2024 US Olympic Trials: Day 3 preview

2024 US Olympic Trials

Introductory heat sheet for the third day

I hope you are all awake and able to work after a weekend full of speed and excitement. We’ve seen that over the past two days Katie Ledecky Making her fourth Olympic team, Aaron Shackle He wowed his hometown crowd with his first Olympic qualifying swim, and Gretchen Walsh He brought the hammer down on the competition in the 100 fly semifinals, setting a new world record of 55.18, and that was only the first night.

Last night was just as entertaining as the first night. We saw a strong semi-final in the women’s 200 freestyle, Lily King Wow in front of the home crowd in the 100 breaststroke, swimming the men’s 200 free finals this evening, which was one of the most entertaining swims of the week so far.

Don’t let the lack of events this morning make you feel like you can relax all day. The women’s 400m individual and men’s 800m free qualify directly to the finals, so all swimmers in the preliminary heats must be at the top of their game lest they end up in ninth place. However, we will start our morning show with one of the most competitive strokes on the women’s side: the backstroke.

We have already seen the top seed Regan Smith At work, she joined the Sub-56 club on the first night. Last night, she lowered her time in the event to become the fifth-fastest athlete ever in the event. Regan, the former world record holder in the event, ran a season-best time of 57.51 seconds from last month, which is also a new personal best. On the cusp of joining Smith at under-58 is NC State Catherine Berkoff. Berkoff, the 2023 Fukuoka World Championships bronze medalist, was seen as an easy favorite to finish second in the backstroke at the Olympics and a contender for a medal, but through no fault of her own, domestic and international competition has stepped up her game. It will be up to Berkoff to see how she responds.

Claire Corzan, seeded third, is the defending world champion in the event, running 58.29 seconds in Doha, and appears to be fully involved in the backstroke as she has not competed in any freestyle events. outside, Molly O’CallaghanStrong performance in their trials and a resurgence Kylie Maas This will make your event in Paris one to watch.

The morning begins with the women’s 400 IM, where top seed Katie Grimes enters with more than five seconds to spare. Leah Hayes. Grimes finished seventh in the 400 freestyle heats, but was scratched in the final, and last night, in the 200 freestyle, she won

Hayes, who is committed to UVA, is looking to make her first Olympic team after bursting onto the scene in 2022, where she qualified for the world team in the 200 IM. However, her youth will have to try to repel the experiment Emma Wyant And Leah Smith. Wyant represented the United States at the Tokyo Olympics, earning a silver medal and earning a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.

We end the morning with the men’s 800m free heats. While we’ve seen the 400 and 200 meters race, it’s time for swimmers who care more about distance to step up. Top seeds Bobby FinkLooks like s bet on choosing 400 free messages over 400 instant messages has paid off. Despite finishing fourth and far from being considered for the Olympic team, he recorded a new PB of nearly two seconds and was under the OQT, an accolade that was a struggle for the final round for the American men.

A group of hungry youngsters and experienced veterans are looking to challenge Finke’s dominance. Ross Dante And Will Gallant They are training partners of NC State and will look forward to competing with them David Johnston And Charlie Clark To top the billing behind Finke. Young is represented by a pair of locks. Luke Whitlock It is the fourth seed and Luke Ellis It is the tenth seed. Both were born in 2006 and will be looking to not only put themselves in contention for tomorrow’s final but will also be looking to put themselves into consideration for the Junior Pan Bucks squad.