2016 United States Olympic Trials (swimming)
| 2016 United States Olympic Trials (swimming) | |
|---|---|
| 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 will be held for the third straight quadrennial at CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from June 26 to July 3, 2016.[1] Those qualifying will compete for USA Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Qualification criteria
A total of 47 swimmers (not including open water swimmers) are to be 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 |
- Information retrieved from USA Swimming.[2]
Events
The meet features twenty-six individual events all swum in a long course (50-meter) pool—thirteen events for men and thirteen events for women. Events 200 meters and shorter are held with prelimaries, semifinals and finals, while events 400 meters and longer are held with preliminaries and finals. Semifinals feature sixteen swimmers in two heats; the finals included eight swimmers in a single heat. Preliminaries were seeded with ten lanes. Event order, which mimicks that of the 2016 Olympics, with the exception of the Olympic relay events, is:[3]
| 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 butterfly (swim-off) |
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) |
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) Women's 200 breaststroke (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) |
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) | ||
References
- ↑ "2016 OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS - HOST CITY ANNOUNCEMENT". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- 1 2 "2016 Olympic Trials standards" (PDF). USA Swimming. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Event Schedule". USA Swimming. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
External links
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