The two-time Olympic gold medalist qualified for his second-consecutive Olympic Games after winning the 800m Freestyle.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -Day four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials saw Gator Bobby Finke punch his ticket to Paris after defending his 800m freestyle title on Tuesday night inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
Additionally, Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel made his long-awaited debut on Tuesday morning in the 100m free. Florida swimmers Adam Chaney, Macguire McDuff, Julian Smith, Kieran Smith and incoming freshman Devin Dilger joined their fellow Gator in the prelim, while 10 more Gators competed on day four: Anna Auld, Peter Bretzmann, Micayla Cronk, Bobby Finke, Mason Laur, Isabele Ivey, Caroline Pennington and incoming freshman Luke Whitlock.
HOW IT HAPPENED – FINALS SESSION
Men’s 100m Free Semifinals – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030101EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
Caeleb Dressel was nothing but smiles following his 47.53 Semifinal time. The Olympic gold medalist kicked it in gear on the final 50 meters to inch towards Jack Alexy, who set the U.S. Open record during prelims just hours before. Alexy hung on to claim first (47.33), while Dressel followed in second. The Florida swimmer goes in to tomorrow’s Final as the third seed and will fight for an Olympic spot in alongside his fellow Gator, Macguire McDuff.
McDuff swam an impressive 48.04 to set a new personal-best and quietly earn a Final spot as the sixth seed.
Kieran Smith, who has already solidified a relay spot in Paris, finished 11th with 48.57 to miss out on a Finals reserve spot by one place.
Men’s 200m Fly Semifinals – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030104EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
Coming into the semis as the top seed, Mason Laur just had to finish in the top-eight to secure a spot in tomorrow’s Final. He had the second-fastest reaction time off the blocks, but fell to fourth place following the first 100 meters. Similar to his prelim swim, Laur accelerated in the final 50 meters to record a 30.22 split and make a jump from fourth to second. His overall time of 1:55.05 reset his lifetime-best that he logged this morning and will head into Wednesday’s Final as the third seed.
Men’s 800m Free Final – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030101F10104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
A former and an incoming Gator highlighted the only men’s Final tonight, as Bobby Finke looked to defend his title in the event. The two-time Olympic gold medalist grabbed an early lead in the opening 100 meters and led comfortably until the final leg, when incoming freshman Luke Whitlock added some pressure. Whitlock recorded a 28.50 in the final 50 meters to outpace the American Record holder and come close to taking the No. 1 spot like in prelims, but the UF Alum stayed the course and touched the wall in 7:44.22. Whitlock placed second and obliterated his seed time of 7:51.22 by over five seconds with 7:45.19 He will more than likely fill the second 800m Free spot when the full team is named in July.
HOW IT HAPPENED – MORNING SESSION
Men’s 200m Fly – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030104EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
Making his Olympic debut, Mason Laur was the lone Gator who competed in the opening event. He was first of the blocks, but kept steady in second until the final stretch of the race. His last turn put him within striking distance of first to give him even more momentum in the last 25 meters. He touched the wall in 1:55.09, marking a new lifetime-best by six-tenths of a second. The two-time All-American is listed as the highest seed heading into the Semifinals.
Men’s 100m Free – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030101EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
Caeleb Dressel, Macguire McDuff and Kieran Smith advanced to the Semifinals after headlining the event. Dressel was first off the blocks in his debut swim, where the Gator finished second in the ninth heat following his 47.82. He is seeded third heading into tonight’s Finals.
After making the 4x200m free relay Olympic Team Monday night, Smith grabbed the ninth seed after touching the wall in 48.46 to set a new personal-best. The now two-time Olympian broke his previous best of 48.50, which was set in April of 2022.
Current Gator, McDuff came off the blocks in third to keep pace with the pack. His 48.60 solidified him 13th overall for a qualifying spot in his first ever Olympic Trials.
Adam Chaney and Julian Smith swam together in heat six. Smith was third off the blocks, but moved to second heading into the final 50 meters. His 49.05 finish was good for third and sat fifth overall with three heats to go. The senior’s personal-best time placed him 22nd overall.
Returning to action after his 100m backstroke final yesterday, Chaney recorded just his second sub-50.00 of the year after going 49.64. He finished 34th overall.
Incoming freshman Devin Dilger raced in heat four. The newest Gator clocked a 49.88 to finish 41st overall in his Indianapolis debut.
Women’s 1500m Free – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030201F30101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
In typical fashion, Katie Ledecky was the dominate winner in the event. Swimming in the same heat as the Medal of Honor recipient was Florida’s Caroline Pennington. The junior logged a 16:31.74 to claim 14th overall and drop eight seconds off her Tokyo Olympic Trials time.
Competing in her first 1500m free at the Olympic Trials, Anna Auld went 17:11.53 to place 37th in her debut.
Women’s 100m Free – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030201EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
Isabel Ivey and Bella Sims raced together in the second-to-last heat. Ivey paced third in the opening 50 meters, but finished fourth after recording 54.75 to inch within her personal best, 54.60. She secured an alternate position after trying for 17th overall. If a swimmer who qualified in the top-16 were to scratch, a swim-off between Ivey and Maxine Parker is needed to solidify the first alternate position.
Swimming in lane three, Sims’ remained in the middle pack following her first leg, but finished seventh in 55.54.
Micayla Cronk took the top spot in the second heat after finishing just short of her personal-best time, 55.48. The SEC Championships 100-yard free runner-up touched the wall 55.75 to earn 38th overall.
Men’s 200m Breast – Results<https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030103EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf>
Peter Bretzmann knocked almost a second off his personal-best time after clocking a 2:13.47. He kept within the top-three, where he positioned himself in second heading into the final 100 meters. The North Carolina native held his place to finish in second in heat seven.
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
Tuesday, June 18
Finals Results
Men’s 100m Freestyle Semifinals
*Top eight advance to Finals*
3rd – Caeleb Dressel – 47.53
6th – Macguire McDuff – 48.04
11th – Kieran Smith – 48.57
Men’s 200m Butterfly Semifinals
*Top eight advance to Finals*
3rd – Mason Laur – 1:50.05
Men’s 800m Freestyle Final
1st – Bobby Finke – 7:44.22
2nd – Luke Whitlock* – 7:45.19
Morning Heats Results
Men’s 200m Butterfly
*Top-16 advance to Finals*
1st – Mason Laur – 1:55.09
Men’s 100m Freestyle
*Top-16 advance to Semifinals*
3rd – Caeleb Dressel – 47.82
9th – Kieran Smith – 48.46
13th – Macguire McDuff – 48.60
22nd – Julian Smith – 49.05
34th – Adam Chaney – 49.64
41st – Devin Dilger* – 49.88
Women’s 1500m Freestyle
*Top eight advance to Finals*
14th – Caroline Pennington – 16:31.74
37th – Anna Auld – 17:11.53
Women’s 100m Freestyle
*Top-16 advance to Semifinals*
17th – Isabele Ivey – 54.75
31st – Bella Sims – 55.54
38th – Micayla Cronk – 55.75
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
*Top-16 advance to Semifinals*
24th – Peter Bretzmann – 2:13.47
*Incoming Gators
GATORS ON THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
Name
Event
Kieran Smith
4X200m Freestyle Relay
Bobby Finke
800m Freestyle
GATOR OLYMPIC HOPEFULS
Name
Event
Place
Time
Emma Weyant
400m IM
2nd Place
4:35.56
Luke Whitlock
800m Free
2nd Place
7:45.19
UP NEXT
The U.S. Olympic Swim Trials continues on Wednesday, June 19 inside Lucas Oil Stadium. The women take their turn competing in the 200m breast to kick off morning prelims and is followed by the men’s 200m back. The women conclude the session with the 200m fly. During the night session, swimmers will have a chance to punch their ticket to Paris in five different events. The men will find out who makes the team in the 200m fly, 100m free and 200m free, while the women start short with the 100m free and finish long in the 1500m free. Additionally, the women’s 200m fly, 200m breast and the men’s 200m back Semifinals will take place Wednesday night.
SWIMMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Session Start Times (ET): 11 a.m. Prelims / 7:45 p.m. Finals (varying based on broadcast needs). The trials will have 17 sessions distributed over nine days. With eight prelims and nine finals, every individual event contested at the Olympics will have a trial.
June 19 – Wednesday
Prelims
Finals
Women’s 200M Breaststroke
Women’s 100M Freestyle Final
Men’s 200M Backstroke
Men’s 200M Butterfly Final
Women’s 200M Butterfly
Women’s 200M Butterfly Semi
Women’s 1500M Freestyle Final
Men’s 200M Backstroke Semi
Women’s 200M Breaststroke Final
Men’s 200M Breaststroke Final
Men’s 100M Freestyle Final
June 20 – Thursday
Prelims
Finals
Women’s 200M Backstroke
Women’s 200M Butterfly Final
Men’s 50M Freestyle
Men’s 200M Backstroke Final
Men’s 200M IM
Men’s 50M Freestyle Semi
Women’s 200M Breaststroke Final
Women’s 200M Backstroke Semi
Men’s 200M IM Semi
June 21 – Friday
Prelims
Finals
Men’s 100M Butterfly
Men’s 50M Freestyle Final
Women’s 200M IM
Women’s 200M Backstroke Final
Women’s 800M Freestyle
Men’s 200M IM Final
Men’s 100M Butterfly Semi
Women’s 200M IM Semi
June 22 – Saturday
Prelims
Finals
Women’s 50M Freestyle
Men’s 100M Butterfly Final
Men’s 1500M Freestyle
Women’s 50M Freestyle Semi
Women’s 200M IM Final
Women’s 800M Freestyle Final
June 23 – Sunday
Prelims
Finals
Women’s 50M Freestyle Final
Men’s 1500M Freestyle Final
SWIM TRIALS FULL TV SCHEDULE:
Live coverage of the Trials will be available every night at 8. pm. ET on NBC, along with daily preliminary heats on Peacock at 11 a.m. USA Network will have same-day delayed coverage of prelims.
DATE
COVERAGE
NETWORK
TIME
Sat., June 15
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
6:30 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Sun., June 16
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
5 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Mon., June 17
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
7 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Tues., June 18
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
6 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Wed., June 19
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
7 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Thurs., June 20
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
7 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Fri., June 21
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
5:30 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Sat., June 22
Qualifying Heats
Peacock
11 a.m.
Qualifying Heats
USA Network*
6:30 p.m.
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Sun., June 23
Finals
NBC, Peacock
8 p.m.
Sat., June 29
Paralympic Finals
CNBC, Peacock
6 p.m.
Sun., June 30
Paralympic Finals
CNBC*
1 p.m.
*Taped coverage
OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TIMES:
For individual events at the Paris Games, there are two types – Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and Olympic Consideration TIME (OCT), per World Aquatics. Swimmers who match or better the OQT in one or more individual events, qualify for Olympic competition automatically. Participating countries may enter two (2) athletes in the same event, only if both swimmers’ times are equivalent or under the OQT. The OCT threshold works differently. Should the OQT not yield a quota of 852 total swimmers, “World Aquatics will then invite athletes who have equaled or bettered an OCT, until the total quota of 852 athletes is reached.”
Men’s
Event
Women’s
Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT)
-2 Entries
Olympic Consideration Times (OTC)
-1 Entry
Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT)
-2 Entries
Olympic Consideration Times (OTC)
-1 Entry
21.96
22.07
50m Freestyle
24.70
24.82
48.34
48.58
100m Freestyle
53.61
53.88
1:46.26
1:46.79
200m Freestyle
1:57.26
1:57.85
3:46.78
3:47.91
400m Freestyle
4:07.90
4:09.14
7:51.65
7:54.01
800m Freestyle
8:26.71
8:29.24
15:00.99
15:05.49
1500m Freestyle
16:09.09
16:13.94
53.74
54.01
100m Backstroke
59.99
1:00.29
1:57.50
1:58.09
200m Backstroke
2:10.39
2:11.04
59.49
59.79
100m Butterfly
1:06.79
1:07.12
2:09.68
2:10.33
200m Butterfly
2:23.91
2:24.63
51.67
51.93
100m Breaststroke
57.92
58.21
1:55.78
1:56.36
200m Breaststroke
2:08.43
2:09.07
1:57.94
1:58.53
200m Individual Medley
2:11.47
2:12.13
4:12.50
4:13.76
400m Individual Medley
4:38.53
4:39.92
Swimming at the 2024 Olympic Games will be held at the Paris La Defense Arena, located in the city of Nanterre. Indoor swimming kicks off July 27 and runs through August 4; in total, 35 medal events will be competed. Olympic swimming competition concludes with the men’s and women’s open water (10km marathon swimming) races taking place August 8-9. The full Team USA roster for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be confirmed in July.
COMPLETE LIST OF GATORS WHO HAVE PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO PARIS:
* Maha Amer – Egypt
* Julie Brousseau – Canada
* Josh Liendo – Canada
* Nicole Maier – Germany
* Jonny Marshall – Great Britain
* Alfonso Mestre – Venezuela
* Alberto Mestre – Venezuela
* Aleksas Savickas – Lithuania
* Bobby Finke – USA
* Kieran Smith – USA
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