Harting Flies Into Finals at US Olympic Trials

zach Harting swims the butterfly at the Olympic trials

June 18, 2021 | Swimming & Diving

Saturday will be the final day of prelims

By: Nancy Worley

OMAHA, Neb. -- Zach Harting is heading to the U.S. Olympic Trial finals again, this time in the 100M Butterfly after posting a 51.99. He will have to beat out top-seeded Caeleb Dressel, who threw down a 49.76, the third fastest time in history. Louisville's Nicolas Albiero was in the same heat as Harting and turned in a 52.76 in the semifinals in a dramatic finish.

Harting swam his way into the semifinals with a prelim time of 51.86. Albiero earned his second swim with a time of 52.54. In this morning's prelims, Mitchell Whyte posted a 53.72 in the same event.

Liberty Williams turned in an 8:44.20 in her heat of the 800M freestyle as the Cardinal freshman continues to impress.

Paige Hetrick put up a 2:13.34 in the 100MbBackstroke in her preliminary heat/

Prelims resume tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. ET.

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Cardinals to watch during Wave II
Women
Gabi Albiero (100 fly, 200 fly, 50 free, 100 free)
Adeline Farrington (100 breast, 200 breast)
Morgan Friesen (100 breast, 200 breast)
Abby Hay (200 IM, 400 IM)
Paige Hetrick (100 back, 200 back)
Alena Kraus (100 fly, 200 fly, 200 free)
Tristen Ulett (100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly, 50 free, 100 free, 200 IM)
Kaylee Wheeler (100 breast)
Liberty Williams (400 free, 800 free, 1500 free)

Men
Nicolas Albiero (100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 fly)
Hayden Curley (400 free, 800 free, 1500 free)
Mihalis Deliyiannis (50 free)
Dalton Lowe (100 fly)
Colton Paulson (100 free, 200 free, 400 free)
T.C. Smith (400 free, 800 free, 1500 free)
Jack Wever (100 back, 200 back)
Mitchell Whyte (50 free, 100 back, 100 fly)

Cardinal Pros
Mallory Comerford (100 fly, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free)
Kelsi Worrell Dahlia (200 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM)
Casey Fanz (50 free, 100 free)
Zach Harting (200 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 Fly)

Morning preliminary sessions will begin daily at 11 a.m. ET. Nightly semifinals and finals sessions will feature the following start times:

June 18-19: Beginning at 8:45 p.m. ET (first race at 9 p.m.)
June 20: Beginning at 8 p.m. ET (first race at 8:15 p.m.)



*Saturday, June 19*	*Saturday, June 19*
Men's 50 Freestyle	Men's 100 Butterfly – FINAL
Women's 50 Freestyle	Women's 200 Backstroke – FINAL
Men's 1500 Freestyle	Women's 800 Freestyle – FINAL
	Men's 50 Freestyle – Semifinal
	Women's 50 Freestyle – Semifinal

*Sunday, June 20*	*Sunday, June 20*
No Preliminaries	Men's 50 Freestyle – FINAL
	Women's 50 Freestyle – FINAL
	Men's 1500 Freestyle – FINAL