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So I just totted up what I think are the totals for the OQT for USA, AUS, GBR, Japan, Italy, China and France, using the FINA LCM rankings from 1st March 23 to today.
 
Those were the countries I thought might have a chance of being near the top of a list like this. There are other countries which are strong in part (Canadian & Dutch women) but less so collectively. I could be doing them a disservice not including them, but I was already looking at enough to fry my brain anyway
 
Russia would likely be somewhere in there, but with their uncertain status about things, I've not included in these figures.
 
USA - Men 83, Women 98 = 181 total
Aus - Men 34, Women 60 = 94 total
Japan - Men 38, Women 27 = 65 total
China - Men 25, Women 39 = 64 total
GBR - Men 34, Women 25 = 59 total
Italy - Men 33, Women 14 = 47 total
France - Men 25, Women 14 = 39 total
 
These are qualified swims, not swimmers. So Duncan Scott - for example - is in the GBR quota 3 times (100m fr, 200m fr, 200m IM). It would take me a lot longer to work that out, at least for countries that are not GBR. GBR is 37 total swimmers with an OQT - 23 men and 14 women.
 
 

14 men achieved the olympic standard in discus and 8 of them with results from this competition

I can not stop laughing. This just made my day
 
 

Yeah, the lack of actual grand stands makes this "stadium" look quite unique. I wonder if it suddenly becomes the new go-to-place for throwers

Quite windy. 

Yup, 21 year old Mykolas Alekna just set a new WR in the Discus Throw  
 
Don't know how to feel about this, would've been more special in a different location probably  

WAIT A MINUTE. IF IM NOT WRONG… THATS A NEW WR? 

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,IT'S OFFICIAL .MYKOLAS ALEKNA HAS THROWN 74.41 . 

So it seems like the dramatic announcement was all to say she is trying out a new hydration drink this year 
 
 

2024 Danish Open  - Copenhagen (DEN)
April 11th - April 14th 2024
 
Meet Results
 
 
No new OQTs were achieved
 
 
 The following 7 swimmers have been nominated for Olympic selection 
 
 
Women (7):
Elisabeth Sabroe Ebbesen - 4x100m freestyle relay
Julie Kepp Jensen - 50m freestyle
Helena Rosendahl Bach - 200m butterfly, 100m butterfly (OCT)
Martine Damborg - 4x100m freestyle relay, 4x100m medley relay
Schastine Tabor - 4x100m freestyle relay, 4x100m medley relay
Signe Bro - 4x100m freestyle relay, 4x100m medley relay
Thea Blomsterberg - 200m breaststroke, 4x100m medley relay
 
*Team will be confirmed at a later date. Events are my prediction.
** In addition, Casper Puggaard also achieved an OCT and may be nominated for a universality quota.
Source

She actually has 8:
200 Free 400 Free 100 Back 200 Back 100 Fly 200 Fly 200 IM 400 IM  
The 800 free she swum wasn't at a qualification event. She could realistically also get the 100 free and 1500 free OQT's as well. 200 breaststroke probably wouldn't be possible as it's one of the harder OQT's to get.

Alicia Monson (athletics)
 
American record holder Alicia Monson has season-ending surgery - NBC Sports

Marrit Steenbergen improved her 200m medley PB and NR by 0,3s to 2.08,86 yesterday.
Also swam a 52,72 100 meter freestyle same day at the Eindhoven Qualification Meet.
 
 
Only new qualifiers from the Eindhoven Qualification Meet are Tessa Giele (100m butterfly) and Valerie van Roon (50m freestyle).
 
 

The US women look like they're gonna be very strong in the 4x1 free this year (provided no one lays an egg again). The Aussies are gonna have to bring their best.

2024 TYR Pro Swim Series - San Antonio (USA) 
April 10th - April 13th 2024
 
Meet Results
 
 
The following new OQTs were achieved
 
Men's 50m Freestyle
 Gabriel Castaño
 
Men's 200m Butterfly
 Luca Urlando
 
Women's 200m Freestyle
 Paige Madden
 Anna Peplowski
 
Women's 100m Breaststroke
 Emma Weber

Now the only thing France still needs to decide is the venue 

Hungarian Qualification Tracker Team (Pending Relay Athletes)
 
Men (9)
 
50m Freestyle
Szebasztian Szabo (through the 2023 Helsinki Swim Meet)
Kristof Milak (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
 
100m Freestyle
Nandor Nemeth (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
400m Freestyle
Kristof Rasovszky (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
800m Freestyle
David Betlehem (through the 2024 World Championships)
Kristof Rasovszky (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
1500m Freestyle
David Betlehem (through the 2024 World Championships)
Zalan Sarkany (through the 2023 Gyor Open)
 
100m Backstroke
Hubert Kos (through the 2023 US Open)
Adam Jaszo (through the 2024 Gyor Open)
 
200m Backstroke
Hubert Kos (through the 2024 World Championships)
Adam Telegdy (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
100m Butterfly
Kristof Milak (through 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
Hubert Kos (through 2023 US Open)
 
200m Butterfly
Kristof Milak (through 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
Richard Marton (through 2024 World Championships)
 
200m Individual Medley
Gabor Zombori (through 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
Hubert Kos (through 2023 US Open)
 
Rasovszky/Betlehem have already qualified in open water, so they aren’t included in the total. 

Women (7)
 
200m Freestyle
Nikolett Padar (through the 2023 World Cup Budapest)
 
400m Freestyle
Ajna Kesely (through the 2023 Hungarian Nationals)
 
800m Freestyle
Ajna Kesely (through the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy)
 
200m Backstroke
Eszter Szabo-Feltothy (through the 2024 World Championships)
Dora Molnar (through the 2024 World Championships)
 
200m Butterfly
Boglarka Kapas (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)
 
200m Individual Medley
Delma Sebestyen (through the 2023 Gyor Open)
 
400m Individual Medley
Viven Jackl (through the 2024 Hungarian Nationals)

2024 Hungarian National Championships - Budapest (HUN) 
April 9th - April 12th 2024
 
Meet Results
 
 
The following new OQTs were achieved
 
Men's 50m Freestyle
 Kristof Milak
 
Men's 200m Individual Medley
 Gabor Zombori
 
Women's 200m Backstroke
 Katalin Burian
 
Women's 200m Butterfly
 Boglarka Kapas
 
Women's 400m Individual Medley
 Vivien Jackl

Meeting in Eindhoven  
 
100 butterfly:
 
Tessa Giele  57,34
 
Didn't see this one coming. But very nice, as well for the 4x100 medley relay.

Nationals - Final Day
 
men's 200m Backstroke
 
1.Adàm Telegdy, 1.55.57
 
women's 200m Backstroke
 
1.Eszter Szabò-Feltòthy, 2.08.95
2. Dòra Molnàr, 2.09.82
 
women's 800m Freestyle
 
1. Boglàrka Kapàs, 8.29.57
 
men's 100m Fly
 
1.Kristòf Milàk, 50.99

Bunch of big swims at the TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio today. 

57.74 for  Regan Smith in the women’s 200m backstroke, 53.08 for  Hubert Kos in the men’s 100m backstroke (new PB), 2:08.18 and 2:08.40 in the men’s 200m breaststroke for  Matt Fallon and  Leon Marchand, and 2:19.89 for  Kate Douglass in the women’s 200m breaststroke 

TYR Pro swim series 100m butterfly:
 
Torrie Huske 55.68
Gretchen Walsh 56.14

 
Meanwhile in the men's event,
Caeleb Dressel and Hubert Kos tie at 50.84

Matthew Denny improves his Australian record to 69.35 at Nationals.

Posted this in another thread but it seems crazy to me that they are not working on a plan B with months to go.  There must be tons of lakes in France where you could stage open-water & a triathlon.  

Storm Hunter AUS tennis doubles specialist 
 
https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/39925966/heartbroken-storm-hunter-olympic-tennis-doubles-dream-dashed-injury