2012 Olympic Trials USA Swimming

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ande — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:04:29 GMT

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That Guy — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:06:02 GMT

Well I found an incomplete explanation... www.chron.com/.../ND-native-Knutson-won-t-swim-at-US-Olympic-Trials-3637080.php Dagny Knutson is back in training. :applaud: swimswam.com/.../ But after devastating floods nearly destroyed her home town of Minot, and some out-of-the-pool issues, she fell off of the map. She didn’t compete in 2012, and missed the Olympic Trials. It’s not clear exactly what those issues were, but she has made several references lately to recovery at Shands Hospital, and has said that a 5-part story of her journey will be coming soon.

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ande — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:26:30 GMT

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ande — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:58:35 GMT

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Former Member — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:01:00 GMT

The team roster:

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Elaine Krugman — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:10:46 GMT

nice blog about cullen jones, elaine! :cheerleader: Thanks, Chow'! :)

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chowmi — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:01:59 GMT

I attended the Trials from Thursday, 06/28 through and including the finals on Monday, 07/02. First, I am in the camp of 'err on the side of more qualifiers, and keep as extended a qualifying period as possible". FROM A SPECTATOR'S POINT OF VIEW with $$$ to burn, I want to see about 3 hours of prelims and about 2 hours of finals - EVERY DAY. Given that the events are spread out over a week, limiting the number of qualifiers would make me seriously reconsider going and spending money at Trials. The stats from this year are, on average, 9,000+ and 12,000+ prelims/finals ticket sales. I joked that, IMO, attendance is like the US naturalization ceremony. Every participant brings at least 4 people or more. So that ratio should not be ignored from a business standpoint. Second, I think it only benefits USA swimming by having "more inclusive" qualifying standards. The old model of "the changing of the guard" every 4 years is out. There are so many pros and people that stay in and/or come back, that the field is just packed. To give the younger swimmers experience at the highest levels, it makes more sense to give them multiple years of competing in national level/olympic trials level meets so they are as experienced as possible. This only serves to make US swimmers more experienced and hopefully more competitive. Third, looking ONLY at the statistic of whether swimmers make the qualifying time at OTs is not in itself very meaningful. This has always been the case at a high level/national meet, that if you hit the qualifying time, you will be right about in the middle of the total results. However, a more meaningful statistiic would be how their PRELIM times compare to their best PRELIM swims. Assuming many qualifiers do so at big regional type meets, especially those outside of say, the circle seeded and top heats, then many probably fit the model of strong prelim/excellent finals time - and it was that excellent finals time that made the time standard. There are exceptions, but I would think many got their deck pass that way. The difference is, you have to do your very best time at 10:30 in the am, maybe in heat 5 of 17, and that is very different than doing it in front of your home crowd at finals in the a big regional meet. The top seeds have the luxury of going less than their best times and still making the finals. Notice in the results and commentary that many of the top 8 and top 16 (at least the heat sheets that we go on site) did NOT have best times going into semis/finals. Some breakout swims, yes, but the vast majority, even top seeds, no. Fourth, the time frame for qualifying: I say keep it as long as possible. Coming from an area with a very short LCM season, and less opportunities for LCM meets. Same theory as with the standards themselves - give swimmers as many oppportunities as possible. And really, even though there were so many heats, they still all swim really FAST, so it's not like one "fluke" person is going to hold up the meet. Fifth, here are some comments on various swims! *Loche & Phelps are crowd pleasers. They really add to the pagentry of the event as a spectator sport. *The 1500 was exciting from start to finish. It was exciting to see LaT take it out. Then the nailbiter next 600 or so as you watched him and the spread between the other swimmers. Will he hold his lead, extend, or fizzle? What a nailbiter. The middle 600-900 was also exciting. That is when the 2 guys in the middle lanes were catching him and the lead was getting more and more narrow. More nail chewing. That was probably the most exciting bit, since it was a 3-man race and we all know how many actually go to London. Then it became a 2 man race but boy was that exciting. Those 2 guys were at it the entire way, and it came down to a sprint around the 150 and then double time sprint around 30 meters to go. I have never seen two D-guys getting sexy with their all-out sprint at the end of a 1500 like that. What excitiement. But it clear that they were both going to make it, and I very much appreciated how they both still went at it at the last 30 meters. A super huge crowd pleaser. *The women's 50 free of course was a big hit, for those still staying that night. Dara got the biggest applause and the finish was thrilling. It surprised me that the audience response was not that great. I think most people were hoping she would make it. She has a terrible start relative to the field. As tall as she is, and as (relatively) short as Hardy is, she was nearly at Hardy's middle/upper back out of the dive. I wouldn't say 1/2 a body length, but way behind and she actually pulled up, but could not make that critical distance of what, a few hundredths for 2nd. *Cullen Jones was just awesome this meet. *Anthony Irvin was a huge crowd pleaser. *I am shocked that Nathan Adrian didn't make it in the 50, but the 50 is completely stacked men/women. Anyone's game. The 100 seems less stressful, since "your favorite" has a really good chance of getting in (6 out of 8). *2 Aggies - how awesome.

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Former Member — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:04:01 GMT

Everyone in the press area in Omaha was transfixed to the race, even those who knew little about swimming. They knew what was on the line, and were more excited than I was by the finish. Mr. Commings did win one event at these Olympic Trials. On Monday he competed in the "Media Race" where members of the media get to swim a 50 while wearing fancy tech suits. The winner is determined by who comes closest to their seed time. Jeff won the race, swimming the 50 *** in a 29.6 time and coming within 0.14 seconds of his seed time. I got to see his prize, which was a VERY cool Omega watch that has the Olympic rings on it.

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orca1946 — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:52:26 GMT

Good to see Ricky in a single event along with the relays after Phelps donated the spot to him.

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orca1946 — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:46:36 GMT

Nothing wrong with have "too many" swimmers try out. How many of us will even get a chance to make a state- national -world medal shot???

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chowsh — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 10:21:10 GMT

nice blog about cullen jones, elaine! :cheerleader:

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:56:20 GMT

Was that thunder? Or just Ous Mellouli cracking his knuckles? :agree: Yeah, it WAS thunder! You should have heard the thunder out here in Georgia yesterday afternoon/ last night! :badday: :D

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Former Member — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:15:00 GMT

It's ridiculous they didn't interview Kara Lynn Joyce, who made her 3rd Olympic appearance, and 1st in individual event at age 26. The obsession by NBCsports with Dara Torres has grown tired on many viewers.

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Former Member — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:58:51 GMT

Also, Dara Torres got fourth place and missed the team. Everyone else who got interviewed made the team. Kara Lynn Joyce didn't get interviewed at all and she beat Dara Torres :(

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Former Member — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:40:33 GMT

After showing the 50, they had about 25 minutes to show a ±15 minute race and what did they actually show?...maybe 4 minutes? They didn't start coverage until it was almost half over, showed about 100 before the interview with Dara, went to about a 4 minute commercial break (during which the whole race changed), then showed the final 200. Horrible coverage.In NBC's defense, I think they were planning on covering the 100 meter run-off between Felix and Tarmoh. When that didn't happen, they were scrambling to fill time. Let's be honest, airing an hour of swimming trials on prime-time TV for a week straight is already asking a lot. Covering the 1500 being contested by non-superstars that don't really represent credible medal threats is probably asking too much. Yes it's annoying that they cut away just when Jaeger and Gemmell caught La Tourette, but I'm more annoyed at all of the great semis that they missed in their obession to air every second Phelps swam the entire trials.

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That Guy — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:40:46 GMT

neither of these guys is likely to challenge Sun Yang or Ryan Cochrane, the bronze is up for grabs in London. Was that thunder? Or just Ous Mellouli cracking his knuckles?

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ande — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:39:26 GMT

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poolraat — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:23:36 GMT

The score for the men's 1500: Replays of Gemmell Looking at Scoreboard 1 Commercial Breaks During Race ... 1? I mean, what was that? Lead change during commercial happened during '08 Trials as well. After showing the 50, they had about 25 minutes to show a ±15 minute race and what did they actually show?...maybe 4 minutes? They didn't start coverage until it was almost half over, showed about 100 before the interview with Dara, went to about a 4 minute commercial break (during which the whole race changed), then showed the final 200. Horrible coverage.

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swimshark — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:21:13 GMT

My coach, Jeremy got back last night and had some neat stories to tell us during practice this morning. Including one about Eddie Reece asking Jeremy to help Brendan Hanson with his start. Both my team mates did well. Nick finished 23rd in the 100 fly.

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knelson — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:14:08 GMT

For crying out loud, they cover miles after miles of the Tour de France, countless hours of tedious baseball games, soccer games, etc. I don't think covering 15 minutes for one race is asking too much. And if it's anything like past Olympics they will show more or less the entire marathon (with commercial breaks, of course) which lasts two hours. OK, the marathon is more scenic, but we're talking about a 15 minute race compared to a 125 minute race.

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ande — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:07:38 GMT

2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER 7/2/2012 The following swimmers have officially qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. Men: Alex Meyer - 10K Open Water Ryan Lochte – 200 Back, 200 IM, 400m IM, 200 Free, 800 Free Relay Peter Vanderkaay - 400 Free Brendan Hansen - 100 *** Michael Phelps – 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay Ricky Berens – 200 Free, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay Conor Dwyer – 400m Free, 800 Free Relay Matt Grevers – 100 Backstroke, 400 Free Relay Scott Weltz – 200 *** Clark Burckle – 200 *** Nathan Adrian – 100 Free, 400 Free Relay Cullen Jones – 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay Eric Shanteau – 100 *** Nick Thoman – 100 Back Tyler Clary – 200 Fly, 200 Back Tyler McGill – 100 Fly Anthony Ervin – 50 Free Jason Lezak – 400 Free Relay Jimmy Feigen – 400 Free Relay Matt McLean – 800 Free Relay Charlie Houchin – 800 Free Relay Davis Tarwater – 800 Free Relay Andrew Gemmell – 1500 Free Connor Jaeger – 1500 Free Women: Haley Anderson - 10K Open Water Elizabeth Beisel – 200 Backstroke, 400 IM Dana Vollmer - 100 Fly, 800 Free Relay Allison Schmitt - 400 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay Missy Franklin – 100 Free, 100m Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay Breeja Larson – 100 Breaststroke Lauren Perdue – 800 Free Relay Caitlin Leverenz – 400 IM , 200m IM Cammile Adams – 200 Fly Kathleen Hersey – 200 Fly Claire Donahue – 100 Fly Chloe Sutton – 400 Free Rachel Bootsma – 100 Back Rebecca Soni – 100 ***, 200 *** Ariana Kukors – 200 IM Micah Lawrence – 200 *** Jessica Hardy – 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay Lia Neal – 400 Free Relay Katie Ledecky – 800 Free Kate Ziegler – 800 Free Amanda Weir – 400 Free Relay Natalie Coughlin – 400 Free Relay Shannon Vreeland – 800 Free Relay Alyssa Anderson – 800 Free Relay Kara Lynn Joyce – 50 Free Men’s Staff Gregg Troy – Head Men’s Coach Bob Bowman – Assistant Men’s Coach David Marsh – Assistant Men’s Coach Eddie Reese – Assistant Men’s Coach Women’s Staff Teri McKeever – Head Women’s Coach Steve Bultman – Assistant Women’s Coach Dave Salo – Assistant Women’s Coach Todd Schmitz- Assistant Women’s Coach Open Water Staff Tim Murphy – Open Water Head Coach Shannon Gilespy – OW manager Managers and Special Coaches Jon Urbanchek – Special Assistant Coach Andy Kershaw – Head Manager All members of the U.S. Olympic swim team are subject to final approval by the United States Olympic Committee. Jeri Marshburn – Assistant Manager LINK Can't wait for whats next

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Patrick W. Brundage — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:06:38 GMT

Also, Dara Torres got fourth place and missed the team. Everyone else who got interviewed made the team. Kara Lynn Joyce didn't get interviewed at all and she beat Dara Torres :(Yes, Jazz, I agree, that was shameful, as well. Covering the 1500 being contested by non-superstars that don't really represent credible medal threats is probably asking too much.For crying out loud, they cover miles after miles of the Tour de France, countless hours of tedious baseball games, soccer games, etc. I don't think covering 15 minutes for one race is asking too much. And, while I agree neither of these guys is likely to challenge Sun Yang or Ryan Cochrane, the bronze is up for grabs in London. I'm more annoyed at all of the great semis that they missed in their obession to air every second Phelps swam the entire trials.I agree ... plus all of the countless re-runs of swims in Beijing. Can we all just agree to let the Cavic-Phelps race be relegated to the vaults of history?

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The Fortress — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:06:29 GMT

Also, Dara Torres got fourth place and missed the team. Everyone else who got interviewed made the team. Kara Lynn Joyce didn't get interviewed at all and she beat Dara Torres :( Fame over merit. But, yes, shameful. What I don't understand is why Dara (and others) insist on parading their kids on the medal stand or during an interview. It sounded like Tarmoh was emotionally spent after rounds of the 100 and 200 and knew that Felix (more endurance) would likely be her. Still, very odd to just give away a spot like that. The coin flip option was beyond ridiculous. Who would ever agree to that? Though some of the T&F stars seem to think the outcome of a race is not in their own hands. :bolt:

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knelson — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:45:20 GMT

In NBC's defense, I think they were planning on covering the 100 meter run-off between Felix and Tarmoh. That's no defense. They could have easily switched gears and just aired more of the 1500. How difficult would that have been? Their entire crew and cameras was already there filming.

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Former Member — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:06:03 GMT

Requiring two cuts also hurts the juniors on a big time drop trajectory. One thing Katie Ledecky talked about in interview was how a year ago, she didn't even have a Trials cut for the 800 free and she couldn't believe how fast it had gone from just trying to get that cut to winning at Trials.