London Calling: Gators Travel to Omaha for 2012 US Olympic Swim Trials
Sunday, June 24, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving
It has been four years since the best swimmers in the United States gathered for Olympic Trials at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., to earn a spot on the United States' 2008 Olympic Squad. Now, after four years of training and long hours, both in and out of the water, a group of Gator swimmers will make that trip once again, some for the first time, to earn a ticket to London this summer and a chance to represent the Red, White and Blue.
Trials will run eight days, beginning on Monday, June 25 and come to a close on Monday, July 2. Each day of competition prelims will begin at 11 a.m. ET, with finals to follow at 7:45 p.m. ET.
All together, the Gators will have 27 representatives at the 2012 US Olympic Swim Trials. The list includes current swimmers Elizabeth Beisel (North Kingstown, R.I.), Jamie Bohunicky (Gainesville, Fla.), Nicholas Caldwell (Sarasota, Fla.), Matt Curby (Oviedo, Fla.), Brad deBorde (Longwood, Fla.), Molly Dubrasky (Estero, Fla.), Matt Elliott (Peoria, Ill.), Kaitlin Frehling (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Colin Hamilton (Jacksonville, Fla.), Cameron Martin (Clearwater, Fla.), Alicia Mathieu (Marlborough, Conn.), Sharla Milne (Lithia, Fla.), Ricky Munch (Clifton, Va.), Lauren Neidigh (Orange Park, Fla.), Carlos Omana (Miami, Fla.), Rebecca Rainer (Richmond, Va.), Trish Regan (Carmel, Ind.), Austin Ringquist (Hillsboro, Ore.), Conor Signorin (East Windsor, N.J.), Billy Silva (Gainesville, Fla.), Jordan Smith (Longwood, Fla.) and Jason Taylor (Plant City, Fla.).
Conor Dwyer (Winnetka, Ill.), Mike Joyce (Sewell, N.J.), Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Alex Martin (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) and Dara Torres (Parkland, Fla.) highlight a shorter list of former Florida swimmers who, alongside of group of youngsters, will look for a chance to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Beisel, Lochte and Torres have already appeared in one, three and four Olympic games, respectively.
Last time Biesel competed in front of the five Olympic rings, she was the youngest member on the United States swimming roster. Now, with a World Championship title to her name, and textile-best record after her performance in the 400 IM at the 2011 FINA World Championships under her belt, the Gator All-American is looking for the same opportunity in Omaha this week.
After a stellar summer a year ago, and breakthrough performance at the 2008 Games in Beijing, Lochte has been dubbed one of the main stories of the 2012 Olympics in London. The six-time Olympic medalist is vying for his third appearance at the Games, while fellow Gator great Torres is looking to make history and earn a ticket to her sixth Olympic Games. In 2008, the then 41-year old swimmer made history as the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008).
All but the fastest heats of preliminaries will be webcast live at www.usaswimming.org June 25-July 1. The fastest 2-4 heats of preliminaries will be broadcast on tape delay by NBC Sports later that day. Please not that finals will air live on NBC at 8 p.m. ET and at 7 p.m. CT. Finals will air tape delayed in the mountain time zone at 7 p.m. and at 8 p.m. in the pacific time zone.
A full recap of each day's events and results will be available on GatorZone.com. For new, schedules, events and the FaceBook and Twitter feeds of the 2012 Olympic Trials, please log on to http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1450
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| 2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS SWIMMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | ||
| DATE | PRELIMS | FINALS |
| Monday, June 25 | 6:30-8:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports | 8:00-9:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| Tuesday, June 26 | 6:30-8:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports | 8:00-9:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| Wednesday, June 27 | 7:00-8:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports | 8:00-9:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| Thursday, June 28 | 4:30-5:30 P.M. ET, NBC Sports | 8:00-9:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| Friday, June 29 | 4:30-6:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports | 8:00-9:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| Saturday, June 30 | 6:30-8:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports | 8:00-9:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| Sunday, July 1 | 6:00-7:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports | 8:00-9:00 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| Monday, July 2 | NO PRELIMINARIES | 8:00-8:30 P.M. ET, NBC Sports |
| 2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS SWIMMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | ||
| DATE | PRELIMS | FINALS |
| Monday, June 25 | Men's 400m IM Women's 100m Fly Men's 400m Free Women's 400m IM Men's 100m Breast | Men's 400m IM - FINAL Women's 100m Fly - Semifinal Men's 400m Free - FINAL Women's 400m IM - FINAL Men's 100m Breast – Semifinal |
| Tuesday, June 26 | Women's 100m Back Men's 200m Free Women's 100m Breast Men's 100m Back Women's 400m Free | Women's 100m Fly – FINAL Men's 200m Free – Semifinal Men's 100m Breast – FINAL Women's 400m Free – FINAL Men's 100m Back - Semifinal |
| Wednesday, June 27 | Women's 200m Free Men's 200m Fly Women's 200m IM | Women's 200m Free – Semifinal Men's 200m Free – FINAL Women's 100m Back – FINAL Men's 100m Back – FINAL Women's 100m Breast – FINAL Men's 200m Fly – Semifinal Women's 200m IM - Semifinal |
| Thursday, June 28 | Men's 100m Free Women's 200m Fly Men's 200m Breast | Men's 100m Free – Semifinal Women's 200m Free – FINAL Men's 200m Fly – FINAL Women's 200m Fly – Semifinal Men's 200m Breast – Semifinal Women's 200m IM – FINAL |
| Friday, June 29 | Women's 100m Free Men's 200m Back Women's 200m Breast Men's 200m IM | Men's 200m Breast – FINAL Women's 100m Free – Semifinal Men's 200m Back – Semifinal Women's 200m Fly – FINAL Men's 100m Free – FINAL Women's 200m Breast – Semifinal Men's 100m IM - Semifinal |
| Saturday, June 30 | Men's 50m Free Women's 800m Free Men's 100m Fly Women's 200m Back | Men's 50m Free – Semifinal Women's 200m Breast – FINAL Men's 200m Back – FINAL Women's 200m Back – Semifinal Men's 200m IM – FINAL Women's 100m Free – FINAL Men's 100m Fly – Semifinal |
| Sunday, July 1 | Women's 50m Free Men's 1,500m Free | Women's 200m Back – FINAL Men's 100m Fly – FINAL Women's 800m Free – FINAL Men's 50m Free – FINAL Women's 50m Free - Semifinal |
| Monday, July 2 | NO PRELIMINARIES | Women's 50m Free – FINAL Men's 1,500m Free – FINAL |
