Alabama’s Rhyan White Makes 100m Butterfly Semifinal on Day One of USA Olympic Team Trials Wave II

6/13/2021 10:36:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

The Crimson Tide junior finished 16th overall in the semifinal round of the 100-meter butterfly

OMAHA, Neb. – Alabama's Rhyan White advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly on day one of the United States Swimming Olympic Team Trials Wave II on Sunday, finishing 16^th in the semifinls.

White posted a 59.05 in prelims to tie for 15^th place and earn a second swim. In the semifinals she went 58.87 to finish 16^th. She returns to action on Monday with the 100-meter backstroke.

Day One Results for the Crimson Tide

Women's 100-meter butterfly - Rhyan White, tied for 15^th in the prelims with a 59.05, before taking 16^th in the semifinals with a 58.87
Men's 400-meter individual medley – Nicholas Perera, 26^th in a time of 4:26.47
Women's 400-meter individual medley – Kensey McMahon, 32^nd with a time of 4:52.55
Men's 100-meter breaststroke – Derek Maas, 33^rd in a time of 1:02.11

Day Two Schedule

Preliminaries start at 10 a.m. CT on Sunday, with the evening session getting underway at 6:45 p.m. CT
Women's 100-meter backstroke – Rhyan White, Cora Dupre, Morgan Liberto, Morgan Scott
Women's 100-meter breaststroke – Cat Wright
Men's 100-meter backstroke – Matt Menke, Christopher O'Connor, Eric Stelmar
Women's 400-meter freestyle – Kensey McMahon

Current Alabama Swimmers at the USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials Wave II

Cora Dupre, 100m and 200m backstroke, 50m and 100m freestyle
Matt King, 50m and 100m freestyle
Morgan Liberto, 100m and 200m backstroke
Derek Maas, 100m and 200m breaststroke and 100m butterfly
Kensey McMahon, 400m, 800m, 1500m freestyle, 400m individual medley
Matt Menke, 100m backstroke
Christopher O'Connor, 100m and 200m backstroke
Nicholas Perera, 200m and 400m individual medley
Morgan Scott, 50, 100m and 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke
Tyler Sesvold, 100m butterfly
Eric Stelmar, 100m and 200m backstroke
Rhyan White, 100m and 200m backstroke, 100m butterfly
Cat Wright, 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley

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