| 2016 United States Olympic trials (swimming) | |
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| Host city | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Date(s) | June 26 – July 3 |
| Venue(s) | CenturyLink Center |
| Events | 26 (men: 13; women: 13) |
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. [1] Those qualifying competed for the United States in Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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: [2]
| 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 |
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: [3]
| Date | Sunday June 26, 2016 | Monday June 27, 2016 | Tuesday June 28, 2016 | Wednesday June 29, 2016 | ||
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| 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 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) | ||
The following swimmers qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics (for pool events):
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.
Sources: [4]
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.
Source: [4]
Key: Highlighted swimmers achieved the qualification conditions to be included in the Olympic team in that respective event.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle [5] | Nathan Adrian | 21.51 | Anthony Ervin | 21.52 | Cullen Jones | 21.75 |
| 100 m freestyle [6] | Nathan Adrian | 47.72 | Caeleb Dressel | 48.23 | Ryan Held | 48.26 |
| 200 m freestyle [7] | Townley Haas | 1:45.66 | Conor Dwyer | 1:45.67 | Jack Conger | 1:45.77 |
| 400 m freestyle [8] | Connor Jaeger | 3:43.79 | Conor Dwyer | 3:44.66 | Townley Haas | 3:45.04 |
| 1500 m freestyle [9] | Connor Jaeger | 14:47.61 | Jordan Wilimovsky | 14:49.19 | Michael McBroom | 15:06.60 |
| 100 m backstroke [10] | Ryan Murphy | 52.26 | David Plummer | 52.28 | Matt Grevers | 52.76 |
| 200 m backstroke [11] | Ryan Murphy | 1:53.95 | Jacob Pebley | 1:54.77 | Tyler Clary | 1:55.33 |
| 100 m breaststroke [12] | Kevin Cordes | 59.18 | Cody Miller | 59.26 | Josh Prenot | 59.81 |
| 200 m breaststroke [13] | Josh Prenot | 2:07.17 NR | Kevin Cordes | 2:08.00 | Will Licon | 2:08.14 |
| 100 m butterfly [14] | Michael Phelps | 51.00 | Tom Shields | 51.20 | Seth Stubblefield | 51.24 |
| 200 m butterfly [15] | Michael Phelps | 1:54.84 | Tom Shields | 1:55.81 | Jack Conger | 1:56.45 |
| 200 m IM [16] | Michael Phelps | 1:55.91 | Ryan Lochte | 1:56.22 | David Nolan | 1:59.09 |
| 400 m IM [17] | Chase Kalisz | 4:09.54 | Jay Litherland | 4:11.02 | Ryan Lochte | 4:12.02 |
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