Lilly King: “I heard our names being called as we were going down the stretch”
In undoubtedly the most emotionally-charged finish of the meet, training partners Annie Lazor and Lilly King went 1-2 in the women’s 200 breaststroke
Chase Kalisz on 200 IM: “I certainly think I have a lot more to give in that”
Chase Kalisz joined Andrew sub-33 on breast in 32.77 as he locks in a second for the Games with a runner-up finish in 1:56.97.
2021 US Olympic Trials Video Roundup Night 7
15-year-old Katie Grimes finished 2nd in the 800 free to qualify for Tokyo, bringing Katie Ledecky Deja Vu of her Olympic Trials experience 9 years ago.
16-Year-Old Jo Jo Ramey Gushes About Racing Backstroke Idols
16-year-old Jo Jo Ramey lowered her best time down to 2:08.90 in second, moving up from 11th to sixth in the 15-16 age group.
Bryce Mefford Breaks Down Dynamic of Cal Backstroke Crew
Mefford came back in 29.46, the fastest in the field, to take second in 1:54.79, a massive best time for the Cal Berkeley senior
Phoebe Bacon on Moving Forward From 100 Back into 200 Back
Bacon clocked 2:07.46 from the first semi, her second-fastest swim ever, and 16-year-old Jo Jo Ramey lowered her best time down to 2:08.90 in second
Ryan Murphy: “I worked better than I have any other year”
Murphy moves into second in the world rankings this season, and posts his fastest swim since the 2019 World Championships. It’s his seventh-fastest ever
Regan Smith on Keeping Her Head in the Game on Day 7
Regan Smith and Phoebe Bacon won their respective semi-finals in the women’s 200 backstroke quite comfortably, producing near-identical splits
Tom Shields on 100 Fly: “Try not to look at Caeleb… I’m not good at it”
Shields’ swim is his fastest since the 2016 Olympic Trials (where he also went 51.20, qualifying for the Olympic team behind Phelps)
Caeleb Dressel Analyzes 100 Fly US Open Record
Dressel torched his hours-old U.S. Open Record in the men’s 100 butterfly, blasting a time of 49.76 in the semi-final to lower his prelim mark of 50.17
Michael Andrew Shares Advice Ray Looze Gave Him for 200 IM Final
Michael Andrew delivered almost the exact same swim we saw from him last night, except this time it was done with the pressure on.
Olivia and Natalie Give Tearful Interview After Making Olympics Side-by-Side
Olivia Smoliga and Natalie Hinds both qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics tonight, finishing 3rd and 4th right next to each other
2021 US Olympic Trials Video Roundup Night 6
Annie Lazor made her first Olympic team in the 200 breast after taking a break from the sport in 2016-17, as did Natalie Hinds in the 100 free
Annie Lazor Speaks on Dynamic with Lilly King
Training partners Lilly King and Annie Lazor duked it out in the semi of the women’s 200 breast, both swimming drastically different versions of the even
Carson Foster: “My time’s gonna come and I’m ready for it when it does”
Carson Foster touched second in Andrew’s heat in a time of 1:57.77, just off his 2019 best of 1:57.59, to qualify fourth for the final.