2021 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS

• When:
  • Wave I Dates: June 4-7, 2021
  • Wave II Dates: June 13-20, 2021
• Prelims: 10am CDT | Finals: 7pm CDT
• Where: CHI Health Center / Omaha, Nebraska
• 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifying Cuts
• Wave I & II Event Order
• LCM (50m)
• Day 3 Finals Live Stream (NBC Olympics)
• Psych Sheets
• Wave II Live Results
• Day 3 Finals Heat Sheets

Three young swimmers in the women’s 200 free semifinals at Olympic Trials moved up the all-time age group ranks, led by Bella Sims‘ 1:58.00.

Sims is now #4 in age group history behind three absolute legends: Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky, and Dagny Knutson.

The Sandpipers of Nevada 16-year-old went 1:58.00 in the second semifinal. That was a drop of more than a full second – Sims went a career-best 1:59.16 just to get into the semifinals this morning.

One heat before her, 16-year-old Erin Gemmell of Nation’s Capital went 1:58.67. That would have moved Gemmell up from #11 to #9 all-time in age group history, but she drops to #10 with Sims’ swim.

Also out of that first semifinal, Cavan Gormsen went a career-best 1:59.79. Gormsen hit 2:00.00 on the nose earlier this year, so this was her first swim under two minutes. That puts Gormsen into a tie for #23 all-time in the age group’s history. Gormsen actually scratched into this final after taking 18th this morning.

USA Swimming: Top 200 Freestylers All-Time, 15-16 Girls

1. Missy Franklin (2011) – 1:55.06
2. Katie Ledecky (2013) – 1:56.32
3. Dagny Knutson (2009) – 1:57.73
4. Bella Sims (2021) – 1:58.00
5. Claire Tuggle (2019) – 1:58.21
6. Sippy Woodhead (1979) – 1:58.23
7. Quinn Carrozza (2010) – 1:58.31
8. Chelsea Chenault (2010) – 1:58.52
9. Jasmine Tosky (2010) – 1:58.54
10. Erin Gemmell (2021) – 1:58.67
11. Katie Drabot (2014) – 1:58.73