The 2016 USA Swimming Olympic trials were held for the third straight quadrennial at CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from June 26 to July 3, 2016. Those qualifying competed for the United States in Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Qualification criteria
A maximum of 52 swimmers (26 of each sex, not including open water swimmers) were chosen for the 2016 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:
Event Men Women 50 m freestyle 23.29 26.19 100 m freestyle 50.49 56.49 200 m freestyle 1:51.89 2:02.59 400 m freestyle 3:58.69 4:17.99 800 m freestyle — 8:49.99 1500 m freestyle 15:49.99 — 100 m backstroke 57.19 1:03.39 200 m backstroke 2:03.79 2:16.49 100 m breaststroke 1:03.69 1:11.49 200 m breaststroke 2:18.39 2:34.99 100 m butterfly 54.79 1:01.19 200 m butterfly 2:01.99 2:14.49 200 m individual medley 2:05.09 2:18.69 400 m individual medley 4:27.49 4:54.99 Information retrieved from USA Swimming.
Events The meet featured twenty-six individual events all swam in a long course (50-meter) pool—thirteen events for men and thirteen events for women. Events 200 meters and shorter were held with preliminaries, semifinals and finals, while events 400 meters and longer were held with preliminaries and finals. Semifinals featured sixteen swimmers in two heats; the finals included eight swimmers in a single heat. Preliminaries were seeded with ten lanes. Event order, which mimicked that of the 2016 Olympics, with the exception of the Olympic relay events, was:
Date Sunday June 26, 2016 Monday June 27, 2016 Tuesday June 28, 2016 Wednesday June 29, 2016 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 gMen'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 30, 2016 Friday July 1, 2016 Saturday July 2, 2016 Sunday July 3, 2016 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)
U.S. Olympic Team The following swimmers qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics (for pool events):
Men Nathan Adrian, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, Kevin Cordes, Caeleb Dressel, Conor Dwyer, Anthony Ervin, Jimmy Feigen, Townley Haas, Ryan Held, Connor Jaeger, Chase Kalisz, Jay Litherland, Ryan Lochte, Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy, Jacob Pebley, Michael Phelps, Blake Pieroni, David Plummer, Josh Prenot, Tom Shields, Clark Smith, and Jordan Wilimovsky.
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Women Cammile Adams, Kathleen Baker, Elizabeth Beisel, Maya DiRado, Hali Flickinger, Missy Franklin, Molly Hannis, Lilly King, Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Melanie Margalis, Katie Meili, Lia Neal, Cierra Runge, Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Olivia Smoliga, Dana Vollmer, Amanda Weir, Abbey Weitzeil, and Kelsi Worrell.
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Results Key:
Men's events 50 m freestyleNathan Adrian21.51Anthony Ervin21.52Cullen Jones21.75100 m freestyleNathan Adrian47.72Caeleb Dressel48.23Ryan Held48.26200 m freestyleTownley Haas1:45.66Conor Dwyer1:45.67Jack Conger1:45.77400 m freestyleConnor Jaeger3:43.79Conor Dwyer3:44.66Townley Haas3:45.041500 m freestyleConnor Jaeger14:47.61Jordan Wilimovsky14:49.19Michael McBroom15:06.60100 m backstrokeRyan Murphy52.26David Plummer52.28Matt Grevers52.76200 m backstrokeRyan Murphy1:53.95Jacob Pebley1:54.77Tyler Clary1:55.33Kevin Cordes59.18Cody Miller59.26Josh Prenot59.81 Josh Prenot2:07.17 NRKevin Cordes2:08.00Will Licon2:08.14100 m butterflyMichael Phelps51.00Tom Shields51.20Seth Stubblefield51.24200 m butterflyMichael Phelps1:54.84Tom Shields1:55.81 Jack Conger1:56.45200 m IMMichael Phelps1:55.91Ryan Lochte1:56.22David Nolan1:59.09400 m IMChase Kalisz4:09.54Jay Litherland4:11.02Ryan Lochte4:12.02
Women's events 50 m freestyleAbbey Weitzeil24.28Simone Manuel24.33Madison Kennedy24.48100 m freestyleAbbey Weitzeil53.28Simone Manuel53.52Amanda Weir53.75200 m freestyleKatie Ledecky1:54.88Missy Franklin1:56.18Leah Smith1:56.63400 m freestyleKatie Ledecky3:58.98Leah Smith4:00.65Cierra Runge4:07.04800 m freestyleKatie Ledecky8:10.32Leah Smith8:20.18Stephanie Peacock8:24.71Olivia Smoliga59.02Kathleen Baker59.29Amy Bilquist59.37 Maya DiRado2:06.90Missy Franklin2:07.89Lisa Bratton2:08.20Lilly King1:05.20Katie Meili1:06.07Molly Hannis1:06.65Lilly King2:24.08Molly Hannis2:24.39Bethany Galat2:24.52100 m butterflyKelsi Worrell56.48Dana Vollmer57.21Kendyl Stewart58.22200 m butterflyCammile Adams2:06.80Hali Flickinger2:07.50Cassidy Bayer2:08.68200 m IMMaya DiRado2:09.54Melanie Margalis2:10.11Caitlin Leverenz2:10.16400 m IMMaya DiRado4:33.73Elizabeth Beisel4:36.81Bethany Galat4:37.69
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