic Trials, complete with three temporary pools (two 50-meter and one 25-meter). The action takes place from June 15-23, with swimmers putting their hopes and dreams on the line for the opportunity to represent Team USA at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These previews are part of a comprehensive Trials edition of Swimming World, which is set to be released this week.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2024-us-olympic-trials-indianapolis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Meet Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/about-usas\/resources\/trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2024-us-olympic-trials-psych-sheet-updated-usa-senior-national-2024-06-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psych Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-one-400-freestyle-finals-to-open-selection-extravaganza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day One Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-two-torri-huske-targeting-100-butterfly-world-record-mens-400-im-offers-intriguing-duel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Two Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-three-ryan-murphy-hunter-armstrong-set-for-backstroke-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Three Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-four-bobby-finke-regan-smith-favored-to-secure-spots-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-five-caeleb-dressel-aims-to-complete-comeback-in-100-freestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Five Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Six Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-seven-veterans-to-challenge-for-mens-200-individual-medley-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Seven Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>MEN\u2019S 100 BUTTERFLY<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_579968\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579968\" data-attachment-id=\"579968\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-eight-katie-ledecky-swims-800-free-aiming-for-four-peat-in-paris\/caleb-dressel-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" 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;OM-1MarkII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;caleb-dressel-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1709828412&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;caleb-dressel-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caleb-dressel-\" data-image-description=\"\" 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\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-579968 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb dressel\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/caleb-dressel-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-0850-Edit.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-579968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caeleb Dressel &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>, the world record holder and defending Olympic gold medalist in this event, will try to reclaim his position atop the 100 fly in the United States, but he will have to deal with <strong>Dare Rose<\/strong>, whose surprise international debut at last year\u2019s World Championships produced an individual bronze medal. Given the strength of these two swimmers, it could take a 50-low effort just to qualify for the team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaine Casas<\/strong>, meanwhile, is tied with <strong>Ian Crocker<\/strong> for third-fastest American ever behind Dressel and <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong>, so if he can approach his best time of 50.40, he will have a very good shot at getting on the team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong> has been a World Championships finalist in this event (in 2022), while <strong>Thomas Heilman<\/strong> joined Rose in representing the U.S. at the 2023 Worlds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorites:<\/strong> Caeleb Dressel, Dare Rose<br \/>\n<strong>Contenders:<\/strong> Shaine Casas, Thomas Heilman, Michael Andrew<br \/>\n<strong>Wild Cards:<\/strong> Aiden Hayes, Zach Harting, Gabriel Jett, Luke Miller<br \/>\n<strong>Top 2 at 2021 Trials:<\/strong> Caeleb Dressel 49.87, Tom Shields 51.19<br \/>\n<strong>World Record\/Splits:<\/strong> 49.45 Caeleb Dressel, USA (Tokyo 7-31-21)<br \/>\n23.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>49.45 <\/strong>(26.45)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>WOMEN\u2019S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY<\/h2>\n<p>The two most recent world champions in the 200 IM are also the strong favorites to repeat as U.S. Olympians. <strong>Alex Walsh<\/strong> and <strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> each qualified for their first Olympic teams in an extremely tight finish three years ago, and since then, both have won Olympic medals and world titles, with Walsh winning in 2022 and Douglass in 2023 and earlier this year. They are the only active Americans ever to clock 2:07s, with Douglass ranking seventh all-time and Walsh eighth.<\/p>\n<p>However, we must watch out for <strong>Torri Huske<\/strong>, with the butterfly and sprint freestyle specialist swimming as fast as 2:08.47 earlier this year, while teenager <strong>Leah Hayes<\/strong> will look to get back on a senior-level team after claiming World Championships bronze in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorites:<\/strong> Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh<br \/>\n<strong>Contender:<\/strong> Torri Huske<br \/>\n<strong>Wild Cards:<\/strong> Regan Smith, Leah Hayes<br \/>\n<strong>Top 2 at 2021 Trials:<\/strong> Alex Walsh 2:09.30, Kate Douglass 2:09.32<br \/>\n<strong>World Record\/Splits: <\/strong>2:06.12 Katinka Hosszu, HUN (Kazan 8-3-15)<br \/>\n27.30 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 58.94 (31.64) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:35.64 (36.70) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>2:06.12 <\/strong>(30.48)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>WOMEN\u2019S 800 FREESTYLE<\/h2>\n<p>Twelve years after her upset win in the 800 free at Olympic Trials vaulted her into the spotlight for the first time, <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> will be heavily favored to win this event yet again to earn her trip to Paris and a shot at a four-peat, an accomplishment no other female swimmer has ever reached (<strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> is the only male four-time winner). Last year, Ledecky swam as fast as 8:07.07, her quickest mark since setting the world record at the 2016 Olympics and the third-fastest ever. A run at the global standard cannot be ruled out, but Paris is a more likely setting for such an effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jillian Cox<\/strong> was the surprising No. 2 qualifier behind Ledecky in this event for last year\u2019s World Championships after she edged out <strong>Claire Weinstein<\/strong> for second at U.S. Nationals, and Cox went on to reach the final at Worlds. <strong>Katie Grimes<\/strong>, fourth in the event in Tokyo, has not been sub-8:20 since those Olympics but is very capable of earning the second spot here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite:<\/strong> Katie Ledecky<br \/>\n<strong>Contenders:<\/strong> Jillian Cox, Claire Weinstein, Katie Grimes<br \/>\n<strong>Wild Cards:<\/strong> Leah Smith, Paige Madden, Kayla Han<br \/>\n<strong>Top 2 at 2021 Trials:<\/strong> Katie Ledecky 8:14.62, Katie Grimes 8:20.36<br \/>\n<strong>World Record\/Splits:<\/strong> 8:04.79 Katie Ledecky, USA (Rio 8-12-16)<br \/>\n28.03\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 57.98 (29.95)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1:28.71 (30.73) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:59.42 (30.71)<br \/>\n2:30.06 (30.64) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:00.76 (30.70)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03:31.13 (30.37) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>4:01.98<\/strong> (30.85)<br \/>\n4:32.20 (30.22) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:02.94 (30.74)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5:33.54 (30.60) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:04.30 (30.76)<br \/>\n6:35.07 (30.77) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:05.44 (30.37) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:35.80 (30.36) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>8:04.79 <\/strong>(28.99)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Eight: Katie Ledecky Swims 800 Free, Aiming For Four-Peat in Paris American swimmers, coaches, officials and hundreds of thousands of fans will make their way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":531631,"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":[122077,7],"tags":[130746,52974,35724,75453,53042,96505,25010,127681,25031,58177,25824,72300,125188,74161],"class_list":["post-586920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas","category-usa","tag-2024-us-olympic-trials-indianapolis","tag-alex-walsh","tag-caeleb-dressel","tag-claire-weinstein","tag-dare-rose","tag-jillian-cox","tag-kate-douglass","tag-katie-grimes","tag-katie-ledecky","tag-leah-hayes","tag-michael-andrew","tag-shaine-casas","tag-thomas-heilman","tag-torri-huske"],"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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