2024 U.S. Olympic Selection
Gretchen Walsh and Carson Foster The pair made headlines after clinching their first Olympic spot on the finals on Day 2 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in impressive fashion.
Walsh followed up her world record in the women's 100m butterfly semi-final with a time of 55.31, the second-fastest time in history, to book her ticket to Paris.
runner-up Tori Fuske And the third place winner Regan Smith They recorded new personal bests and are currently ranked third and tied for fifth all-time in their events, respectively.
Women's 100 Fly
- Gretchen Walsh (NAC), 55.31
- Tori Fuske (AAC), 55.52
- Regan Smith (TXLA), 55.62
- Claire Curzan (TAC-NC), 57.47
- Kelly Pash (TXLA), 57.72
- Beata Nelson (UN-WI) 57.80
- Lily Nordman (ALTO), 57.92
- Emma Sticklen (TXLA), 58.44
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In the men's 400m individual medley, Foster got revenge after placing third at the 2021 Trials by defeating the defending Olympic champion to win the event. Chase Cullis With a time of 4:07.64.
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Carson Foster (Rays) 4:07.64
- Chase Cullis (TXLA) 4:09.39
- Jay Litherland (TXLA) 4:12.34
- Ian Graham (DYNA), 4:15.06
- Tommy Breed (UOFL), 4:15.15
- Kyle Ponsler (WOLF), 4:16.53
- Greg Enoch (CSC-IN), 4:17.64
- Danny Berlitz (CM), 4:17.65
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In the men's 100 backstroke semifinals, Hunter Armstrong After a slip at the start that put him far behind early on and him having to fight his way back, Armstrong finished the last 50 in 27.20 to earn second place in the heats and advance to the semifinals in fourth place overall (53.57).
Ryan Murphy He earned himself the top seed in the final with a time of 52.65 seconds, the only swimmer to go under 53 seconds.
Men's 100 Backstroke — Semifinals
Final Qualifier:
- Ryan Murphy (CAL), 52.65
- Adam Cheney (Floor), 53.08
- Jack Akins (SA), 53.23
- Hunter Armstrong (NYAC), 53.57
- Tommy Janton (ND), 53.61
- Jack Wilkening (MICH), 53.70
- Will Modglin (ZSC), 53.83
- Justin Les (MVN), 53.78
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In the women's 100m breaststroke semi-finals, Lily King In the second heat, he qualified first with a huge margin of victory in a time of 1 minute 5.57 seconds, thrilling the Indianapolis crowd.
Women's 100m breaststroke
Final Qualifier:
- Lily King (ISC) 1:05.57
- Caitlin Dobler (TDPS), 1:06.42
- Emma Weber (CA-Y), 1:06.48
- Lydia Jacoby (STSC), 1:06.66
- Kaylin Gridley (Duke University), 1:06.67
- Alex Walsh (NAC) 1:06.87
- Ella Nelson (NAC) 1:07.41
- Mackenzie Siroky (UN-MI), 1:07.73
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Veteran in the men's 100m breaststroke Nick Fink He won the final in 59.08 seconds, securing his place in the Olympic Games for the second consecutive year.
Men's 100m breaststroke
- Nick Fink (NYAC), 59.08
- Charlie Swanson (NOVA), 59.16
- Josh Matheny (ISC), 59.23
- Liam Bell (CAL) 59.40
- Noah Nichols (CA-Y), 59.69
- Jake Foster (Rays) 59.84
- Luke Rodarte (CAL), 59.85
- Michael Andrew (Masa) 1:00.11
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