USC Swim at the Trials: Full Recap

With a little over one month until the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, a host of Trojans were vying for a chance to represent the United States as they competed at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials June 13-20 in Omaha, Nebraska.

A total of six USC swimmers – past and present – were in the pool over the eight days of racing, that wrap up this evening.

Two-time Olympian Haley Anderson ('13) swam in three events at the trials, highlighted by a bronze medal-worthy finish in the 800 LCM free, touching in 8:20.51. Anderson, who missed second by less than .15 in the 800, is already a member of Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics after finishing second in the 10k at the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea.

At her first Olympic Trials as a Trojan, two-time Pac-12 breastroke champion Kaitlyn Dobler advanced to the finals of the 100m breast, finishing fifth overall in a personal best, 1:06.29.

Rising senior Isabelle Odgers reached the semifinals of the women's 200m breast, where she finished 16^thoverall in 2:29.59.

Trojan Amanda Weir, who briefly swam at USC in 2006 before transferring, raced in two events at the trials, finishing 34^th in the 100 free (56.10) and 51^st in the 50 free (26.07).

Wave II 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials Qualifiers (June 13-20, Omaha, Neb.)
Name – Event (prelim time / semifinals time/ finals time) – Finish

Isabelle Odgers (Senior) – 200 LCM Breast (2:29.17 / 2:29.59) – 16^th, 200 LCM IM (2:17.49) – 30^th , 100 LCM Breast (1:09.23) – 29^th
Kaitlyn Dobler (Sophomore) – 100 LCM Breast (1:07.42 / 1:07.28 / 1:06.29) – 5^th, 200 LCM Breast (2:30.37) –, 50 LCM Free (27.08) – 64^th, 100 LCM Fly (1:03.37) – 58^th
Harry Homans (Junior) – 200 LCM Fly (1:59.40) – 22^nd, 200 LCM Back (2:02.19) – 29^th, 100 LCM Fly (54.69) – 60^th
Ivan Puskovitch (Junior) – 1500 LCM Free (DNS) , 400 LCM IM (DNS), 400 LCM Free (4:05.19) – 47^th, 800 LCM Free (8:38.65) – 49^th
Haley Anderson (Alum) – 400 LCM Free (4:06.87 / 4:07.42) – 4^th, 1500 LCM Free (16:05.05 / 15:55.60) – 4^th, 800 LCM Free (8:29.24 / 8:20.51) – 3^rd
Amanda Weir (Alum) – 100 LCM Free (56.10) – 34^th, 50 LCM Free (26.07) – 51^st

RECAP:
Wave I 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials Qualifiers (June 4-7, Omaha, Neb.)
Name – Event (Qualifying Time / Event Standard) – Finish

Dominic Margarino – 400 LCM Free (4:03.25) – 15^th
Owen Kao – 400 LCM Free (4:10.40) – 23^rd
Max Saunders – 100 LCM Free (50.80) –14^th
Caroline Famous – 100 LCM Back (1:05.15) –43^rd
Hugh Svendsen – 200 LCM Back (2:03.98) – 18^th
Scott Sobolewski – 100 LCM Breast (1:04.76) – 77^th

2021 U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials (June 6-13, Indianapolis, Ind.)
Name – Event (Finish - Score)

Nike Agunbiade – Platform (13^thin semifinals – 500.50), 3-Meter (20^th – 221.05)
Savannah Stocker – Platform (20^th – 220.45)

Players Mentioned

Nike Agunbiade

Kaitlyn Dobler

Caroline Famous

Harry Homans

Owen Kao

Dominic Margarino

Isabelle Odgers

Ivan Puskovitch

Max Saunders

Scott Sobolewski

Savannah Stocker

Hugh Svendsen