Tuscaloosa, Alabama – The excitement continues for the Alabama swimming and diving team, as 10 current student-athletes prepare for the U.S. Olympic Trials, which will be held June 15-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The meet is one of many this summer as the Crimson Tide sends athletes around the world, including to Australia, Brazil, the Bahamas, Canada, the Netherlands and South Africa.
In addition to the current student athletes aiming to qualify for the Paris Olympics (July 26th to August 11th), alumnus Christian Kolomeev (Greece) will Victor Johansson (Sweden) and Anton Makki (Iceland) have already established themselves on the international stage.
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- All finals will be broadcast live in primetime on NBC beginning at 7 p.m. CST and will also be streamed on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com and the NBC/NBC Sports app.
- USA Network will broadcast the qualifying sessions, which will also be streamed live on Peacock and NBC's digital platforms.
- Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 10am with the finals starting at 7pm.
U.S. Olympic Qualifiers Lineup
Alabama Event Schedule
- Saturday, June 15
- Sunday, June 16
- Monday, June 17
- Tuesday, June 18
- Wednesday, June 19
- Men's 200m Backstroke (Qualification/Semi-Finals) – Tommy Hager
- Women's 1500m Freestyle (Final) – Liberty Williams
- Women's 100m Freestyle (Final) – Candence Vincent
- Thursday, June 20
- Men's 200m Backstroke (Final) – Tommy Hager
- Women's 200m Backstroke (Qualification/Semi-Finals) – Laurel Blaze
- Men's 50m Freestyle (Qualification and Semi-Finals) – Drayden Bell
- Men's 200m Individual Medley (Qualification and Semi-Finals) – Tommy Hager
- Friday, June 21
- Men's 50m Freestyle (Final) – Drayden Bell
- Women's 200m Backstroke (Final) – Laurel Blasé
- Men's 200m Individual Medley (Final) – Tommy Hager
- Women's 800m Freestyle (Qualification Round) – Liberty Williams
- Saturday, June 22
- Sunday, June 23
In the world
- Alabama has already had a successful summer ahead of this summer's Olympics, sending current student-athletes to competitions around the world.
- Charlie Hawk With the competition wrapping up on Saturday, he'll be eyeing a chance to represent Australia in July. Diana Petkova Representing Bulgaria at the European Championships
- The Tide sent two swimmers to the Canadian Championships. Avery Wiseman and Colin Cosgrove Both competed in the breaststroke event in the elite meet.
- Three UA athletes traveled to Brazil in early May. Caike Alves, Bernardo Bondora de Almeida and Leonardo Alcantara Swam at the 6-day Brazilian Championships
- Tim Korstanje (Netherlands) and Michael Dean (South Africa) started the summer by competing in their respective domestic qualifiers.
- Zarek Wilson He will be the final Tide swimmer competing for a chance to compete in Paris and then head to Nassau, Bahamas, to represent Trinidad at the Bahamas Swimming Championships (June 20-23).
High tide
- The University of Alabama has a wealth of talent, with five of its freshmen competing in the International Olympic Trials in addition to current student-athletes competing in international competitions.
- George Roper (AUS) is currently racing with Hawke in Australia, while Toni Dragoja (Croatia), Kyle Micallef (Malta) and Victoria Raymond (CAN) are competing in the European Championships.
- Raymond and Emma Sundermeyer also competed at the Canadian Championships along with Wiseman and Cosgrove.
- Lance Johnson is set to join the Crimson Tide at the U.S. Trials in Indianapolis
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