Swimming Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Josh 10,495]

2:06.79 for  Kate Douglass, and 2:07.86 for  Alex Walsh in the women’s 200m individual medley at the US Olympic Trials. 

 

McIntosh went from 1st to 3rd most favoured within a couple of weeks. Honestly, that might be good for her, there’s lots of pressure that gets put on yourself when you come into an event as the favourite. 

Edited June 23 by Josh

[Josh 10,495]

 Katie Ledecky with an 8:14.12 in the women’s 800m freestyle at the US Olympic Trials… 

 

Looked visibly disappointed with that time 

[Topicmaster1010 4,166]

 US Olympic Trials: Day 8

 

Finals:

 

Men's 100m Butterfly (OQT: 51.67)

1. Caeleb Dressel - 50.19 Q

2. Thomas Heilman - 50.80 Q 

3. Dare Rose - 50.84

4. Zach Harting - 51.37

5. Aiden Hayes - 51.43

6. Ryan Murphy - 51.46

7. Luke Miller - 51.48

8. Kaii Winkler - 51.51

 

Safe to say that Dressel is officially back. And Heilman shocks Dare Rose to take the 2nd spot. He'll be absolutely terrifying in a few years. With both Dressel and Heilman doubling up here, Brooks Curry and Matt King are officially on the team.

 

Women's 200m Individual Medley (OQT: 2:11.47)

1. Kate Douglass - 2:06.79 Q 

2. Alex Walsh - 2:07.86 Q

3. Isabel Ivey - 2:10.09

4. Beata Nelson - 2:10.38

5. Leah Hayes - 2:11.81

6. Zoe Dixon - 2:12.01

7. Lilla Bognar - 2:12.48

8. Lucy Bell - 2:13.67

 

Douglass and Walsh a cut above the result of the field. That's Douglass's first time under 2:07 as well.

 

Women's 800m Freestyle (OQT: 8:26.71)

1. Katie Ledecky - 8:14.12 Q

2. Paige Madden - 8:20.71 Q

3. Jillian Cox - 8:22.97

4. Aurora Roghair - 8:28.59

5. Rachel Stege - 8:28.77

6. Kate Hurst - 8:28.92

7. Claire Weinstein - 8:29.80

8. Ashley Twichell - 8:32.75

 

Ledecky didn't seemed pleased with the time after the race. Madden, meanwhile, dropped 7 seconds off her PB to take 2nd. She's been having a great trials.

 

Semi-finals:

 

Advancing to Women's 50m Freestyle Final:

1. Gretchen Walsh - 24.06

2. Torri Huske - 24.09

3. Abbey Weitzeil - 24.48

4. Simone Manuel - 24.51

5. Erika Connolly - 24.54

6. Catie DeLoof - 24.66

7. Rylee Erisman - 24.66

8. Maxine Parker - 24.68

 

Rylee Erisman is only 15 years old .

 

Qualifiers after Day 8 (45 athletes: 25 men + 20 women):

 

Priority 1: 1st place finishers (16 swimmers)

• Kate Douglass - W 100m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 200m Individual Medley, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Caeleb Dressel - M 50m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Matt Fallon - M 200m Breaststroke
• Nic Fink - M 100m Breaststroke, M 4x100m Medley Relay
• Bobby Finke - M 800m Freestyle
• Carson Foster - M 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley
• Katie Grimes - W 1500m Freestyle, 400m Individual Medley
• Chris Guiliano - M 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Thomas Heilman - M 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Luke Hobson - M 200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Lilly King - W 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Katie Ledecky - W 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Ryan Murphy - M 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Aaron Shackell - M 400m Freestyle
• Regan Smith - W 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Butterfly, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Gretchen Walsh - W 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay

 

Priority 2: Top 4 in 100m Freestyle and 200m Freestyle (9 swimmers)

• Jack Alexy - M 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Hunter Armstrong - M 100m Backstroke, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Erin Gemmell - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Torri Huske - W 100m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Drew Kibler - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Paige Madden - W 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Simone Manuel - W 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Kieran Smith - M 400m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Claire Weinstein - W 200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay

 

Priority 3: Other 2nd place finishers (13 swimmers)

• Phoebe Bacon - W 200m Backstroke
• Katharine Berkoff - W 100m Backstroke, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Shaine Casas - M 200m Individual Medley
• Keaton Jones - M 200m Backstroke
• Chase Kalisz - M 400m Individual Medley
• Josh Matheny - M 200m Breaststroke
• Alex Shackell - W 200m Butterfly, 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Charlie Swanson - M 100m Breaststroke, M 4x100m Medley Relay
• Luca Urlando - M 200m Butterfly
• Alex Walsh - W 200m Individual Medley
• Emma Weber - W 100m Breaststroke, 4x100m Medley Relay
• Emma Weyant - W 400m Individual Medley
• Luke Whitlock - M 800m Freestyle

 

Priority 4: 5th place finishers in 100m Freestyle and 200m Freestyle (4 swimmers)

• Brooks Curry - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Ryan Held - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Anna Peplowski - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Abbey Weitzeil - W 4x100m Freestyle Relay

 

Priority 5: 6th place finishers in 100m Freestyle and 200m Freestyle (3 swimmers)

*Pieroni not guaranteed selection - Need 10 doubles

• Erika Connolly - W 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Matt King - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Blake Pieroni - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay

 

Doubles count:

Men: 9

Women: 14

 

So for Pieroni to make the team, he needs one of Finke or Whitlock to qualify in the 1500m freestyle which seems 99.99% certain to happen.

Edited June 23 by Topicmaster1010

[dullard 699]

Douglass' 200 IM is emoji worthy. Rylee Erisman looking like she could be a big problem by the time LA28 arrives probably even before then.

[Topicmaster1010 4,166]

18 minutes ago, dullard said:

Douglass' 200 IM is emoji worthy. Rylee Erisman looking like she could be a big problem by the time LA28 arrives probably even before then.

Yep, forgot to add one. Thanks!

[dullard 699]

1 minute ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Yep, forgot to add one. Thanks!

I didn't expect you'd actually add one hah. I feel pushy now. You do a great job with these updates. When I did that one the other day I had to come back three times to fix glaring errors.

[phelps 7,670]

8 hours ago, Josh said:

 Katie Ledecky with an 8:14.12 in the women’s 800m freestyle at the US Olympic Trials… 

 

Looked visibly disappointed with that time 

if this is her standard, the 800m free are going to be an amazing race to watch in Paris...it gives hopes to quite a few contenders

 

however, I think she wasn't in full rest here, she doesn't need that to qualify for the US team in her special disciplines

Edited June 23 by phelps

[Josh 10,495]

20 minutes ago, phelps said:

if this is her standard, the 800m free are going to be an amzing race to watch in Paris...it gives hopes to quite a few contenders

 

however, I think she wasn't in full rest here, she doesn't need that to qualify for the US team in her special disciplines

I’d take everything they say with a grain of salt, but a SwimSwam commentator actually said that Ledecky is at least partially tapered. 

 

 

As much as I hate to admit it, her times, although still ridiculously quick, have been getting slower and slower throughout the last couple of years. She’s 27, her age might be catching up to her…

[dullard 699]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

if this is her standard, the 800m free are going to be an amazing race to watch in Paris...it gives hopes to quite a few contenders

 

however, I think she wasn't in full rest here, she doesn't need that to qualify for the US team in her special disciplines

She just can't cope with such a large program anymore so gets slower as the meet progresses. At least in Paris she won't be doing the 200 free so the 3x200 rounds will be replaced by just one 200 in the relay. 

[dantm 32]

Wouldve loved to see Summer contest the 800m Free in Paris.

Age will eventually catch up with Ledecky

Based on what I saw,Summer wouldve had a huge chance of a monumental upset.

 

Oh well…maybe Ariane could cause an upset in the 800