Day three of the second wave of the 2020 Olympic Trials continued with six Hoosiers in the pool at the CHI Health Center on Tuesday morning.
The Wave II eight-day Trials competition serves as the sole qualifier for pool swimmers on the U.S. Olympic Team for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The top 16 times out of the preliminary heats will form the semifinals for all events at 200m or less, with the top eight semifinalists advancing to the finals. In events 400m or longer, the top eight swimmers out of the preliminary heats will head straight to the finals.
Athletes will earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team roster at each of the eight finals sessions.
200m BUTTERFLY
Recent graduate Corey Gambardella finished in ninth to earn a spot in the semifinals with a time of 1:57.32 in the prelims of the 200m Butterfly, matching his seed time. Rising junior Brendan Burns placed 34th with a time of 2:01.07 and senior-to-be Van Mathias touched in 2:01.56 to place 41st.
200m IM
Rising senior Mackenzie Looze used a huge breaststroke leg to win the second heat of the prelims in the 200m IM with a time of 2:14.76, a drop of over 1.5 seconds from her seed time. Hoosier All-American Noelle Peplowski placed 40th with a time of 2:17.87.
1500m FREESTYLE
Incoming freshman Mariah Denigan finished 12th overall out of the preliminary heats of the 1500m Freestyle with a time of 16:34.58.
FINAL RESULTS
MEN’S 200m BUTTERFLY
- Corey Gambardella – 1:57.32 ^
- Brendan Burns –2:01.07
- Van Mathias – 2:01.56
WOMEN’S 200m IM
- Mackenzie Looze – 2:14.76
- Noelle Peplowski – 2:17.87
WOMEN’S 1500m FREESTYLE
- Mariah Denigan – 16:34.58
Advanced to Semifinals ^
Session two of the trials will begin at approximately 7:45 p.m. tonight with Hoosier representation in the semifinals of the men’s 200m Butterfly and finals of the men’s 200m Freestyle and women’s 100m Breaststroke.
