Cardinals Send Five to Finals in First Day of Racing at US Olympic Trials

OMAHA, Neb. -- The University of Louisville swimming team sent five Cardinals to the finals of the US Olympic Trials in the first day of racing at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.

In the first race for the Cardinals, sprint specialist Christiana Regenauer stopped the clock in 56.29 in the A-final. The event was won by 16-year-old Camille Spink's 55.25.

On the men's side, Kyle Worrell put up a 51.09 in the B-finals of the 100M Freestyle, touching 7^th in his heat. In the A-final, Michael Eastman touched third in 50.14 in the 100M Freestyle, just .20 of a second from the win. The top two in the A-final advance to the Wave II competition. The event was won by Patrick Sammon, who posted the only sub-50 time of 49.94.

Louisville's Gabe Orbe boarded a 2:03.47 in the Finals of the 200 Fly to touch seventh in the B-Final. The event was won by Carl Bloebaum's 1:58.90, whose time moves him up to the No.18-ranked American.
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In the 100M Backstroke, Greyson Alarcon posted a time 56.49 in the B-Final to tie for sixth place. Indiana's Jacob Steele won the event with a time of 1:58.90 to advance to the Wave II meet.

Tanner Cummings raced this morning, posting a 50.95 in the 100M and was the alternate for tonight's finals.

The current Olympic Trials qualifying standards will allow athletes into the four-day Wave I meet, while a new, tougher standard will allow athletes into the Wave II meet. The top two finishers in each event at Wave I will be able to compete in the Wave II meet the following week, with the Olympic team selected from the Wave II results. USA Swimming is expecting around 19 more qualifiers per event.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday July 23, 2021 – Sunday August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Cardinals to Watch in Wave I
Greyson Alarcon (100M Back)
Tanner Cummings (100M Free, 50M Free)
Caleb Duncan (50M Free)
Diana Dunn (200M IM)
Michael Eastman (100M Free, 50M Free)
Aidan Kreiley (100M Breast, 200M Breast)
Gabe Orbe (200M Fly)
Paige McCormick (400M IM, 200M Back)
Christiana Regenauer (100M Free, 50 Free)
Kyle Worrell (100M Free)

Meet Schedule (Prelims at 11 a.m. ET, Finals at 8 p.m. ET)
Saturday
200M Free
100M Breast
400M IM

Sunday
400M Free
100M Fly
200M Back

Monday
200M IM
50M Free
200M Breast
1500M Free

Where to Watch
Cardinal fans can watch Wave I Prelims at https://www.usaswimming.org/utility/landing-pages/streaming

Wave I Finals are here: https://olympics.com/en/

Results:
Get the results here: https://www.omegatiming.com/2021/us-olympic-team-trials-wave-i-live-results

University of Louisville Athletics

Cardinals Send Five to Finals in First Day of Racing at US Olympic Trials

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