With only two events available, the field fill-up was slow, but several swimmers still managed to secure their spots on the flight to Paris, with the new world record holders leading the way. Regan SmithSmith finished in 57.13 seconds, winning the 100m relay for the second consecutive Olympic Trials. Bobby Finke He achieved the same feat as Smith, winning the 800m freestyle for the second consecutive tournament.
The second place finishers in both events were Katherine Berkoff and Luke WhitlockBerkoff ran the fourth-fastest time ever in the semifinals (57.83), and while her time was a little slower tonight (57.91), it was still good enough to make the team. Luke WhitlockThe University of Florida-bound runner-up came in second behind his future training partner Finke in 7 minutes 45.19 seconds.
Junior Bread Pack
The Olympic team had no doubles players on its roster, but the Junior Pan Pac team was full of energy, and Whitlock was taken off the tracker because he was already a sure bet to make the Olympic team. Shawn Green Luka Mijatovic, who was the fastest 400m runner and the top junior in the 200m, also improved his time in the 400m. Green also improved his time in the 800m tonight. Luke Ellis Although he defeated Green in the qualifying round, Green, who advanced to the finals, had an advantage over Ellis in terms of ranking.
Leah Shackley She rose in the rankings after finishing the highest of all qualified swimmers in the 100m backstroke and also bettering the record in the 100m butterfly. Teagan O'Dell He will also be included as a candidate for the number 100 jersey.
When we use the term “double,” we mean that a swimmer qualifies in more than one event and earns two roster spots. If a swimmer qualifies in three events, that will be considered two doubles for the purposes of this article. We will track “doubles” to determine when a swimmer's next priority can be officially added to the team.
Magic numbers:
- Having six doubles, either men's or women's, means that all of the priority number two players (number two ranked players) of that gender can be added.
- Eight doubles for either men or women means that all three priority athletes of that gender (fifth in the 100/200 freestyle) can be added.
- The ten doubles for either men or women means that all four priority athletes of that gender (sixth in the 100/200 freestyle) can add on.
The doubles so far are as follows:
Keep watching this page to keep track of all the athletes who have been selected to the U.S. Olympic Team. We will be tracking all athletes who have been selected to the Olympic Team each day, as well as the Junior Pan Pacific Team, which is listed at the end of the article.
A few notes about charts
- Color coding makes it easy to understand the priorities
- If there is a strikethrough, it means that the athlete qualified with a higher priority.
- Events in bold are events added tonight
As a reminder, here is the selection process for the U.S. Olympic Team: The U.S. is limited to 26 swimmers per gender, plus 12 relay-only swimmers (shared between both teams).
- Priority 1. The first priority is: (i) the top four
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
(ii) Best Achievement in each of the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle competitions; and
Finals placements will determine available swimmers
Qualifying tournaments for all events except the 100m and 200m
meter freestyle.- Restrictions: For available swimmers who are named to a team with priority 1
100m or 200m freestyle declines to swim the 100m freestyle
Or the Olympic 200m freestyle event (
the opportunity given to that Athlete under Article 1.3.9)
The team was announced on June 23rd.
If an athlete has been selected in another individual Olympic sport, no additional athletes may be selected.
This restriction is added to the 100m or 200m freestyle team.
Does not apply if an available swimmer is removed from a team.
Section 3.
- Restrictions: For available swimmers who are named to a team with priority 1
- Priority 2. The second priority consists of the second best finish.
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
Events other than the 100m and 200m
Freestyle. - Priority 3. The third priority consists of the fifth-best finish.
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
The events will be held in both the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle. - Priority 4. The fourth priority consists of the sixth-best finish.
Swimmers who can participate will be selected based on their ranking in the qualifying finals.
100m freestyle and 200m freestyle
Robert Gibbs, who will be tracking the rosters throughout the tournament, details the Junior Panpacs roster selection process here: There is a limit of 20 players per gender.
