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United States Olympic trials (swimming)
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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, to select swimmers for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The men's and women's trials have been held separately six times.
Venues
| Year | Location | Venue(s) | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Alameda, 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 | ||||
| 1924 | Indianapolis, Indiana (men's) | |||
| Briarcliff Manor, New York (women's) | Broad Ripple Park Pool (men's) | |||
| Briarcliff Lodge (women's) | men: June 5–7 | |||
| women: June 7–8 | ||||
| 1928 | Iowa 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 | ||||
| 1932 | Cincinnati, Ohio (men's) | |||
| Long Island, New York (women's) | men: July 13–16 | |||
| women: July 15–16 | ||||
| 1936 | Providence, Rhode Island (men's) | |||
| Astoria, New York (women's) | men: July 10–12 | |||
| women: July 11–12 | ||||
| 1948 | Detroit, Michigan | July 8–11 | ||
| 1952 | Astoria Park, Astoria, New York (men's) | |||
| Indianapolis, Indiana (women's) | Flushing Meadow Amphitheatre (men's) | |||
| Broad Ripple Park Pool (women's) | July 4–6 | |||
| 1956 | Detroit, Michigan | August 7–10 | ||
| 1960 | Detroit, Michigan | August 2–5 | ||
| 1964 | Astoria, New York | August 29–September 3 | ||
| 1968 | Long Beach, California (men's) | |||
| Los Angeles, California (women's) | men: August 30–September 3 | |||
| women: August 24–28 | ||||
| 1972 | Chicago, Illinois | Portage Park | August 2–6 | |
| 1976 | Long Beach, California | June 16–21 | ||
| 1980 | Irvine, California | July 29–August 2 | Olympic trials canceled due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott | |
| Event rescheduled for after the actual Olympic competition | ||||
| 1984 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana University Natatorium | June 25–30 | |
| 1988 | Austin, Texas | August 8–13 | ||
| 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana University Natatorium | March 1–7 | US Spring Nationals |
| 1996 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana University Natatorium | March 6–12 | |
| 2000 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana University Natatorium | August 9–16 | |
| 2004 | Long Beach, California | July 7–14 | ||
| 2008 | Omaha, Nebraska | Qwest Center Omaha | June 29–July 6 | winners considered national champions |
| 2012 | Omaha, Nebraska | CenturyLink Center Omaha | June 25–July 2 | |
| 2016 | Omaha, Nebraska | CenturyLink Center Omaha | June 26–July 3 | |
| 2020 | Omaha, Nebraska | CHI Health Center Omaha | June 13–20, 2021 | Rescheduled from June 21–28, 2020 |
| Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2024 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Lucas Oil Stadium | June 15–23 | |
| 2028 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Lucas Oil Stadium | June |
References
References
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- [http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2069&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en Past trials Results page] from the USA Swimming website (www.usaswimming.org); retrieved 2012-07-05.
- [https://www.ibj.com/articles/the-block-a-storied-history Over 100 years, Indiana has made its mark on swimming]
- [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3673645/broad-ripple-pool-olympic-trials/ Broad Ripple Pool Olympic Trials preview May 24 1924]
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