Matheny Places Fifth at the Olympic Trials King, Apple Headline Four Hoosiers Headed to Finals

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Eight-time individual NCAA champion Lilly King recorded the fastest time in world this season in the women’s 100m Breaststroke to highlight the second day of finals at the 2020 Olympic Trials at the CHI Health Center on Monday night.

 

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.

 

100m BREASTSTROKE

Reigning Olympic gold medalist Lilly King dominated the 100m Breaststroke semifinals with a time of 1:04.72, the fastest time in the world this season and the fastest time swam in the event since 2017. Indiana Swim Club swimmer Annie Lazor was the second-fastest qualifier out of the semifinals with a lifetime best time of 1:05.37. Both swimmers will compete in the final tomorrow evening.

 

Incoming freshman Josh Matheny placed fifth in a loaded final in the men’s 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1:00.22. He will be back in the pool for the preliminary heats of the 200m Breaststroke on Wednesday morning.

 

200m FREESTYLE

Hoosier pro Zach Apple turned in the second-quickest time in the semifinal heats of the men’s 200m Freestyle with a time of 1:46.22. Former All-American Blake Pieroni claimed the fifth spot in the semis with a time of 1:46.84. Pro swimmer Zane Grothe narrowly missed the final with a 10th-place finish at 1:47.26.

 

FINAL RESULTS

MEN’S 200m FREESTYLE

  1. Zach Apple – 1:46.22 *
  2. Blake Pieroni – 1:46.84 *
  3. Zane Grothe – 1:47.26

 

WOMEN’S 100m BREASTSTROKE

  1. Lilly King – 1:04.72 *
  2. Annie Lazor – 1:05.37 *

 

MEN’S 100m BREASTSTROKE

  1. Josh Matheny – 1:00.22

 

Advanced to Finals *

 

Session five of the trials will begin at 11 a.m. tonight with Hoosier representation in the preliminary heats of the men’s 200m Butterfly, women’s 200m IM and women’s 1500m Freestyle.

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