Lochte, Dwyer advance to 200 freestyle finals

Conor Dwyer enjoyed another successful day of Olympic trials, leading the pack in the men's 200 freestyle and clinching a trip to the event's finals.

Lochte, Dwyer advance to 200 freestyle finals

Monday, June 27, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Olympics

Caeleb Dressel makes his 2016 trials debut

By: Layne Weitzel

GATORS IN PRELIMINARIES
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
Name	Event		Place (Time)
Ryan Lochte	400 IM		2 (4:11.98)
Alex Lebed	400 IM		31 (4:25.34)
Brennan Balogh	400 IM		62 (4:29.94)
Ross Palazzo	400 IM		84 (4:34.24)
Natalie Hinds	100 Fly		70 (1:01.08)
Conor Dwyer	400 Free		2 (3:47.15)
Arthur Frayler	400 Free		69 (3:59.80)
Ben Lawless	400 Free		43 (3:57.86)
Andrew Brady	400 Free		21 (3:55.16)
Blake Manganiello	400 Free		53 (3:58.85)
Elizabeth Beisel	400 IM		2 (4:37.61)
Hannah Burns	400 IM		45 (4:53.69)
Caeleb Dressel	100 Breast		scratched
Ross Palazzo	100 Breast		scratched
MONDAY, JUNE 27
Elizabeth Beisel		100 Back	scratched
Sydney Sell		100 Back	92 (1:03.70)
Ryan Lochte		200 Free	5 (1:47.77)
Conor Dwyer		200 Free	1 (1:45.41)
Caeleb Dressel		200 Free	32 (1:49.93)
Grady Heath		200 Free	89 (1:52.37)
Caeleb Dressel		100 Back	scratched
Brennan Balogh		100 Back	85 (56.91)
Harrison Haines		100 Back	104 (57.23)
Elizabeth Beisel		400 Free	scratched
Taylor Katz		400 Free	52 (4:17.56)
Kahra Williams		400 Free	80 (4:21.36)
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
Name	Event		Seed (Qualifying Time)
Elizabeth Beisel		200 Free	16 (1:58.66)
Elizabeth Beisel		200 IM	10 (2:12.43)
Hannah Burns		200 IM	81 (2:17.78)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
Caeleb Dressel		100 Free	4 (48.74)
Ryan Lochte		100 Free	8 (48.90)
Conor Dwyer		100 Free	12 (49.06)
Bradley Deborde		100 Free	41 (50.00)
Elizabeth Beisel		200 Fly	15 (2:10.72)
Taylor Katz		200 Fly	30 (2:12.51)
Alyssa Yambor-Maul		200 Fly	80 (2:14.49)
Sierra Kuhn		200 Fly	82 (2:14.53)
Ross Palazzo		200 Breast	40 (2:16.00)
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
Natalie Hinds		100 Free	28 (55.47)
Ryan Lochte		200 Back	4 (1:56.47)
Brennan Balogh		200 Back	30 (2:00.78)
Harrison Haines		200 Back	55 (2:02.22)
Elizabeth Beisel		200 Breast	75 (2:33.35)
Hannah Burns		200 Breast	96 (2:34.18)
Ryan Lochte		200 IM	2 (1:55.81)
Conor Dwyer		200 IM	3 (1:57.41)
Alex Lebed		200 IM	42 (2:03.59)
Ross Palazzo		200 IM	73 (2:04.52)
Caeleb Dressel		200 IM	76 (2:04.60)
Brennan Balogh		200 IM	81 (2:04.68)
FRIDAY, JULY 1
Caeleb Dressel	50 Free		2 (21.53)
Bradley Deborde	50 Free		17 (22.37)
Elizabeth Beisel	800 Free		21 (8:39.76)
Kahra Williams	800 Free		34 (8:42.65)
Autumn Finke	800 Free		79 (8:49.43)
Ryan Lochte	100 Fly		5 (51.55)
Caeleb Dressel	100 Fly		20 (52.96)
Ben Kennedy	100 Fly		95 (54.56)
Elizabeth Beisel	200 Back		3 (2:08.33)
Sydney Sell	200 Back		42 (2:13.23)
Alyssa Yambor-Maul	200 Back		91 (2:15.56)
SATURDAY, JULY 2
Natalie Hinds		50 Free	37 (25.64)
Arthur Frayler		1500 Free	10 (15:14.09)
Ben Lawless		1500 Free	56 (15:40.79)
Blake Manganiello		1500 Free	81 (15:45.91)
Andrew Brady		1500 Free	94 (15:48.11)
SUNDAY, JULY 3
NO PRELIMINARIES

OMAHA, Neb. -- On the second day of U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Conor Dwyer moved one step closer to his second Rio berth in two days and Ryan Lochte his first.

The pair competed in adjacent lanes in the second semifinal of the men's 200 freestyle. Out of all 16 semifinalists, Dwyer swam the quickest time -- 1:46.66 -- and Lochte placed fifth at 1:47.58. Because both finished among the top eight swimmers, they will move on to the event's finals Tuesday night.

Incoming Gator Maxime Rooney appeared in the 200 freestyle's first semifinal after swimming the 14th-fastest preliminary time of 1:48.57. In the semifinal, Rooney swam 1:47.98, placing ninth overall and just outside the top-eight cutoff. He will serve as the first alternate for Tuesday's finals.

After a scratch in the men's 100 breaststroke Sunday, Caeleb Dressel made his 2016 trials debut also in the 200 free, swimming in the same morning preliminary heat as Dwyer. While Dwyer won Heat 10, Dressel came in ninth at 1:49.93, which stood at 32nd overall.

Sydney Sell actually opened the day for Florida, competing as the lone Gator in the women's 100 backstroke. She placed 92nd, improving six spots on her seed, with a time of 1:03.70.

Next up for the Gators were Brennan Balogh and Harrison Haines in the men's 100 backstroke, each making huge leaps in their initial seeds. Balogh, originally seeded 120th, finished 85th overall with a time of 56.91, shaving almost three seconds off his collegiate-best 59.28. Haines topped his 130 seed with a 104th-place finish and a 57.23 time, almost a second quicker than his collegiate-low 58.13.

The women's 400 freestyle concluded the morning's preliminary events, with Taylor Katz and Kahra Williams also making their 2016 trials debuts. Swimming in the same heat, they finished just a place apart, with Katz at fifth (52nd overall) and Williams at seventh (80th overall). Katz greatly improved her initial seed of 78, swimming a 4:17.56, while Williams swam a 4:21.36.

The trials will continue with Day 3 on Tuesday. It will be a quieter day with only three preliminary events -- women's 200 freestyle, men's 200 butterfly and women's 200 IM.

Each day will begin with preliminary heats at 11 a.m. EST and conclude with event finals and semifinals at 8 p.m. EST. Estimated start times for each preliminary event can be found here, and the event schedule for the entire meet can be found on the USA Swimming website.

Prelims will be broadcast live daily on the NBC Sports app and online and on edited tape-delay on the NBC Sports Network. Event semifinals and finals will air live on NBC and online. The full TV schedule is available here.

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