2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: 4 of 5 No-Shows in the 100 Butterfly Heats are 200 IM Finalists
By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam
2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
June 15-23, 2024
Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
LCM (50 Meters)
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11 a.m. Prelims
7:45 p.m. Finals (varying based on broadcast needs)
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There were five lanes left empty this morning in the heats of the men’s 100 butterfly: Shaine Casas (#2 seed), Arsenio Bustos (#12), Jonny Kulow (#13), Grant House (#29), and Will Modglin (#49). Of those five, four finalists in the 200 IM tonight. Kulow is the one exception, though he was the victim of a double swim-off in the 50 free last night.
It bears mentioning that the scratch deadline for prelims is an hour after the start of the night session, and the first semi of the 200 IM swam around 9:05pm ET last night. The session started at 8:00pm ET, which means it would have been impossible for these athletes make a decision based on their 200 IM performance.
Modglin’s placement in the 200 IM must have come as a surprise to him and his coaches; he came into the event seeded 27th, and had a big drop to place 17th after prelims. A scratch in the top-16 gave him a semis berth, and now he’ll swim in lane 8 tonight.
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