Cardinals Still Going Strong After Day 7 at Olympic Trials

Zach Harting checks out the clock after swimming the 100 fly at Olympic Trials

Cardinals Still Going Strong After Day 7 at Olympic Trials

June 21, 2024 | Swimming & Diving

Zach Harting throws down lifetime best in 100 M Butterfly to advance to both the semi and finals

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville has 21 swimmers at the US Olympic Trials being contested in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis with Zach Harting advancing to the finals in the 100 butterfly with a lifetime best time.

Highlights include Tokyo Olympian Zach Harting advancing to the semi-finals of the 100 Butterfly with a 51.49. On Friday evening, he finished third in the semifinals with a time of 51.16 for another lifetime best.

Meanwhile at the European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Cardinal Forever Andrej Barna helped his native Serbia win the first gold medal of the 2024 Euros. The Serbs combined for a time of 3:12.90 with Barna throwing down a huge split with a 46.86 putting the team from 5th to 1^st. He was able to hang on for the win by splitting a 21.99 going out and a 24.87 coming home.

The Cardinals will swim in 42 preliminaries, hoping to advance to the semifinals and then the finals. Preliminaries will begin at 11 a.m. ET and the Final Session will begin at 7:45. The preliminaries will be televised on Peacock and the Finals on NBC and Peacock.

USA Swimming has constructed a championship caliber pool in Lucas Oil and the the event will be the largest in swimming history, with a seating capacity of of approximately 30,000 spectators close to double the amount of seating available than the facility in Omaha where the meet has been hosted since 2008, and where the seating capacity was close to 15,000.

The meet will feature 1,007 swimmers who have qualified swimming in 28 events. The top two finishers in each event will qualify for Team USA as long as those winning times are Olympic A-cuts and the top six in the 100 and 200 freestyle will earn a roster spot to man the relays.

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RESULTS
200 M Backstroke
Jackson Millard, 46^th (2:02.17)
Rye Ulett, 56^th (2:18.32)

200 M Butterfly
Zach Harting, 8^th (1:57.69) FINAL

50 M Freestyle
Caleb Duncan, 46^th (22.81)

200 M Individual Medley
Tommy Bried, 41^st (2:02.32)
Jackson Millard, 61^st (2:03.54)

100 M Butterfly
Zach Harting, 2^nd (51.49)
Aidan Paro, 26^th (53.10)
Dalton Lowe, 37^th (53.42)
Mateo Miceli, 60^th (54.58)

June 22 (Saturday)
Prelims
W 50 Free
M 1500 Free
Finals
M 100 Fly Final
W 50 Free Semi
W 200 IM Final
W 800 Free Final

June 23 (Sunday)
W 50 Free Final
M 1500 Free Final

Louisville Roster/Event
Men
Tommy Bried (200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM)
Caleb Duncan (50 Free)
Aidan Kreiley (100 breast)
Zach Harting (100 Fly, 200 Fly)
Kayden Lancaster (200 free)
Dalton Lowe (100 fly, 100 Free)
Mateo Miceli (100 back, 100 fly)
Jackson Millard (100 Back, 200 Back, 400 IM)
Aidan Paro (100 Fly)
Luke Shourds (100 breast)
Tyler Watson (400 Free, 800 Free)

Women
Gabi Albiero (100 Fly, 100 Free, 50 Free)
Summer Cardwell (200 fee, 400 free)
Mia Cheatwood (100 Breast)
Julia Dennis (100 Free, 50 Free)
Paige Hetrick (100 Back, 50 free)
Lucy Mehraban (50 free, 100 Free)
Christiana Regenauer (100 Fly, 100 Free, 50 Free)
Rye Ulett (100 back, 200 back)
Tristen Ulett (100 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Free)
Ella Welch (100 Fly)