Day 1 of Team USA’s championships at the Olympics saw a mixed bag of results in the Swimming heats. From some acing their respective categories to others holding the potential to score better, it was overall a great run to the qualifiers.
Saturday, June 27th, witnessed six heats in the first half, consisting of Women’s 100m Butterfly, 400m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle relay, Men’s 100m Breaststroke, 400m Freestyle, and 4x100m Freestyle relay.
Swimming
Women
Torri Huske – 3rd position – Women’s 100m Butterfly Heats (Qualified)
Gretchen Walsh – 4th position – Women’s 100m Butterfly Heats (Qualified)
Katie Ledecky – 3rd position – Women’s 400m Freestyle Finals (Bronze)
Paige Madden – 6th position – Women’s 400m Freestyle Finals
Abby Weitzeil – 2nd position – Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Silver)
Simone Manuel – 2nd position – Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Silver)
Erika Connolly – 2nd position – Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Silver)
Kate Douglass – 2nd position – Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Silver)
Men
Nic Fink – 10th position – Men’s 100m Breaststroke Semi-finals (Qualified)
Charlie Swanson – 14th position – Men’s 100m Breaststroke Semi-finals
Aaron Shackell – 8th position – Men’s 400m Freestyle Finals
Ryan Held – 1st position – Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Gold)
Matt King – 1st position – Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Gold)
Hunter Armstrong – 1st position – Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Gold)
Caeleb Dressel – 1st position – Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Finals (Gold)
Beach Volleyball
Taryn Kloth – Won 2 sets – Women’s Preliminary Phase – Pool B (#2)
Kristen Nuss – Won 2 sets – Women’s Preliminary Phase – Pool B (#2)
Volleyball
Team USA – Won 3 sets – Men’s Preliminary Round – Pool C (#4)
Surfing
Men
Griffin Colapinto – Advanced to Round 3 – Men’s Round 1
John Florence – Advanced to Round 3 – Men’s Round 1
Women
Caroline Marks – Advance to Round 3
Caitlin Simmers – Advance to Round 3
Carissa Moore – Advance to Round 3
Water Polo
Women
Team USA – Won – Women’s Preliminary Round – Group B – Match 2
Diving
Sarah Bacon – 2nd position – Women’s Synchronised 3m Springboard Finals (Silver)
Kassidy Cook – 2nd position – Women’s Synchronised 3m Springboard Finals (Silver)
Cycling Road
Women
Chloe Dygert – 3rd position – Women’s Individual Time Trial (Bronze)
Taylor Knibb -19th position – Women’s Individual Time Trial
Men
Brandon McNulty – 5th position – Men’s Individual Time Trial
Magnus Sheffield – 16th position – Men’s Individual Time Trial
Rest results to be updated
