{"id":587726,"date":"2024-06-17T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=587726"},"modified":"2024-06-17T05:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T12:15:44","slug":"u-s-olympic-trials-katie-grimes-regan-smith-bobby-finke-top-seeds-on-day-3-heat-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-katie-grimes-regan-smith-bobby-finke-top-seeds-on-day-3-heat-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Olympic Trials: Katie Grimes, Regan Smith, Bobby Finke Top Seeds on Day 3 (Heat Sheet)"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Olympic Trials: Katie Grimes, Regan Smith, Bobby Finke Top Seeds on Day 3 (Heat Sheet)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day three of the U.S. Olympic Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will feature qualifying heats in three events: the women’s 400 IM, women’s 100 backstroke and men’s 800 freestyle.<\/p>\n

Click here to view the full heat sheet<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katie Grimes<\/strong>, an 18-year-old who has already secured her spot on her second Olympic team in the 10-kilometer open water swim, is the big favorite in the 400 IM after winning silver in the event at the last two World Championships. Grimes owns a best time of 4:31.41, less than three tenths off Katie Hoff’s <\/strong>16-year-old American record of 4:31.12. Grimes will swim in the final heat in between\u00a0Emma Weyant<\/strong>, the silver medalist at the 2021 Olympics, and Justina Kozan<\/strong>. In the previous heat, teenagers\u00a0Leah Hayes<\/strong>,\u00a0Lilla Bognar<\/strong> and\u00a0Kayla Han<\/strong> will race with veteran\u00a0Leah Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the 100 back,\u00a0Regan Smith<\/strong> is the big favorite after recently lowering her American record to 57.51. She will swim in a heat with fellow Olympians Olivia Smoliga<\/strong>,\u00a0Rhyan White<\/strong> and\u00a0Phoebe Bacon<\/strong> while\u00a0Katharine Berkoff<\/strong> and\u00a0Claire Curzan<\/strong> occupy lane four in the other circle-seeded heats.<\/p>\n

In the 800 free, defending Olympic gold medalist\u00a0Bobby Finke<\/strong> is expected to cruise onto the Olympic team, but the battle for second place is completely open. Finke will be in the final heat with\u00a0David Johnston<\/strong> and\u00a0Charlie Clark<\/strong> on either side of him while the middle lanes in the previous heat belong to\u00a0Ross Dant<\/strong>, a member of last year’s World Championships team in the event, and teenager\u00a0Luke Whitlock<\/strong>, fresh of a huge best time in the 800 free that made him the top seed in the Trials final.<\/p>\n