2020 United States Olympic Trials (swimming)
The 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials will be held at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska for a fourth consecutive time, originally scheduled from June 21 to 28, 2020, it was rescheduled from June 13 to 20, 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the result of the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021, that would serve as the national championships in swimming for the United States.[1][2] Those qualifying will compete for the United States in Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
| 2020 United States Olympic Trials (swimming) | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Date(s) | June 13 – 20, 2021 |
| Venue(s) | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| Events | 26 (men: 13; women: 13) |
Qualification criteria
A maximum of 52 swimmers (26 of each sex, not including open water swimmers) will be chosen for the 2020 Summer Olympics. To make the Olympic team, a swimmer must place in the top two in one of the thirteen individual events. To be considered for the U.S. 4×100-meter and 4×200-meter freestyle relay teams, a swimmer must place in the top six in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle, respectively. Swimmers must have achieved a time standard to be eligible to compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials:[3]
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.19 | 25.99 |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.49 | 56.49 |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:50.79 | 2:01.69 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:57.29 | 4:16.89 |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:12.99 | 8:48.09 |
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:44.89 | 16:49.19 |
| 100 m backstroke | 56.59 | 1:02.69 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:02.99 | 2:14.69 |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.29 | 1:10.99 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.89 | 2:33.29 |
| 100 m butterfly | 54.19 | 1:00.69 |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:01.19 | 2:14.59 |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:04.09 | 2:17.39 |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:25.99 | 4:51.79 |
- Information retrieved from USA Swimming.[3]
Events
The meet will feature twenty-six individual events all will swim in a long course (50-meter) pool—thirteen events for men and thirteen events for women. Events 200 meters and shorter will be held with preliminaries, semifinals and finals, while events 400 meters and longer will be held with preliminaries and finals. Semifinals will feature sixteen swimmers in two heats; the finals will include eight swimmers in a single heat. Preliminaries will be seeded with ten lanes. Event order, which mimics that of the 2020 Olympics, with the exception of the Olympic relay events, will be:[4]
| Date | Sunday June 13, 2021 |
Monday June 14, 2021 |
Tuesday June 15, 2021 |
Wednesday June 16, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M o r n i n g |
Men's 400 IM (heats) Women's 100 butterfly (heats) Men's 400 freestyle (heats) Women's 400 IM (heats) Men's 100 breaststroke (heats) |
Women's 100 backstroke (heats) Men's 200 freestyle (heats) Women's 100 breaststroke (heats) Men's 100 backstroke (heats) Women's 400 freestyle (heats) Men's 100 backstroke (swim-off) |
Women's 200 freestyle (heats) Men's 200 butterfly (heats) Women's 200 IM (heats) |
Men's 100 freestyle (heats) Women's 200 butterfly (heats) Men's 200 breaststroke (heats) | ||
| E v e n i n g |
Men's 400 IM (final) Women's 100 butterfly (semi-finals) Men's 400 freestyle (final) Women's 400 IM (final) Men's 100 breaststroke (semi-finals) |
Women's 100 butterfly (final) Men's 200 freestyle (semi-finals) Women's 100 breaststroke (semi-finals) Men's 100 breaststroke (final) Women's 400 freestyle (final) Men's 100 backstroke (semi-finals) Women's 100 backstroke (semi-finals) |
Women's 200 freestyle (semi-finals) Men's 200 freestyle (final) Women's 100 backstroke (final) Men's 100 backstroke (final) Women's 100 breaststroke (final) Men's 200 butterfly (semi-finals) Women's 200 IM (semi-finals) |
Men's 100 freestyle (semi-finals) Women's 200 freestyle (final) Men's 200 butterfly (final) Women's 200 butterfly (semi-finals) Men's 200 breaststroke (semi-finals) Women's 200 IM (final) | ||
| Date | Thursday June 17, 2021 |
Friday June 18, 2021 |
Saturday June 19, 2021 |
Sunday June 20, 2021 | ||
| M o r n i n g |
Women's 100 freestyle (heats) Men's 200 backstroke (heats) Women's 200 breaststroke (heats) Men's 200 IM (heats) Men's 200 IM (swim-off) |
Men's 50 freestyle (heats) Women's 800 freestyle (heats) Men's 100 butterfly (heats) Women's 200 backstroke (heats) |
Women's 50 freestyle (heats) Men's 1500 freestyle (heats) |
No morning session. | ||
| E v e n i n g |
Men's 200 breaststroke (final) Women's 100 freestyle (semi-finals) Men's 200 backstroke (semi-finals) Women's 200 butterfly (final) Men's 100 freestyle (final) Women's 200 breaststroke (semi-finals) Men's 200 IM (semi-finals) |
Men's 50 freestyle (semi-finals) Women's 200 breaststroke (final) Men's 200 backstroke (final) Women's 200 backstroke (semi-finals) Men's 200 IM (final) Women's 100 freestyle (final) Men's 100 butterfly (semi-finals) Men's 50 freestyle (swim-off) |
Women's 200 backstroke (final) Men's 100 butterfly (final) Women's 800 freestyle (final) Men's 50 freestyle (final) Women's 50 freestyle (semi-finals) |
Women's 50 freestyle (final) Men's 1500 freestyle (final) | ||
References
- Rieder, David (May 1, 2017). "USA Swimming Announces 2020 Olympic Trials Will Return to Omaha". Swimming World. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- "U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials set new dates in 2021 in Omaha". NBC Sports. April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- "2020 Trials Qualifying Times" (PDF). USA Swimming. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- "Event Schedule". USA Swimming. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
External links
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