The current Olympic Trials qualifying standards will allow athletes into the four-day Wave I meet, while a new, tougher standard will allow athletes into the Wave II meet. The top two finishers in each event at Wave I will be able to compete in the Wave II meet the following week, with the Olympic team selected based off of Wave II results.
You can read more about the full format here. The Wave II order is unchanged from the original Trials plan, but the Wave I meet is a shorter, four-day meet using a modified version of the Pan Pacs meet order. Most pretty common event combos are fairly spread out between the days, with a few notable exceptions: the free and back are back-to-back on day 1, and any IMers who cross over into the free would have a tough double on day 2.
You need to either get the wave 2 time or top 2 in the a heat the only way to qualify in heat b is by getting the qualification time for wave 2. Jared Anderson swam for nearly twenty years. Then, Jared Anderson stopped swimming and started writing about swimming.
He's not sick of swimming yet. Swimming might be sick of him, though. More information will be sent on this topic next week.
The FOA is defined as the first event in which you will be competing or coaching. This means that if an athlete is racing on June 4 or June 13, they must count backwards from that date and have the PCR test done within that timeframe. This means that if an athlete is racing on June 4 or June 13, they must arrive at least 48 hours prior to their first swim early on June 2 or early on June Vaccinations — the Organizing Committee for the Trials strongly encourages all Participants traveling to Omaha to be full vaccinated.
Those who are Fully Vaccinated 14 days past their final vaccination will be exempt from Contact Tracing. Thank you for your patience as we worked through this important detail. Sincerely, Olympic Trials Organizing Committee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dear Coaches and Clubs: Please see below for important information about the U.
Vaccines — The Organizing Committee for the Trials would like to strongly encourage all those that are able to receive the COVID vaccine to get one as soon as possible. This is an extremely important point, so please share this message with your athletes, other team staff and parents.
This will be a comprehensive document that will outline all the steps related to pre-travel testing, testing while in Omaha, on-site mitigation plans and the dispute resolution process in case there is a positive test. All athletes will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging their compliance with this plan prior to competing in Omaha. If you have an athlete that is on the cusp of reaching a Wave II time standard, we recommend waiting to submit that entry until you are confident of which Wave they will be in, as this will avoid duplicate charges and extra work from you.
The official hotel link is: visitomaha. This will outline all of the key dates related to refunds and ticket resale for Wave II and ticket sales for Wave I. Completing the credential process early will avoid delays at the venue.
The team admin will need to provide a passport style photo and unique email for each athlete, coach, and team support member. The credential process should be completed for any person who might be attending Trials. There is no penalty or cost associated with a credential application for someone that does not ultimately attend the event. As a reminder, all athletes age 18 and older must complete Athlete Protection Training in order to be a USA Swimming registered member in good standing.
Any athlete who turns 18 on or after the beginning of Trials who has not completed Athlete Protection Training by the first day of competition, will be prohibited from participating in the competition until such time as all membership requirements are completed. The participant rules on commercial markings are attached to this email. Thanks very much for taking the time to read these important notes.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions. The competition information has been posted at www. This information is critical for you to review and understand. It will very likely be required for all participants athletes, coaches, support staff, etc. We are intending to use both PCR tests as well as rapid Antigen testing. Our goal is to have this announced no later than the end of March. Please note that if you or any of your families are currently holding Wave II tickets, they will receive important information on steps to take when this plan is announced.
Wave I tickets will also go on sale at this time. The OC is working with Visit Omaha, and the hotel process will generally mimic how hotels were handled in Thank you very much, and as always, please let us know if you have any questions. The official press release is atta ched and available online at www. Best regards, Olympic Trials Organizing Committee. There are likely many questions you have about the Trials, but we wanted to emphasize a few important points: The health and safety of all athletes, coaches and all others involved in the Trials is of paramount concern to the event organizers.
This will play a critical role in our decision-making process. We are planning for Trials in one single venue, where athletes will vie for the Olympic Team swimming head-to-head in the heats, semifinals and finals.
We are thoroughly evaluating all options related to the number of athletes at the Trials, the qualification period, whether spectators will be permitted and the safety precautions that we will have in place. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding as we move through this process.
Thank you very much. We have been spending a great deal of time working with the Omaha Sports Commission and Visit Omaha on making sure we have the proper amount of hotel rooms reserved in the city. The new date for the Trials in will likely be announced within the next two weeks.
Hotels — As mentioned in the previous point, we are taking particular care in making sure we have a satisfactory number of hotel rooms. Please be patient with us once the dates are announced, as we will have a step-by-step process in place for how your rooms will be cancelled for and the re-booking rooms for Please do not call the Visit Omaha housing hotline until you are properly notified that hotels for are officially open.
Additionally, there will be some hotels that will have more rooms for us in , as well as some hotels with fewer rooms. There are also a few more hotels throughout the city that have been built and will be available in All of the qualifying times from those athletes will be accepted for the Trials in USA Swimming is still working through the details for new Trials qualifiers which will be in place once teams are back in training and competition.
USA Swimming wants to maintain the opportunity to accept new Trials qualifiers, balancing that with ensuring that the meet does not become too large. Tickets — Once the new Olympic Trials dates are announced, those that are seeking a refund for their tickets will be permitted to do so within six months of the announcement.
If ticket holders wish to keep their tickets, they can most certainly do that. The refund process must be initiated using the entity through which the consumer made the purchase. More details on this will be available once the dates are announced. At this time, we do not have the changes to these procedures fully fleshed out as we are awaiting guidance from FINA and the IOC as well as confirming the dates of the U. As soon as we have this information finalized we will amend and widely circulate the procedures.
The amended procedures will be posted at www. Thanks very much, and as always, if you have any questions, please let us know. Thank you very much for your attention to this notice. USA Swimming will update you, as necessary, as the Trials draw nearer. All athletes, coaches, team support, etc. Please use the link below to begin the accreditation process. Please see the important letter attached to this email which describes the apparel regulations for the Trials.
If there are any questions related to this correspondence, please let us know. Any athlete who turns 18 on or after May 28, , who has not completed Athlete Protection Training by the first day of competition, will be prohibited from participating in the competition until such time as all membership requirements are completed.
Times achieved by an athlete who turns age 18 on or after May 28, , who competes in this USA Swimming sanctioned event without completing this membership requirement, will NOT count for qualification or recognition. The requirement to complete Athlete Protection Training is an annual requirement. Please make sure this is taken care of for all your 18 and older athletes prior to arriving in Omaha. Breakfasts and dinners will be offered through Saturday evening, June Reservations for any or all days must be made online at usaswimming.
Please note there will be no meal sales on-site. With the size of the Trials and the potential length of the preliminary sessions, it is likely that 10 lanes will be used for the preliminary heats from June 21 — June Finals and semifinals, from June 21 — June 28, will only use eight 8 lanes.
The remaining heats of those four events will be swum at the end of their preliminary session, fastest to slowest. The schedule below anticipates that 10 lanes will be used during the preliminaries. If only eight 8 lanes are used, the National Team Managing Director has requested that the fastest six 6 heats be swum during the first preliminary session.
Coach wellness — USA Swimming will be offering several wellness opportunities for coaches and support staff throughout the Trials in Omaha. Some offerings will be held at the competition venue, while others will be offsite. Stay tuned for more information on this as Trials approach.
Sincerely, National Events Staff. As of today, we have 1, athletes qualified for the Trials. We believe this number will grow to about 1, over the next five months. Ticket sales for the Trials are going extremely well. There are less than tickets available on six of the eight days of the Trials, and two of those days have less than tickets available. We encourage you and your athletes and their families to purchase tickets as soon as possible if they have not already done so.
This can help with two key points: If someone has purchased tickets for all eight days and cannot attend all eight days, they can place their tickets on sale at the PrimeSport. If the Trials are sold out, the PrimeSport.
These are buffet meals that will be very convenient for you and your athletes. The Olympic Trials warm-up pool provided by Myrtha Pools is still available for purchase. If you have any interest in this pool, please send an email to Mike Unger at munger usaswimming. If you or your club know of someone interested in these first-class filtration systems Defender Filters , please send an email to Mike Unger at the above address.
Thank you, National Events Staff. Coaches — Please, Please, Please…if you have athletes coming to the meet, make sure they have a passport that is current through March 1, This is a requirement for all athletes and if your swimmer intends on making the team, they MUST have a current passport. Please note that all massage therapists and athletic trainers are required to be non-athlete members of USA Swimming, and will need to successfully complete a background check and athlete protection training prior to arriving in Omaha.
Please take care of this early. MAAPP compliance includes mandatory online training program. Go to www. Our Community. Find a Team. Find Swim Lessons. The Foundation. About the Foundation. Support the Foundation. Make a Splash. All Rights Reserved. Neither Dwyer nor Jaeger medaled in Rio, but the former picked up a bronze in the free, while the latter took silver in the 1, The decline of the U.
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