2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 9 Finals Live Recap
By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
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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Day 9 Finals Heat Sheet
Friends, this is it: the final session of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. After a week of incredible racing, there are just two more finals left to race — the women’s 50 freestyle and the men’s 1500 freestyle.
Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske threw down the gauntlet in last night’s 50 freestyle semifinals, ripping lifetime bests of 24.06 and 24.09 respectively. Not only did that move them up to 4th and 6th on the list of the fastest Americans in history, but it puts them clear of the rest of the field by approximately four-tenths — a huge margin. But Abbey Weitzeil and Simone Manuel have been the top two in this event for the last two Olympic Trials. They’re the 3rd and 4th qualifiers for the final and are both aiming to lock up an individual event for the Paris Games.
Bobby Finke should take control of the men’s 1500 freestyle. He’s going for the sweep of the men’s distance events in Indianapolis, having won the 800 freestyle earlier this week. It would be a huge upset if anyone were to dethrone Finke, the American record holder and 3rd fastest all-time, as he looks to win this event for the second straight Trials. The race for second is heating up behind him as Luke Whitlock eyes locking up another Olympic event. But as the only man in the final besides Finke who’s been under the OQT (15:00.99) it’s Charlie Clark who may hold an advantage over Whitlock and the other likely contenders David Johnston and Daniel Matheson.
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE — Final
World Record: 23.61 — Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
American Record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass (USA), 2024
U.S. Open Record: 24.00 – Abbey Weitzeil (USA), 2023
World Junior Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan (USA), 2021
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Simone Manuel, 24.29
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 24.70
Final:
Simone Manuel (SUN), 24.13
Gretchen Walsh (NAC), 24.15
Abbey Weitzeil (CAL), 24.26
Torri Huske (AAC), 24.33
Rylee Erisman (LAKR), 24.62
Erika Connolly (TNAQ), 24.63
Catie DeLoof (NYAC), 24.69
Maxine Parker (CA-Y), 24.90
MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE — Final
World Record: Sun Yang (CHN) – 14:31.02 (2012)
American Record: Bobby Finke – 14:31.59 (2023)
U.S. Open Record: Bobby Finke (USA) – 14:42.81 (2023)
World Junior Record: Franko Grgic (CRO) – 14:46.09 (2019)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion: Bobby Finke – 14:46.06
2024 Olympic Qualifying Time: 15:00.99
Final:
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