Final Preliminary Session Concludes in Omaha Brinegar Makes Second Olympic Trial Final

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Indiana swimming advanced two more athletes to semifinal and final heats on the final day of preliminary swimming at the 2020 Olympic Trials at the CHI Health Center on Saturday.

 

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.

 

50m FREESTYLE

Zach Apple, who has already punched his ticket through to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in the 100m Freestyle, advanced to the semifinals of the 50m Freestyle with a tome pf 22.27. He will be seeded 12th in semis.

 

Rising junior Jack Franzman outplaced his seed by four spots to finish 27th overall out of the prelims at 22.66.

 

In her lone event of the Olympic Trials, rising junior Ashley Turak finished 31st in the 50m Freestyle prelims with a time of 25.80. She bested her seed rank by 10 spots.

 

1500m FREESTYLE

Michael Brinegar, who already qualified for the Olympics in the 800m Freestyle, is positioned well for a second swim in Tokyo after placing second in the preliminary heats of the 1500m Freestyle with a time of 15:07.93, nearly seven second clear of the third-place qualifier.

 

Senior-to-be Mikey Calvillo finished 15th out of the prelims with a time of 15:32.53 in the event. Incoming freshman Aidan Reagan finished 35th at 16:15.83 in his lone Olympic Trial event.

 

FINAL RESULTS

MEN’S 50m FREESTYLE

  1. Zach Apple – 22.27 ^
  2. Jack Franzman – 22.66

 

WOMEN’S 50m FREESTYLE

  1. Ashley Turak – 25.80

 

MEN’S 1500m FREESTYLE

  1. Michael Brinegar – 15:07.93 *
  2. Mikey Calvillo – 15:32.52
  3. Aidan Reagan – 16:15.83

 

Advanced to Semifinals ^

Advanced to Finals *

 

The evening session will begin at approximately 9 p.m. tonight with Hoosier representation in the semifinals in the men’s 50m Freestyle.

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