The event order for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials has been released.
As expected, the schedule mimics the new nine-day format that was confirmed for the 2024 Olympic Games last year, with events now spread out over 17 sessions compared to the 15 we’ve seen in years past.
The only difference between the two schedules is that there will be no relays at Trials. See the full schedule below:
2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS EVENT ORDER
| Preliminaries | Semi-finals & Finals |
| Saturday, June 15 | Saturday, June 15 |
| W 100 Butterlfy | W 100 Butterfly Semi |
| W 400 Freestyle | M 400 Freestyle Final |
| M 100 Breaststroke | W 400 Freestyle Final |
| M 400 Freestyle | M 100 Breaststroke Semi |
| Sunday, June 16 | Sunday, June 16 |
| M 200 Freestyle | M 400 IM Final |
| M 400 IM | W 100 Butterfly Final |
| W 100 Breaststroke | M 200 Freestyle Semi |
| M 100 Backstroke | W 100 Breaststroke Semi |
| W 200 Freestyle | M 100 Backstroke Semi |
| M 100 Breaststroke Final | |
| W 200 Freestyle Semi | |
| Monday, June 17 | Monday, June 17 |
| W 400 IM | W 400 IM Final |
| W 100 Backstroke | M 200 Freestyle Final |
| M 800 Freestyle | W 100 Backstroke Semi |
| M 100 Backstroke Final | |
| W 100 Breaststroke Final | |
| W 200 Freestyle Final | |
| Tuesday, June 18 | Tuesday, June 18 |
| M 200 Butterfly | M 100 Freestyle Semi |
| M 100 Freestyle | M 200 Butterfly Semi |
| W 1500 Freestyle | W 100 Backstroke Final |
| W 100 Freestyle | M 800 Freestyle Final |
| M 200 Breaststroke | W 100 Freestyle Semi |
| M 200 Breaststroke Semi | |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Wednesday, June 19 |
| W 200 Breaststroke | W 100 Freestyle Final |
| M 200 Backstroke | M 200 Butterfly Final |
| W 200 Butterfly | M 200 Breaststroke Final |
| W 1500 Freestyle Final | |
| M 200 Backstroke Semi | |
| W 200 Breaststroke Semi | |
| W 200 Butterfly Semi | |
| M 100 Freestyle Final | |
| Thursday, June 20 | Thursday, June 20 |
| W 200 Backstroke | W 200 Butterfly Final |
| M 50 Freestyle | M 200 Backstroke Final |
| M 200 IM | W 200 Backstroke Semi |
| W 200 Breaststroke Semi | |
| M 200 IM Semi | |
| M 50 Freestyle Semi | |
| Friday, June 21 | Friday, June 21 |
| M 100 Butterfly | M 50 Freestyle Final |
| W 200 IM | W 200 Backstroke Final |
| W 800 Freestyle | M 200 IM Final |
| M 100 Butterfly Semi | |
| W 200 IM Semi | |
| Saturday, June 22 | Saturday, June 22 |
| W 50 Freestyle | M 100 Butterfly Final |
| M 1500 Freestyle | W 50 Freestyle Semi |
| W 200 IM Final | |
| W 800 Freestyle Final | |
| Sunday, June 23 | Sunday, June 23 |
| No session | W 50 Freestyle Final |
| M 1500 Freestyle Final |
The new schedule resolves several notable event conflicts some of the top U.S. swimmers have had in the past at both Trials and major international meets, including Katie Ledecky‘s 200 free/1500 free, and it also opens the door for male swimmers (Carson Foster?) to race both the 400 free and 400 IM.
The men’s 200 back final will now only conflict with the 200 IM semis rather than the final, while Michael Andrew now faces a tough task if he wants to swim the 200 IM in Paris, as the final comes shortly after the 50 free final.
See a full breakdown of the event conflicts/resolutions with the new schedule here. You can find the 2021 Olympic Trials order of events here.
The Trials will run from June 15-23, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Tickets to the general public will go on sale Feb. 1.
Does anyone have an idea of what time the W 50 Freestyle Final will be on Sunday June 23, 2024? Looking at trying to book flights back on Sunday and didn’t know if Finals on Sunday would be in the evening or early afternoon.
They will be in the evening.
Can anyone go over what Michael Phelps’s schedule would have looked like under this format? Conflicts and turnaround times…
I don’t know if he would have swam the 400 free and focused on it in 2003/2004 to build a base into 08. Otherwise free on day 1 (is there a relay?).
Looks vastly different from previous USOT schedules
Question: how does the new schedule affect relays? Are there more, tighter schedules/conflicts in a session?
It almost looks like Ledecky was allowed to submit her own schedule
Makes sense. Number of viewers drives TV revenue. She’s the most recognizable name in the sport.
Foster could still swim on the 8free relay at the games even if he doesn’t “make the team” in the 200, especially because the coaches will know he can be fast, most likely faster than 2-4 of the qualifiers
MA may as well stick with the 50 free over the 2IM imo.
Sucks cause I know there’s greater 200 IMs in him that Id love to see but it just makes more sense. I see him as much more of a lock in the 50 where hes relatively consistent than the 200 where peoples hands are heating up meanwhile hes still figuring out the event.
The ? Is the 100 fly but I’d assume he would send since its after the 50 final and he really did have such a phenomenal leg on the medley at worlds.
Highly unlikely, but hopefully, Rowdy doesn’t commentate Oly Trials. 1 day of his commentary is insufferable, much less 9 days…
More than highly unlikely, but impossible. He is already under contract for 2024 and 2028 (LA) with NBC that will include trials. Enjoy!