Paige Madden on Olympic Qualification: “I’m still in a lot of shock”
Madden, who earned an Olympic berth last night by taking second to Ledecky in the 400 free, touched second in 1:56.44 to qualify for the 200 free final
Lydia Jacoby Keeps Youth in Perspective to Put Emotions Aside
Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old out of Alaska, becomes the state’s first Olympic swimmer in the second spot, lowering her 17-18 National Age Group Record
Katie Ledecky Previews 200/1500 Free Double
At the 2016 Trials, when Ledecky didn’t have to swim the 1500 free heats on the same day, she was 1:55.10 in the semi-finals
Hunter Armstrong: “It is kinda nice, though, to have people taller than me”
Armstrong surprised many when he popped off with a 52.67 swim in the semi-finals, and he went almost a full two-tenths quicker tonight
Regan Smith on Making First Olympic Team: “That was stressful, that was tough”
Regan Smith came through over an elite field to win the women’s 100 backstroke and qualify for her first ever Olympic team
Ryan Murphy on Olympic Pressure: “I think nerves are motivating”
Ryan Murphy held off an unbelievable late push from Hunter Armstrong to win his second straight Olympic Trials 100 backstroke title in a time of 52.33
Matt Grevers Gives Emotional Testimony Standing Ovation After 100 Back Final
Matt Grevers, swimming in his 5th Olympic Trials, finished 6th overall in the 100 back in 53.27, missing the Olympic team for the 2nd-straight quad
Jake Mitchell Gives Detailed Perspective on 400 Free Time Trial
In an unbelievable solo effort, Jake Mitchell produced the swim of his life to crush the Olympic qualifying time of 3:46.78 in 3:45.86
Zach Apple: “Lilly always tells me its better to die ahead than die behind”
To his credit, Apple held tough on the last 50, clocking in at 1:46.22 to improve his PB of 1:46.56 and qualify second for the final
Andrew Wilson: “If it was gonna be the last one, it was gonna be the last one”
Wilson becomes the first NCAA Division III athlete to become an American Olympian in swimming by hitting a new PB of 58.74 for 2nd place
Paige Madden on Getting COVID Right After NCAAs
The runner-up spot goes to Paige Madden who took a full second off her personal best of 4:05.92 in 4:04.86 to etch her name onto her first Olympic team
Claire Curzan on 100 Fly Final: “I was terrified going into it”
In a tight battle for second, Curzan had to fend off a strong push from Kate Douglass and Kelsi Dahlia, but got the job done at the age of 16
Stubblety-Cook Says Sydney Open Fueled His Confidence For 2:06.28 Swim
Aussie Zac Stubblety-Cook nearly broke the 200m breaststroke World Record tonight in his home nation at the Olympic Trials.
Chalmers Relishes Being Part Of Potentially Historic 100 Free Race In Tokyo
Reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 100m freestyle, Australia’s Kyle Chalmers, is majorly fired up for the event for Tokyo.
Michael Andrew Expresses Gratitude for Having Support of Michael Phelps
It wasn’t nearly as fast as the prelims or semis, and boy did it get close at the end, but Andrew is officially an Olympian