Alabama Swimming Opens USA Olympic Team Trials with Wave I this Weekend

Alabama Swimming Opens USA Olympic Team Trials with Wave I this Weekend

6/4/2021 10:24:00 AM | Swimming & Diving

Trey Sheils and Gracie Felner will swim in Wave I of the USA Olympic Team Trials, while more than a dozen additional Crimson Tide swimmers begin competition in Wave II on June 13

OMAHA, Neb. – Alabama is sending 16 current swimmers to the United States Swimming Olympic Team Trials, with rising sophomores Trey Sheils and Gracie Felner kicking off the action this weekend.

It is a new look for the U.S. Olympic Trials, with the road to Tokyo split into two different "Waves" in 2021. Wave I, which USA Swimming has dubbed "wildcard weekend," runs from June 4-7, with swimmers able to earn a berth into Wave II, which will be held June 13-20 and will produce the USA Olympic Team.

In addition to Felner, who will swim the 100-meter freestyle on Friday and the 200m freestyle on Saturday, and Sheils, who will swim the 100m breaststroke on Saturday, 14 other current Crimson Tide swimmers will dive into action starting Sunday, June 13 with the men's 400m individual medley, along with the women's 100m butterfly, the men's 400m freestyle, the women's 400m individual medley and the men's 100m breaststroke.

Coach Margo Geer Said

"The U.S. Olympic Trials is one of the most competitive meets in the world. We have a great group who will be competing, and the staff and I are ecstatic for them to experience a meet of this caliber. The team is carrying a lot of momentum from the collegiate season into the summer, and I'm looking forward to seeing them accomplish their goals both individually, and collectively. We are proud to have such a large contingent taking the stage in Omaha."

Current Crimson Tide Swimmers Slated to Swim at the USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials

Cora Dupre, 100m and 200m backstroke, 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, 200m individual medley
*Gracie Felner, 100m and 200m freestyle
Matt King, 50m and 100m freestyle
Morgan Liberto, 100m and 200m backstroke
Derek Maas, 100m and 200m breaststroke and 100m butterfly
Jake Marcum, 100m and 200m backstroke
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
*Trey Sheils, 100m breaststroke
Eric Stelmar, 100m and 200m backstroke
Rhyan White, 100m and 200m backstroke, 100m butterfly
Cat Wright, 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley

* Wave I

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