- The USA Swimming Olympic Trials will be held June 15-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will take place June 15-23 in the 50-meter pool at Lucas Oil Stadium. The top two swimmers in each event will qualify for the Paris Olympics, and the top six swimmers in the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle typically compete in relays.
In 2021, the Tokyo team had five Indiana athletes, second only to California's seven.
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Indiana swimmers to watch:
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Brian Benzing, IU. The NCAA 100-meter breaststroke runner-up will transfer from Towson University to Indiana University.
Michael Brinegar, Columbus/IU; In 2021, she will compete in the 800m freestyle and 1,500m freestyle at the Olympics, placing second at the U.S. Qualifiers in both events. She is the 2018 World Junior Open Water Champion.
Brendan Barnes, IU; A three-time NCAA champion, including the 100-meter backstroke the past two years, he has never been selected for Team USA in the long-distance pool.
Wyatt Davis, Carmel; Last year, he placed third in the 50 backstroke in his first national championship final since 2019. In his most recent season at Michigan, in 2022, he placed second in the 100 backstroke at the Big Ten. In 2019, he was the world junior champion in the 200 backstroke and won six medals. Davis, 22, has won a record 14 state titles. He was suspended three months by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Jan. 2 after testing positive for marijuana on June 30, 2023.
Greg Enoch, Carmel; As a freshman at the University of Louisville, he won the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle at the state meet and anchored two winning relays. At East Winter Junior, he won the 500 freestyle in 4 minutes 14.36 seconds, which would have broken Jake Mitchell's public school record had it been a high school meet.
Isaac Flaig, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers; The Wisconsin native took a gap year, moved to Southern California to train and then joined the Indiana club, and won the 1,500 freestyle at spring regionals in Indianapolis in 15:23.25, edging out his personal best of 15:19.90.
Chris Giuliani, Notre Dame. Bronze medalist in the 4x100m freestyle at the World Championships in 2023. In NCAA freestyle races, he placed fourth in the 50m, fifth in the 100m, and third in the 200m.
Drew Kibler, Carmel; A former All-American high school swimmer, Carmel's first Olympic swimmer, first NCAA individual champion (Texas), and first World Championship medalist, he has been on three previous international teams and is currently training under coach Bob Bowman, who recently left Arizona State University and moved to Texas.
Matt King, IU. The 22-year-old will transfer to Indiana University after collegiate seasons at Alabama and Virginia, where he won SEC and ACC titles and six relay medals at the 2023 and 2024 world championships.
Josh Matheny, IU; She will compete in the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the 2023 World Championships, and won two medals in the relay.
Owen McDonald, IU. Transferred from Arizona State University to Indiana University. At the NCAAs in Indianapolis, he was third in points for the Sun Devils, who won the championship. At the NCAAs, he placed second in the 200 individual medley, third in the 200 backstroke, and sixth in the 100 backstroke.
Cody Miller, IU; The 32-year-old is active in the sport, especially on social media. He won a bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke and a gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Jake Mitchell, Carmel; At the 2021 Olympics, she set the Tokyo Standard in the solo time trial at the Olympic Trials and placed eighth in the 400m freestyle. At the 2023 World Championships, she won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle. Her 500m freestyle B final time of 4 minutes 10.48 seconds was the fourth-fastest time overall in the NCAA.
Will Modglin, Zionsville; Two-time National High School Swimmer of the Year. Just completed his freshman season at the University of Texas. Won the NCAA B Final in 44.20 seconds, 0.08 seconds shy of his college freshman best. Placed 5th in the A Final. This was a school record at one of the most storied programs in swimming.
Blake Pieroni, Chesterton/IU. Coming out of retirement to try to make his third Olympic team, the 28-year-old has won three Olympic gold medals and four world championship gold medals, all in relay events.
Kyle Ponsler, Fishers; He was 10 years old and a sophomore at North Carolina State University.Number Recorded a time good enough for sixth place in the NCAA 400 individual medley A final. Former state champion in the 500 freestyle.
Aaron Shackel, Carmel; The former national high school record holder in the 200 freestyle and Junior Pan Pac gold medalist in the 200 butterfly will leave the UC program to train for the trials in Carmel before heading to Texas for the 2024-25 collegiate season.
Luke Whitlock, Noblesville/Fishers Area Swimming TigersThe 18-year-old has emerged as an Olympic contender in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle and is ranked third among Americans in those events this year.
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Berit Berglund, Carmel. Coming off his freshman season at the University of Texas, he placed ninth in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships in a time of 50.70 seconds, and during his high school career he set a state record of 51.50 seconds and was a three-time state champion.
Lindsay Bowen, Carmel; 2023 Junior World Championship 4×200 Relay Gold Medalist. Junior National Champion in the 800 Freestyle. Winner of three state titles in the 500 Freestyle and two state titles in the 200 Freestyle. State record holder in the 500 Freestyle.
Lily Christianson, Osceola; State champion in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle at Penn High School. State record holder in the 50 meter freestyle. U.S. junior champion in the 50 meter freestyle. Will attend North Carolina State University.
Ellie Clark, Carmel; She was one of the youngest swimmers to qualify for the Olympic Trials at age 14. At age 13, she was the junior national champion in the 200m backstroke.
Mariah Dennigan, IU. The long distance freestyle swimmer has already been selected to the Olympic team in the 10K open water, placed sixth in the 10K at the 2023 World Championships and seventh in the 1,650 freestyle at the NCAAs.
Kayla Hann, Carmel; She moved from La Mirada, California. At age 16, she was the world junior champion in the 800m freestyle. She competed for the U.S. at the World Championships in Doha in February. At age 13, she became the youngest athlete to compete in the 2021 Olympic Trials.
Lilly King, Evansville/IU; The 27-year-old, who has won five Olympic medals, 23 world championship medals (distance and short course) and eight NCAA titles, is looking to hold off some younger breaststrokers, missing out on medals in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the 2023 world championships.
Julie Mishler of the Wawasee/Fishers Area Swimming Tigers; She won the 50-meter freestyle at the district meet in March in 25.07 seconds, good for eighth all-time in the 15-16 age group, beating Alex Shackell. Mishler also won the 50-meter freestyle at the East Winter junior meet.
Christina Pagle, IU. She orchestrated one of the most dramatic finishes in IU history, swimming the anchor of the 4×100 freestyle relay in 46.65 to help the Hoosiers beat Ohio State by a half-point to win the Big Ten championship. The sophomore from Bloomington South was 11 years old.Number She won the NCAA 100m freestyle and holds state records in the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle.
Kelly Pash, Carmel; She won four medals, including a silver medal in the 100m butterfly and a bronze medal in the 200m butterfly at the 2023 Pan American Games. She finished her collegiate season at the University of Texas with a second-place finish in the 200m butterfly and a fourth-place finish in the 100m butterfly at the NCAAs. She placed fifth in the 200m butterfly at the 2021 Olympic Trials. She helped Texas finish second in the NCAA team standings for 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Anna Peplowski, IU; At the NCAAs, she placed second in the 200m freestyle (just 0.07 behind first place) and third in the 500m freestyle. At the 2023 World Championships, she won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay.
JoJo Ramey, Fishers. He finished his freshman season at the University of Florida in 12th place.Number She competed in the 200 backstroke at the NCAAs, but excels at long distances, placing seventh at the 2021 Olympic Trials at age 16.
Alex Shackell, Carmel; At 16, she was the first from the Carmel girls program to win a world medal, winning silver last year as the anchor of the 4×200 freestyle relay. She was a state champion in freestyle, butterfly and backstroke. At East Winter Juniors, she won the 200 butterfly in 1:50.15, the sixth-best time all-time for an American athlete at 17-18, and good enough to win the NCAAs in 2024.
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Molly Sweeney, Carmel; Through his sophomore season, the former soccer player went 8-8 at the state tournament, competed at the Junior World Championships and won a double at the Eastern Winter Junior Championships, including the second-fastest 200-meter breaststroke ever in the 15-16 age group.
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