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2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming Media Hub
Here you will find pertinent media documents and details for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming presented by Lilly. If you have any additional questions or requests, please reach out to a member of the USA Swimming Communications Staff.
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- June 15-23
- Long-course meter competition
- Competition is taking place in Lucas Oil Stadium, making this the first time a swim meet has been held in an NFL Stadium
Prelims will take place in the morning. The top-16 will advance to semifinals that night. From semifinals, the top-8 will advance to finals the following night
The Nation’s Best Swimmers
- Athletes have been qualifying for since November 2022
- 1,007 swimmers qualified to swim in Indianapolis, meaning the swimmers you are watching represent the top 0.2% of the more than 325,000 swimmers in the U.S.
Athletes range in age from 14-46, meaning a high school freshman could be competing against a multi-time Olympic legend
Olympic Qualification*
- This meet is the ONLY way for an American pool swimmer to make a U.S. Olympic Team
- Note: Three swimmers (Katie Grimes, Mariah Denigan, and Ivan Puskovitch) have already qualified for Paris in the Open Water 10K event
- A maximum of 26 men and 26 women will make the pool team
- Note: The three open water swimmers do NOT count towards the 52-person maximum for the pool team unless they qualify in a pool event
- The first-place finisher in each event, as well as the top-4 finishers in the 100m and 200m freestyle events (due to relays), are the first priority to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team
- If spots remain, second-place finishers in each event are given second priority to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team
- If spots remain, the fifth-place finishers in the 100m and 200m freestyle events qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team as relay-only swimmers
If spots remain, the sixth-place finishers in the 100m and 200m freestyle events qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team as relay-only swimmers
*To see the full, official selection procedures, click here. The U.S. Olympic Team will not be official until the team is announced.
June 14
Pre-meet press conference transcriptions
- Rowdy Gaines and Elizabeth Beisel
- Anthony Nesty, Todd DeSorbo, and Lindsay Mintenko
- Tim Hinchey
- Cody Miller and Lilly King
June 15
June 16
June 17
- Ryan Murphy Transcript
- Lilly King Transcript
- Erin Gemmell Transcript
- Paige Madden Transcript
- Drew Kibler, Kieran Smith, Luke Hobson, Chris Guiliano Transcript
June 18
June 19
- Katie Ledecky Transcript
- Thomas Heilman Transcript
- Matt Fallon Transcript
- Simone Manuel, Torri Huske, and Gretchen Walsh Transcript
June 20
June 21
- Shaine Casas, Carson Foster, and Regan Smith Transcript
- Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong, and Chris Guiliano Transcript
- Phoebe Bacon Transcript
Additional information related to the meet will be updated as the event takes place.