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
Weitzeil: “When You Have the Flag On Your Cap, You Get Stuff Done”
The top 4 finishers in the women’s 100 free — Abbey Weitzeil, Erika Brown, Olivia Smoliga, and Natalie Hinds — spoke after last night’s session.
Lazor: “It Took So Many People for Me to Even be Sitting Here Right Now”
Annie Lazor, Ryan Murphy, and Michael Andrew spoke with the press last night after winning the 200 breast, 200 back, and 200 IM respectively.
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.
Olivia Smoliga: “It’s like a dog fight at practice, it’s no surprise it’s like that here”
Smoliga is coming off a third-place finish in the 100 back, still looking to make her second Olympic team here in Omaha.
Nic Fink on Breaststroke Being an ‘Old Man’s Event’
This is the first Olympic berth for the 27-year-old Nic Fink, who was a close third (by .06) in the 100 breast on Monday night.
Michael Andrew Explains How He Went 1:55 in the 200 IM
Andrew qualified first for the final by almost two seconds in 1:55.26, becoming the #3 American performer all-time in the 200 IM
Abbey Weitzeil on Why Semi-Finals are the Most Difficult Round
Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the 2016 Trials winner, led the second semi in 53.66, qualifying third overall with a strong showing