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 2 Finals Live Stream
- Psych Sheets
- Wave II Live Results
- Day 2 Finals Heat Sheet
Reported by James Sutherland.
WOMEN’S 400 FREE FINAL
- World Record: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 3:56.46 (2016)
- American Record: Katie Ledecky – 3:56.46 (2016)
- US Open Record: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 3:57.94 (2018)
- World Junior Record: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 3:58.37 (2014)
- 2016 Olympic Champion: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 3:56.46
- 2016 US Olympic Trials Champion: Katie Ledecky – 3:58.98
- Wave I Cut: 4:16.89
- Wave II Cut: 4:13.28
- FINA ‘A’ Cut: 4:07.90
- Katie Ledecky (NCAP), 4:01.27
- Paige Madden (UVA), 4:04.86
- Leah Smith (CLCK), 4:06.27
She certainly wasn’t thrilled with the time, but Katie Ledecky successfully qualifies for her third U.S. Olympic team as she wins the women’s 400 freestyle by well over three seconds in 4:01.27.
Ledecky, who was two seconds faster than that at the Mission Viejo Pro Swim in April, said she was surprised by the time and thought she had gone significantly faster. Nonetheless, she qualifies for Tokyo, but will have her work cut out for her after Australian Ariarne Titmus blasted a 3:56.90 at the Australian Trials on the weekend.
The runner-up spot goes to Paige Madden, a three-time individual NCAA champion this past season at the University of Virginia, who took a full second off her personal best of 4:05.92 in 4:04.86 to likely etch her name onto her first Olympic team.
Some college programs (not pros) have been very underwhelming…….maybe many got covid!?!? Any reasons for the poor showing of many college programs?
Not sure I would agree. UVA, NC STATE, GEORGIA, LOUISVILLE, CAL, TEXAS, TX A &M are rockin’. Might be that many college swimmers are repping their club teams.
I’ll point out that everyone always seems to think that if one swimmer from a team is “on,” then they all will be. Some have noted how the Gator women have not excelled compared to the men. Georgia has had some good and some bad. King and Lazor for IU seem dialed in whereas Miller is off. It’s a crapshoot and, unfortunately, not every swimmer from a team will hit their taper right at the same time.
In conclusion, taper is still the biggest mystery known to swimkind.
Louisville?
Comerford, Dahlia have hardly rocked in calendar year 2021.
Amazing racer. I didn’t know that she got COVID after NCAAs, what a story. Total credit to you Paige. SS, thank you as always.
Who is this “Paiger Madden” 😀 All jokes aside just pointing it out so it’s corrected!
EDIT: Future readers, it’s been fixed.
Do we know then if Trenton Julian also got Covid? Will this affect his 200 fly?
Yes he did. Amazing that both of them are able to perform at this level after missing two weeks of pretty essential training.
Gosh I hope he still makes the team I’m really hoping he does