United States Olympic trials (swimming)

The United States Olympic team swim trials are held before every Summer Olympic Games to select the US Olympic swimming team participants. The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run by USA Swimming.

The first Olympic trials were held in 1920 in Alameda, California,[1] to select swimmers for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The men's and women's trials have been held separately six times.[2]

Venues

YearLocationVenue(s)DatesNotes
1920Alameda, California (Western)
Manhattan Beach, New York (women's final)
Chicago, Illinois (men's final)
western: June 26–27
final (women): July 10
final (men): July 10–11
1924Indianapolis, Indiana (men's)
Briarcliff Manor, New York (women's)[3]
Broad Ripple Park Pool (men's)
Briarcliff Lodge (women's)
men: June 5–7[4]
women: June 7–8[5]
1928Iowa City, Iowa (Midwestern tryouts)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NCAA tryouts)
Detroit, Michigan (men's Final tryouts)
Rockaway Playland Pool (women's Final tryouts)
Midwest: February 10–11
NCAA: March 30–31
1932Cincinnati, Ohio (men's)
Long Island, New York (women's)
men: July 13–16
women: July 15–16
1936Providence, Rhode Island (men's)
Astoria, New York (women's)
men: July 10–12
women: July 11–12
1948Detroit, MichiganJuly 8–11
1952Astoria Park, Astoria, New York (men's)
Indianapolis, Indiana (women's)
Flushing Meadow Amphitheatre (men's)[6]
Broad Ripple Park Pool (women's)
July 4–6
1956Detroit, MichiganAugust 7–10
1960Detroit, MichiganAugust 2–5
1964Astoria, New YorkAugust 29–September 3
1968Long Beach, California (men's)
Los Angeles, California (women's)
men: August 30–September 3
women: August 24–28
1972Chicago, IllinoisPortage ParkAugust 2–6
1976Long Beach, CaliforniaJune 16–21
1980Irvine, CaliforniaJuly 29–August 2Olympic trials canceled due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott
Event rescheduled for after the actual Olympic competition[7]
1984Indianapolis, IndianaIndiana University NatatoriumJune 25–30
1988Austin, TexasAugust 8–13
1992Indianapolis, Indiana[8]Indiana University NatatoriumMarch 1–7US Spring Nationals
1996Indianapolis, IndianaIndiana University NatatoriumMarch 6–12[9]
2000Indianapolis, IndianaIndiana University NatatoriumAugust 9–16[10]
2004Long Beach, California[1]July 7–14
2008Omaha, NebraskaQwest Center OmahaJune 29–July 6winners considered national champions
2012Omaha, NebraskaCenturyLink Center OmahaJune 25–July 2[11]
2016Omaha, NebraskaCenturyLink Center OmahaJune 26–July 3[12]
2020Omaha, NebraskaCHI Health Center OmahaJune 13–20, 2021Rescheduled from June 21–28, 2020[13]
Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2024Indianapolis, Indiana[14]Lucas Oil StadiumJune 15–23[15]

See also

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