United States Olympic trials (swimming)

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The United States Olympic team swim trials are held before every Summer Olympic Games to select the US Olympic swimming team participants. The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run by USA Swimming.

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The first Olympic trials were held in 1920 in Alameda, California, [1] to select swimmers for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The men's and women's trials have been held separately six times. [2]

Venues

YearLocationVenue(s)DatesNotes
1920 Alameda, California (Western)
Manhattan Beach, New York (women's final)
Chicago, Illinois (men's final)
western: June 26–27
final (women): July 10
final (men): July 10–11
1924 Indianapolis, Indiana (men's)
Briarcliff Manor, New York (women's) [3]
Broad Ripple Park Pool (men's)
Briarcliff Lodge (women's)
men: June 5–7 [4]
women: June 7–8 [5]
1928 Iowa City, Iowa (Midwestern tryouts)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NCAA tryouts)
Detroit, Michigan (men's Final tryouts)
Rockaway Playland Pool (women's Final tryouts)
Midwest: February 10–11
NCAA: March 30–31
1932 Cincinnati, Ohio (men's)
Long Island, New York (women's)
men: July 13–16
women: July 15–16
1936 Providence, Rhode Island (men's)
Astoria, New York (women's)
men: July 10–12
women: July 11–12
1948 Detroit, Michigan July 8–11
1952 Astoria Park, Astoria, New York (men's)
Indianapolis, Indiana (women's)
Flushing Meadow Amphitheatre (men's) [6]
Broad Ripple Park Pool (women's)
July 4–6
1956 Detroit, Michigan August 7–10
1960 Detroit, Michigan August 2–5
1964 Astoria, New York August 29–September 3
1968 Long Beach, California (men's)
Los Angeles, California (women's)
men: August 30–September 3
women: August 24–28
1972 Chicago, Illinois Portage Park August 2–6
1976 Long Beach, California June 16–21
1980 Irvine, California July 29–August 2Olympic trials canceled due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott
Event rescheduled for after the actual Olympic competition [7]
1984 Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium June 25–30
1988 Austin, Texas August 8–13
1992 Indianapolis, Indiana [8] Indiana University Natatorium March 1–7 US Spring Nationals
1996 Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium March 6–12 [9]
2000 Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium August 9–16 [10]
2004 Long Beach, California [1] July 7–14
2008 Omaha, Nebraska Qwest Center Omaha June 29–July 6winners considered national champions
2012 Omaha, Nebraska CenturyLink Center Omaha June 25–July 2 [11]
2016 Omaha, Nebraska CenturyLink Center Omaha June 26–July 3 [12]
2020 Omaha, Nebraska CHI Health Center Omaha June 13–20, 2021Rescheduled from June 21–28, 2020 [13]
Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2024 Indianapolis, Indiana [14] Lucas Oil Stadium June 15–23 [15]

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