Twenty-five former and current Florida men’s and women’s swimmers will make the trip to Omaha, Nebraska, to vie for a spot to represent the red, white and blue at the Tokyo Olympics. The trials will run from Sunday, June 13 to June 20 at the CHI Health Center.
The current Florida swimmers that are set to compete are Clark Beach, Ethan Beach, Adam Chaney, Jace Crawford, Will Davis, Trey Freeman, Brennan Gravley, Dillion Hillis, Caleb Kravitz, Kieran Smith, Tyler Watson, Bobby Finke, Kevin Vargas, Kathleen Golding, Vanessa Pearl, Allie Piccirillo, Taylor Ault, Amanda Ray, Talia Bates and Tylor Mathieu are all scheduled to compete in various events. The Gators alumni set to compete include Caleb Dressel, Ryan Lochte, Mitch D’Arrigo, Sherridon Dressel and Natalie Hinds.
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Seven Florida swimmers rank in the top 10 of their respective events and three former ones who accomplish the same feat.
The top two in each event will make the U.S. Olympic team and in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle, the top six will find their name on the roster.
Team USA is chasing its 250th gold medal. It currently resides at 246.
There will be lots of orange and blue swimmers to cheer for at the Team USA Olympic Trials this week for sure.
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