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Totallympics Qualification Tracker currently has us at 284 athletes (it says 287 but the diving total should be 8 instead of 5). Athletics - I would expect another 6 at the very least Beach Volleyball - 1 or 2 more pairs for 2-4 more athletes Golf - +4 athletes Judo - Only ranking quotas have been entered so another continental quota here and a team quota would be +2 Skateboarding - Hopefully 4 quotas here Tennis - Roughly 4 or 5 athletes Maybe a couple of reallocations too. So that would take us into the 300-310 athlete range.

Australian Olympic Trials: Day 6 Women's 50m Freestyle (SAQT: 24.67, OQT: 24.70) 1. Shayna Jack - 23.99 Q 2. Meg Harris - 24.26 Q 3. Emma McKeon - 24.32 Unfortunately another Olympic title that Emma McKeon won't get to defend. Cate Campbell finishes 7th in her final race. Men's 400m Individual Medley (SAQT: 4:12.50, OQT: 4:12.50) 1. Brendon Smith - 4:10.18 Q 2. William Petric - 4:11.78 Q 3. David Schlict - 4:20.78 Women's 400m Individual Medley (SAQT: 4:38.53, OQT: 4:38.53) 1. Ella Ramsay - 4:36.56 Q 2. Jenna Forrester - 4:38.16 Q 3. Kiah Melverton - 4:42.82 Men's 100m Butterfly (SAQT: 51.17, OQT: 51.67) 1. Matthew Temple - 51.15 Q 2. Ben Armbruster - 51.23 3. Shaun Champion - 51.40 Despite missing the qualifying time here, Armbruster is already on the team and there's a good chance he'll still swim this event. Women's 1500m Freestyle (SAQT: 16:01.95, OQT: 16:09.09) 1. Lani Pallister - 15:53.79 Q 2. Moesha Johnson - 15:57.85 Q 3. Tiana Kritzinger - 16:20.58 Qualifiers after Final Day (Approximately 38 Athletes): Men (20): Ben Armbruster - 50m Freestyle (100m Butterfly) Jack Cartwright - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Kyle Chalmers - 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay Isaac Cooper - 4x100m Medley Relay Maximillian Giuliani - 200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Se-Bom Lee - 200m Backstroke Cam McEvoy - 50m Freestyle William Petric - 400m Individual Medley (200m Individual Medley) Tommy Neill - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (200m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley) Sam Short - 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle (1500m Freestyle) Brendon Smith - 400m Individual Medley Flynn Southam - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Zac Stubblety-Cook - 200m Breaststroke Kai Taylor - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (4x100m Freestyle Relay) Matthew Temple - 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Medley Relay Sam Williamson - 100m Breaststroke, 4x100m Medley Relay Elijah Winnington - 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Bradley Woodward - 200m Backstroke William Yang - 4x100m Freestyle Relay (100m Freestyle) Joshua Yong - 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke Women (18): Jaclyn Barclay - 200m Backstroke Bronte Campbell - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Abbey Connor - 200m Butterfly Elizabeth Dekkers - 200m Butterfly Jenna Forrester - 400m Individual Medley Meg Harris - 50m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay Shayna Jack - 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Moesha Johnson - 1500m Freestyle Emma McKeon - 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay Kaylee McKeown - 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley, 4x100m Medley Relay Mollie O'Callaghan - 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay Lani Pallister - 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Jamie Perkins - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Ella Ramsay - 200m Breaststroke, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley Jenna Strauch - 4x100m Medley Relay (200m Breaststroke) Brianna Throssell - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (100m Butterfly) Ariarne Titmus - 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Olivia Wunsch - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Other nomination candidates: Iona Anderson - W 200m Backstroke Brittany Castelluzzo - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay Matthew Galea - M 1500m Freestyle Alex Graham - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay Zac Incerti - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Milla Jansen - W 4x100m Freestyle Relay Alexandria Perkins - W 100m Butterfly Team announcement coming up!

Okay, let's do this! US Olympic Trials Predictions Men Event Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 50m Freestyle Jack Alexy Caeleb Dressel 100m Freestyle Jack Alexy Caeleb Dressel 200m Freestyle* Luke Hobson Kieran Smith 400m Freestyle Kieran Smith Bobby Finke 800m Freestyle Bobby Finke David Johnston 1500m Freestyle Bobby Finke Luke Whitlock 100m Backstroke Ryan Murphy Hunter Armstrong 200m Backstroke Ryan Murphy Destin Lasco 100m Breaststroke Nic Fink Josh Matheny 200m Breaststroke Matt Fallon Jake Foster 100m Butterfly Caeleb Dressel Dare Rose 200m Butterfly Thomas Heilman Luca Urlando 200m Individual Medley Carson Foster Chase Kalisz 400m Individual Medley Carson Foster Chase Kalisz 4x100m Freestyle Relay: 1. Jack Alexy 2. Caeleb Dressel 3. Chris Guiliano 4. Matt King 5. Jonny Kulow 6. Hunter Armstrong 4x200m Freestyle Relay: 1. Luke Hobson 2. Kieran Smith 3. Drew Kibler 4. Henry McFadden 5. Maximus Williamson 6. Jake Mitchell Women Event Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 50m Freestyle% Simone Manuel Gretchen Walsh 100m Freestyle Kate Douglass Simone Manuel 200m Freestyle# Claire Weinstein Bella Sims 400m Freestyle Katie Ledecky Paige Madden 800m Freestyle Katie Ledecky Katie Grimes 1500m Freestyle Katie Ledecky Katie Grimes 100m Backstroke Regan Smith Katharine Berkoff 200m Backstroke Regan Smith Claire Curzan 100m Breaststroke Lilly King Lydia Jacoby 200m Breaststroke Kate Douglass Lilly King 100m Butterfly Torri Huske Gretchen Walsh 200m Butterfly Regan Smith Alex Shackell 200m Individual Medley Kate Douglass Alex Walsh 400m Individual Medley Katie Grimes Emma Weyant 4x100m Freestyle Relay: 1. Kate Douglass 2. Simone Manuel 3. Torri Huske 4. Gretchen Walsh 5. Abbey Weitzeil 6. Alex Shackell 4x200m Freestyle Relay: 1. Katie Ledecky 2. Claire Weinstein 3. Bella Sims 4. Anna Peplowski 5. Alex Shackell 6. Paige Madden The relays are honestly incredibly hard to predict. *Predicting Foster scratches the final %Predicting Douglass scratches the final #Predicting Ledecky scratches the individual event

If I remember correctly, MOC, McKeon and Jack were top 3 last year with times in the 52.4-52.6 range. The US had a good trials and everyone was saying how they would challenge Australia We all know how that turned out.

Is there any way to watch?

Australian Olympic Trials: Day 5 Men's 200m Breaststroke (SAQT: 2:09.50, OQT: 2:09.68) 1. Zac Stubblety-Cook - 2:07.40 Q 2. Joshua Yong - 2:08.08 Q 3. Bailey Lello - 2:10.85 Women's 200m Breaststroke (SAQT: 2:23.91, OQT: 2:23.91) 1. Ella Ramsay - 2:22.87 Q 2. Jenna Strauch - 2:24.04 3. Matilda Smith - 2:25.84 Strauch misses the qualifying time here but she has the time already in the qualifying period so there's a good chance she'll still swim this event in Paris. Men's 200m Backstroke (SAQT: 1:57.28, OQT: 1:57.50) 1. Bradley Woodward - 1:56.22 Q 2. Se-Bom Lee - 1:57.02 Q 3. Joshua Edwards-Smith - 1:57.10 Women's 100m Freestyle (SAQT: 53.61, OQT: 53.61) 1. Mollie O'Callaghan - 52.33 Q 2. Shayna Jack - 52.72 Q 3. Meg Harris - 52.97 q 4. Bronte Campbell - 53.10 q 5. Olivia Wunsch - 53.17 q 6. Emma McKeon - 53.33 q 7. Brianna Throssell - 53.61 8. Milla Jansen - 54.05 Fun race to watch but the times were a bit slower than I expected. Top 6 should all be selected. As mentioned already, Emma McKeon won't defend her Olympic title and may not even be part of the relay final. Men's 1500m Freestyle (SAQT: 14:54.29, OQT: 15:00.99) 1. Matthew Galea - 14:58.96 2. Kyle Lee - 15:08.72 3. Benjamin Goedemans - 15:09.38 Sam Short scratched this event likely due to health reasons but he'll still get to swim this event since no one made the qualifying time here. Despite missing the Swimming Australia qualifying time, Matthew Galea still went under the OQT so he could be a discretionary pick. Qualifiers after Day 5 (33 Athletes): *Athletes in italics don't have a qualifying time yet Men (17): Ben Armbruster - 50m Freestyle Jack Cartwright - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Kyle Chalmers - 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay Isaac Cooper - 4x100m Medley Relay Maximillian Giuliani - 200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Se-Bom Lee - 200m Backstroke Cam McEvoy - 50m Freestyle Tommy Neill - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Sam Short - 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle Flynn Southam - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Zac Stubblety-Cook - 200m Breaststroke Kai Taylor - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (4x100m Freestyle Relay) Sam Williamson - 100m Breaststroke, 4x100m Medley Relay Elijah Winnington - 400m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay, 800m Freestyle Bradley Woodward - 200m Backstroke William Yang - 4x100m Freestyle Relay (100m Freestyle) Joshua Yong - 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke Women (16): Jaclyn Barclay - 200m Backstroke Bronte Campbell - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Abbey Connor - 200m Butterfly Elizabeth Dekkers - 200m Butterfly Meg Harris - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Shayna Jack - 100m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Emma McKeon - 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x100m Medley Relay Kaylee McKeown - 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley Mollie O'Callaghan - 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Lani Pallister - 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Jamie Perkins - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Ella Ramsay - 200m Breaststroke, 200m Individual Medley Jenna Strauch - 4x100m Medley Relay (200m Breaststroke) Brianna Throssell - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (100m Butterfly) Ariarne Titmus - 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Olivia Wunsch - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Other nomination candidates: Iona Anderson - W 200m Backstroke Brittany Castelluzzo - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay Matthew Galea - M 1500m Freestyle Alex Graham - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay Zac Incerti - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Milla Jansen - W 4x100m Freestyle Relay Alexandria Perkins - W 100m Butterfly William Petric - M 200m Individual Medley

52.33 O' Callaghan, 52.72 Jack. McKeon won't defend her Olympic title.

It's time! Women's 100m freestyle coming up!!!

Cate Campbell failed to qualify for the women's 100 free final.

Australian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Women's 200m Backstroke (SAQT: 2:09.74, OQT: 2:10.39): 1. Kaylee McKeown - 2:03.30 Q 2. Jaclyn Barclay - 2:07.88 Q 3. Hannah Fredericks - 2:08.25 Notably, 32 year old Emily Seebohm finished 5th in 2:10.80. Men's 200m Individual Medley (SAQT: 1:57.23, OQT: 1:57.94) 1. William Petric - 1:57.54 2. Brendon Smith - 1:58.12 3. Se-Bom Lee - 2:00.11 Despite missing the Swimming Australia qualifying time, Petric's time still dips under the AQUA OQT and there's a good chance he'll still be selected for the Olympic Team. Given his PB setting form here, it seems likely he'll qualify in the 400m IM anyways. Thomas Neill scratched out of this event but he has the OQT already and since he's already on the team, he could also swim this event. Men's 100m Freestyle (SAQT: 48.06, OQT: 48.34) 1. Kyle Chalmers - 47.75 Q 2. William Yang - 48.08 q 3. Flynn Southam - 48.11 q 4. Jack Cartwright - 48.40 q 5. Kai Taylor - 48.57 6. Zac Incerti - 48.73 7. Jamie Jack - 49.01 8. Maximillian Giuliani - 49.17 Very interesting to see Chalmers fade in the last 25 metres of the race. William Yang should still get to swim the individual 100 free as his time dips under the World Aquatics standard. Women's 200m Butterfly (SAQT: 2:07.72, OQT: 2:08.43) 1. Elizabeth Dekkers - 2:06.01 Q 2. Abbey Connor - 2:06.82 Q 3. Bella Grant - 2:08.86 Notably, Brianna Throssell scratched this event. Women's 800m Freestyle (SAQT: 8:22.20, OQT: 8:26.71) 1. Ariarne Titmus - 8:14.06 Q 2. Lani Pallister - 8:18.46 Q 3. Jamie Perkins - 8:30.18 Qualifiers after Day 4 (27 Athletes): *Athletes in italics don't have a qualifying time yet Men (14): Ben Armbruster - 50m Freestyle Jack Cartwright - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Kyle Chalmers - 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay Isaac Cooper - 4x100m Medley Relay Maximillian Giuliani - 200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Cam McEvoy - 50m Freestyle Tommy Neill - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Sam Short - 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle Flynn Southam - 4x100m Freestyle Relay Kai Taylor - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (4x100m Freestyle Relay) Sam Williamson - 100m Breaststroke, 4x100m Medley Relay Elijah Winnington - 400m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay, 800m Freestyle William Yang - 4x100m Freestyle Relay (100m Freestyle) Joshua Yong - 100m Breaststroke Women (13): Jaclyn Barclay - 200m Backstroke Abbey Connor - 200m Butterfly Elizabeth Dekkers - 200m Butterfly Shayna Jack - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Emma McKeon - 100m Butterfly Kaylee McKeown - 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley Mollie O'Callaghan - 100m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Lani Pallister - 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Jamie Perkins - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Ella Ramsay - 200m Individual Medley Jenna Strauch - 4x100m Medley Relay Brianna Throssell - 4x200m Freestyle Relay (100m Butterfly) Ariarne Titmus - 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Other nomination candidates: Iona Anderson - W 200m Backstroke Alex Graham - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay Zac Incerti - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Alexandria Perkins - W 100m Butterfly William Petric - M 200m Individual Medley

2:03.30 in the 200m backstroke for Kaylee McKeown!

VPN works again, at least for today!

It's weird. It was working fine on Monday. Then it was really slow and laggy yesterday and just couldn't connect at all today. But it's all good. Thankfully 9now uploaded the condensed sessions on YouTube so I don't have to sacrifice any sleep and can watch on the way to work instead!

Would somebody be able to take over the recaps for Aussie trials? I'm not going to be able to watch live anymore.

Of all the times for my VPN to stop cooperating

Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Women's 100m Backstroke (SAQT: 59.62, OQT: 59.99): 1. Kaylee McKeown - 57.41 Q 2. Mollie O'Callaghan - 57.88 Q 3. Iona Anderson - 58.43 In the event that Mollie O'Callaghan does end up dropping this event, then Iona Anderson should be selected. Women's 100m Breaststroke (SAQT: 1:06.31, OQT: 1:07.01) 1. Jenna Strauch - 1:06.90 q 2. Ella Ramsay - 1:06.94 3. Sienna Toohey - 1:07.01 Toohey is just 15 years old by the way. The selection criteria doesn't explicitly say that the stroke 100 winners get nominated but I'm going to assume that Strauch will be selected anyways despite missing the qualifying time. Overall, disappointing times here. Men's 100m Backstroke (SAQT: 53.21, OQT: 53.74) 1. Isaac Cooper - 53.46 q 2. Bradley Woodward - 53.53 3. Enoch Robb - 54.14 Just like with the women's 100m breaststroke, I'm going to assume that Cooper will be selected for the medley relay. Men's 200m Freestyle (SAQT: 1:45.97, OQT: 1:46.26) 1. Maxmillian Giuliani - 1:45.83 Q 2. Tommy Neill - 1:46.02 q 3. Elijah Winnington - 1:46.08 q 4. Kai Taylor - 1:46.26 q 5. Zac Incerti - 1:46.83 6. Alex Graham - 1:47.11 7. Flynn Southam - 1:47.29 8. Brendon Smith - 1:47.53 Pretty disappointing times overal. Giuliani is the only one to get under the qualifying time. I'm going to assume that the top 4 will all be selected with Incerti and Graham also having a good chance of being selected for the relay. Qualifiers after Day 2 (15 Athletes): *Athletes in italics don't have a qualifying time yet Men (8): Isaac Cooper - 4x100m Medley Relay Maximillian Giuliani - 200m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Tommy Neill - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Sam Short - 400m Freestyle Kai Taylor - 4x200m Freestyle Relay Sam Williamson - 100m Breaststroke, 4x100m Medley Relay Elijah Winnington - 400m Freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle Relay Joshua Yong - 100m Breaststroke Women (7): Emma McKeon - 100m Butterfly Kaylee McKeown - 100m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley Mollie O'Callaghan - 100m Backstroke Lani Pallister - 400m Freestyle Ella Ramsay - 200m Individual Medley Jenna Strauch - 4x100m Medley Relay Ariarne Titmus - 400m Freestyle Other nomination candidates: Alex Graham - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay Zac Incerti - M 4x200m Freestyle Relay Alexandria Perkins - W 100m Butterfly

Exactly, the Panthers are one of those teams for me. In this case, I don't like Mathew Tkachuk, Nick Cousins and Sam Bennett. And as a fan of the sport, it would be cool to see McDavid finally win a cup. In 2018, I also was rooting for the Caps so Ovechkin could finally win a cup too. So this is an easy choice for me. To each their own I guess. I'll be happy for Barkov and Bobrovsky though.

Going to be back to back years with unlikeable cup winners. How lovely!

Australian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Women's 400m Freestyle (SAQT: 4:04.98, OQT: 4:07.90): 1. Ariarne Titmus - 3:55.44 Q 2. Lani Pallister - 4:02.27 Q 3. Jamie Perkins - 4:04.38 Women's 200m Individual Medley (SAQT: 2:10.62, OQT: 2:11.47) 1. Kaylee McKeown - 2:06.63 (Australian Record) Q 2. Ella Ramsay - 2:09.32 Q 3. Jenna Forrester - 2:11.83 Men's 100m Breaststroke (SAQT: 59.49, OQT: 59.49) 1. Sam Williamson - 58.80 Q 2. Joshua Yong - 59.48 Q 3. Zac Stubblety-Cook - 59.63 Women's 100m Butterfly (SAQT: 57.17, OQT: 57.92) 1. Emma McKeon - 56.85 Q 2. Alexandria Perkins - 57.33 3. Brianna Throssell - 57.42 Men's 400m Freestyle (SAQT: 3:45.43, OQT: 3:46.78) 1. Elijah Winnington - 3:43.26 Q 2. Sam Short - 3:43.90 Q 3. Ben Goedemans - 3:48.66 Qualifiers after Day 1 (9 Athletes): Men (4): Sam Short - 400m Freestyle Sam Williamson - 100m Breaststroke, 4x100m Medley Relay Elijah Winnington - 400m Freestyle Joshua Yong - 100m Breaststroke Women (5): Emma McKeon - 100m Butterfly Kaylee McKeown - 200m Individual Medley Lani Pallister - 400m Freestyle Ella Ramsay - 200m Individual Medley Ariarne Titmus - 400m Freestyle

2:06.63 in the 200 IM for Kaylee McKeown!

3:55.44 in the 400 freestyle for Ariarne Titmus. Just 0.06 off her WR.

Two weeks to go in the qualification period and a lot of big events still on the schedule. Setting up for a wild finish! DATES EVENT VENUE 10 June 15 June Australian Olympic & Paralympic Trials 2024 Brisbane 12 June 15 June 19th Singapore National Championships 2024 Singapore 12 June 15 June National Championships #2 - International Open Asuncion 12 June 16 June Colombian National Championships 2024 Cartagena 13 June 16 June Dutch National Championships 2024 Amersfoort 13 June 16 June Czech National Championships 2024 Usti nad Labem 13 June 17 June National Zong Cheng Cup 2024 Taichung 15 June 16 June Hong Kong China Olympic Invitational Trial II 2024 Hong Kong 15 June 23 June US Olympic Team Trials 2024 Indianapolis 16 June 21 June French Elite Championships 2024 Chartres 16 June 21 June 36th CCCAN Swimming Championships 2024 Monterrey 17 June 23 June European Championships 2024 Belgrade 18 June 22 June Spanish Summer Open Championships 2024 Palma de Mallorca 20 June 22 June Lithuanian Junior Championships 2024 Kaunas 20 June 23 June Bahamas National Championships 2024 Nassau 21 June 23 June Mel Zajac Jr. International 2024 Vancouver 21 June 23 June 60th International Trophy Sette Colli 2024 Rome

51st International Swimming Meet Ravne - Ravne na Koroskem (SLO) June 8th - June 9th 2024 Meet Results No new OQTs were achieved

2024 Golden Bear - Zagreb (CRO) June 8th - June 9th 2024 Meet Results No new OQTs were achieved

39th Porto International Meet - Lisbon (POR) June 8th - June 9th 2024 Meet Results No new OQTs were achieved