University of Missouri LCM Intra-Squad
- June 7, 2024
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- Long course meter (50m)
- Full tournament results
The first deadline for entries to the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials has passed and the first round of psychological testing has been announced, but there is a second deadline for “late entries” on Monday, June 10th.
The only thing that can change at this point is the new qualifiers/qualifiers that weren't there before, and on Friday night the Missouri Tigers took full advantage of that. 2 new qualifiers right before.
The Hail Mary night began with the men's 400m individual medley. Matthew Mortenson She swam 4:23.87, which was under the qualifying standard of 4:25.19.
Mortenson, who will be a sophomore, recorded a personal best time of 4 minutes, 26.22 seconds at the 2023 March regional meet in Indianapolis while in high school.
He came close to that time in May with a 4:26.60 at the Atlanta Classic, but tapered hard on Friday night.
He made progress across the board and built a big lead over the standard, closing out the gap by about a second and a half in the final 100 metres.
Split Comparison
| Last PB | New PB | |
| jump | 1:01.20 | 1:00.31 |
| return | 1:08.74 | 1:07.03 |
| chest | 1:14.54 | 1:13.11 |
| free | 1:01.74 | 1:03.42 |
| total time | 4:26.22 | 4:23.87 |
One race later, his teammate Darden Tate In the 200m freestyle, he swam the first 50m quickly to finish in 22.54 seconds, completing the race legitimately at cool-down pace.
This was below the Olympic qualifying standard of 22.79 seconds and bettered his previous best of 22.88 seconds, set at the Atlanta Classic in May.
Another rising sophomore, Tate, graduated from high school with a 20.49-second 50-meter freestyle time, but improved that to 19.93 as a sophomore and placed 35th at the SEC Championships. She then showed she still had potential by running times of 19.31 and 43.25 on the Missouri freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships.
The decline in his distance running times was even more dramatic, with his high school best being just 23.87 seconds.
He had run the 50m freestyle time trial in the regular race earlier in the evening in 22.92 seconds.
Other Missouri swimmers were also making final preparations for the Trials. Jack Dahlgren He recorded a time of 50.53 seconds in the 100m freestyle.
