2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
June 15-23, 2024
Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
LCM (50 Meters)
Session Start Times (ET):
11 a.m. Prelims
7:45 p.m. Finals (varying based on broadcast needs)
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Prelims Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
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Swim Fans, I hope you are excited about the action-packed evening schedule we have on tap. There are eight events on the program, five of which are finals in what is the busiest night of these 2024 Trials. A possible 14 (or 18) new names could be hypothetically added to the roster, but we are likely to see some of the stars add more events to their Olympic schedule.
Day 5 Finals Heat Sheet
Day 5 Finals Live Stream
We start the evening off with a string of two successive finals, the women’s 100 free and the men’s 200 butterfly. Taking lane 4 tonight in the 100 free is Torri Huske. Huske finished 2nd in the 100 fly on night 2 and likely already has a ticket to Paris and will be looking to add another event. In the semifinals, Huske’s time of 52.90 not only stood as a new personal best but was the only time under 53.00.
Looking to join Huke under 53.00 is the second seed, the 2016 co-Olympic Gold medalist in his event, Simone Manuel. In the prelims, Manuel was 53.09, and in the finals nearly replicated that time, swimming 53.16. The 53.09 is her fastest time since 2019 and she will be looking to get back under that 53.00 barrier.
The men’s 200 fly, the second final of the evening, is an entertaining mix of young stars and established veterans. Luca Urlando and Thomas Heilman were the only two swimmers under 1:55 last night and will look to punch their tickets to Paris. Urlando, is looking to bounce back onto the national team after shoulder surgery in 2022, and Heilman, who is still in high school, is looking to build upon his breakout performance last summer. Behind them, it’s a tight pack as 3rd through 8th are separated by less than 2 seconds and sees new names like Mason Laur and established veterans like Zach Harting, a crowd favorite.
We have an interlude of semifinals in the middle of the night’s schedule, but right in between them is the final of the women’s 1500 free. Fans will be treated to another viewing of Katie Ledecky as she takes on another one of her trademark distance events. Ledecky was 15:39.73 in prelims on Day 3 and cruised to the 23rd-fastest swim in history and 22nd-fastest of her career. No one else was under the Olympic Qualifying time of 16:09.09, but Katie Grimes, the winner of the 400 IM, was just a second off in prelims. Don’t count out the outside lanes, as Tokyo Silver medalist Erica Sullivan will occupy lane 8 tonight and could bring some outside smoke.
We end the night on American Record watch in both the men’s 200 breaststroke and men’s 100 free. Penn’s Matt Fallon shocked himself last night as he swam a new personal best of 2:07.39. With Olympic spots on the line, Fallon may be pushed to break Josh Prenot’s 2:07.17 AR from 2016. AJ Pouch has had the meet of a lifetime and sits just on the cusp of joining the sub 2:08.00 club as he hit that time in the semifinals to take the second seed. Looking to punch their tickets to the Olympics for the first time, Josh Matheny and Jake Foster lurk behind and will be desperate after missing out in the 100 breast.
In the prelims of the 100 free, Jack Alexy popped off a 47.08 to come within .14 of Caeleb Dressel‘s AR, but it was Chris Guiliano who got his hand to the wall first in the semifinals as he stopped the clock in 47.25, becoming the 3rd fastest American ever. Alexy, Dressel, and Hunter Armstrong were all within half a second and will all be vying for one of the four guaranteed roster spots. Dressel will be hunting to return to the Olympics, where in 2021, he won five medals, all gold.
Remember, however, that those five finals are not the only events on the docket; we also have the semifinals from this morning’s swims.
Women’s 200 Fly – There was a minor upset this morning as Alex Shackell passed the American record-holder Regan Smith to take the top time this morning. Smith likely didn’t push the pace this morning and should be okay to sail into tomorrow’s final
Men’s 200 Back – Ryan Murphy did Ryan Murphy things, looking smooth and controlled in the heats swim of the 200 back, but fellow Cal swimmer Keaton Jones got the better of him in the last heat. Both of them will be chasing Jack Aikins, who, after 3rd in the 100 the other night, will be looking to remain top dog in the 200 into tomorrow’s final.
Women’s 200 Breast – While the American Record in the Men’s 200 breast and 100 free may fall, Kate Douglass may eclipse her own mark earlier in the session. This morning, Douglass was 2:19.66 and just .36 away from the 2:19.30 she swam in Knoxville this past January. Lilly King will look to join her in the finals tomorrow, and one should expect a big cheer from the crowd from her.
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS
World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
American Record: 52.04 – Simone Manuel, 2019
U.S. Open Record: 52.54 – Simone Manuel (USA), 2018
World Junior Record: 52.70 – Penny Oleksiak (CAN), 2016
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Abbey Weitzeil – 53.53
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 53.61
MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
World Record: 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (HUN) – 2022 World Championships
American Record: 1:51.51, Michael Phelps – 2009 World Championships
U.S. Open Record: 1:52.20, Michael Phelps (USA) – 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
World Junior Record: 1:53.79, Kristof Milak (hun) – 2017 European Junior Championships
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: 1:55.06, Zach Harting
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 1:55.78
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY — Semi-Finals
World Record: 2:01.81 — Liu Zige (CHN), 2009
American Record: 2:03.87 — Regan Smith, 2023
U.S. Open Record: 2:03.87 — Regan Smith (USA), 2023
World Junior Record: 2:04.06 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2023
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: 2:05.85 — Hali Flickinger
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 2:08.43
Finals Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – Finals
World Record: 15:20.48, Katie Ledecky, USA (2018)
American Record: 15:20.48, Katie Ledecky (2018)
U.S. Open Record: 15:20.48, Katie Ledecky (USA)
World Junior Record:15:28.36, Katie Ledecky (USA)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Katie Ledecky, 15:40.50
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time (‘A’ Cut): 16:09.09
MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE — Semi-Finals
World Record: 1:51.92 — Aaron Piersol (USA), 2009
American Record: 1:51.92 — Aaron Piersol (USA), 2009
U.S. Open Record: 1:53.08 — Aaron Piersol (USA), 2009
World Junior Record: 1:55.14– Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2017
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: 1:54.20 — Ryan Murphy
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 1:57.50
Finals Qualifiers:
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE — Semi-Finals
World Record: 2:17.55 — Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS), 2023
American Record: 2:19.30 — Kate Douglass, 2024
U.S. Open Record: 2:19.30 — Kate Douglass (USA), 2024
World Junior Record: 2:19.64 – Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes (TUR), 2015
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: 2:21.07 — Annie Lazor
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 2:23.91
Finals Qualifiers:
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE — FINALS
World Record: 2:05.48 — Qin Haiyang (CHN), 2024
American Record: 2:07.17 — Josh Prenot, 2016
U.S. Open Record: 2:07.17 — Josh Prenot (USA), 2016
World Junior Record: 2:08.04 — Dong Zhihao (CHN), 2023
2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Nic Fink — 2:07.55
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 2:09.68
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE — FINALS
World Record: 46.80 — Pan Zhanle (CHN), 2024
American Record: 46.96 — Caeleb Dressel, 2019
U.S. Open Record: 47.08 — Jack Alexy (USA), 2024
World Junior Record: 46.86 – David Popovici (ROU), 2022
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Caeleb Dressel, 47.39
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 48.34
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