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Peter Vanderkaay finished in fourth place, and although he is still headed to London as winner of the men's meter freestyle, he was the pre-race favorite in the 1, free also. He finished in In her final opportunity to qualify for the Summer Olympics , year-old Dara Torres got off to a slow start in the women's meter freestyle final.
She finished fourth, swimming Jessica Hardy won the race in It was her slow reaction time off the blocks that prevented Torres from making a more serious run at qualification. Her reaction time of 0. In a fast, tight race such as the 50 free, everything has to come together for a swimmer to qualify, and that didn't happen for Torres on Monday night.
The year-old sprinting legend seemed a long shot to make the Olympic team heading into Omaha. But after a surprising semifinal swim in the women's meter freestyle, Torres enters tonight's final with the third-best qualifying time. Christine Magnnuson and Jessica Hardy—19 and 20 years younger than Torres, respectively—are the most likely top two, but don't count out the veteran in a race given to upsets.
Then there's always the chance she returns in And don't try to counter that with logic. We're talking Torres here. This won't be one of America's stronger events in London, but pre-race favorite Peter Vanderkaay could enter the conversation for a bronze medal gold and silver will almost certainly go to China's Sun Yang and Canada's Ryan Cochrane. Nathan Adrian, a U. Olympic qualifier in the meter freestyle, surprisingly failed to secure a spot in the 50 free competition at the London Games.
The year-old won the 50 free title at the national championship, but settled for third place in Sunday night's event final. His time of Ervin, 31, is a two-time gold medalist. He earned gold and silver at the Sydney Games. Ervin retired from competitive swimming in but began training for a return last year. His second-place finish Jones, who was a member of the U.
The year-old will compete in both the and free in London. And with that, the action in Omaha has reached a conclusion. Now we can get started on analyzing this impressive American swimming roster.
Olympic veteran Kate Ziegler capitalized on her last chance to qualify for the London Games. The year-old, who joined Team USA at the Beijing Games for and meter freestyle competition, finished second in Sunday night's free final to secure a return trip to the Olympics.
Ledecky, who is just 15 years old, will be among America's youngest competitors in London. She finished the final in That effort is taking the youngster overseas, where she will match up with the world's elite. As expected, their fourth finals meeting of the U. Olympic Trials didn't include the dramatics of the first three showdowns. Phelps took care of business in an event he has owned for nearly a decade. The two-time defending fly gold medalist took first place, registering a world-best Lochte, who turned some heads when he decided to chase an Olympic berth in the fly, posted a third-place finish.
He will not compete in the event at the London Games but did qualify for four individual events during trials in Omaha. Runner-up Tyler McGill is bound for his first Olympic appearance after posting a But of course, the story here is Phelps.
Needing just three medals to break the all-time Olympic record, he has the opportunity to participate in eight events in London. With those numbers, you have to like the swimming legend's odds to make history once again. No female swimmer has ever won seven medals in one Summer Olympics. Missy Franklin, America's year-old sensation, will at least have a chance to make history in London after qualifying for her fourth individual event Sunday night she is likely to compete on three Olympic relay teams as well.
Franklin surged to a first-place finish in the meter backstroke finals, capping out a coming-out-party in Omaha. Competing in a group loaded with youth - seven of the eight finalists are in their teens - Franklin maintained about a body's length lead for much of the race.
Her winning time of The emerging superstar seemed relaxed when discussing her performance after the win. Elizabeth Beisel, who had already qualified for a spot on Team USA, finished second and will compete in the back at the Olympics. Elizabeth Pelton settled for third place, falling a half-second short of qualifying for the London Games. While Janet Evans and Brendan Hansen continue to steal headlines, the most under-reported comeback story of U.
Trials keeps getting better. Anthony Ervin, a gold medalist, returned to swimming in after an eight-year absence and has now qualified for Sunday's men's meter final with the field's best time. Ervin, 31, left the sport in , right before what should have been his prime. He traveled, played music, read books and was essentially incommunicado with the rest of the swimming world.
When reporters tried to track him down , the deep-thinking Ervin would respond with esoteric missives like:. There are lessons to be learned in literature, but perhaps fate has already spun into her wheel that learning from precept may not be enough for you. Ervin has long been revered for the almost effortless mechanics of his free style stroke. All of which only adds to the intrigue surrounding Ervin. Philosopher-athlete leaves sport at his physical peak, wanders world, returns, displays preternatural gifts That means a fourth showdown between the two rivals, though I'd expect considerably less hype for this race compared to the three previous installments.
Phelps is the two-time defending Olympic champion in fly and a prohibitive favorite. Lochte is swimming to test his fitness and see if he can add a fifth individual event for London.
Not exactly a stare-down. Even if Lochte qualifies, his coach told USA Today he won't necessarily contest the event later this summer. Tyler McGill is the other name to watch in this field. McGill won a bronze medal in fly at worlds and qualified for Sunday's final in the second-fastest time Phelps was first. This is Franklin's strongest event and it represents her best chance of winning an individual gold medal in London. If she finishes in the top two Sunday as expected, Franklin will have qualified for four individual events.
Oh yeah, and she's 17 years old. Kathleen Ledecky and Chloe Sutton are also in the mix for an Olympic berth. Ziegler should be a major player in the medal hunt come London. Ryan Lochte capped off a night of three swims in less than an hour—two of which were finals—by qualifying for the men's meter butterfly finals.
Swimming in the first semifinal heat, Lochte swam the race in Michael Phelps also advanced with a time of It was Phelps' second swim of the night. Earlier in the day, year-old Anthony Ervin led the field in the meter freestyle semifinals. Nathan Adrian and Josh Schneider tied for second place in a dead heat, swimming in the same semifinal race.
Jessica Hardy won the women's meter freestyle on Saturday, finally qualifying her for the Olympics after having to withdraw due to a positive drug test in Missy Franklin finished in second after being in seventh place at the turn, and Natalie Coughlin snuck into sixth place to ensure she will be in London for the 4x relay. It will be Coughlin's third straight appearance at the Olympic Games.
Less than half an hour after his last final, Ryan Lochte didn't have the stamina to beat Michael Phelps in the men's meter individual medley. They hit the two top times in the world on Saturday, with Phelps swimming it in 1 minute, Third-place finisher Conor Dwyer was four seconds behind Lochte One last matchup between Phelps and Lochte will take place on Sunday, with both in separate heats of the meter butterfly semifinals late Saturday.
In the women's meter backstroke semifinals, Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel, closely followed by Elizabeth Pelton, led the competitors in advancing to the final. This could be a three-woman race on Sunday, with Franklin likely to win and Beisel and Pelton battling for the second available Olympic spot on the U. Ryan Lochte won another final and will participate in the men's meter backstroke in London. He didn't give all that he could in the race because his matchup with Michael Phelps in the meter individual medley looms in about half an hour.
Tyler Clary also qualified for the Olympics in the back. Lochte won the race with a time of 1 minute, In the women's meter breaststroke final, Rebecca Soni won in Micah Lawrence will join Soni in London, as she finished second.
Amanda Beard's bid for an Olympic comeback ended with that race, as she finished in fifth place, three shy of qualifying.
In Beard's last Olympics, Athens , she won the breast. Earlier in the day, Janet Evans failed to advance in the women's meter freestyle , finishing 53rd out of 65 in the preliminaries. She was still wet from the pool when she signed her retirement papers. Evans' last Olympic participation was in On Saturday, Omaha's headline-dominating aquatic titans will rendezvous one last time in the finals of the men's meter individual medley.
Winner gets bragging rights and a big burst of momentum, having won two of three event finals against his rival during U. Olympic Trials. Loser looks for answers as the clock ticks towards London.
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