The 2020 Olympic Trials dates have officially been set for June 21-28, 2020, sources confirmed with Swimming World. The eight-day long meet will take place in Omaha for the fourth time.
The 2020 Olympic Trials will serve as the selection meet for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The first day of the Olympic Trials will be five weeks before the first day of swimming at the Olympic Games, which will be a quicker turnaround than the six week gap between the 2016 Trials and Olympics in Rio.
This quick turnaround will be nothing new for the Team USA swimmers who will go on to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo. In 2012, the Olympic Trials were held five weeks ahead of the London Olympics while the 2008 Trials were held six weeks before the Beijing Olympics.
The official time standards for the 2020 Olympic Trials will not be released until Thursday in an official webcast by USA Swimming.
Since 2000, the US Olympic Swim Trials have been held on average five and a half weeks before the Olympics. In 1996 and 1992, the Trials were held four months before the Olympics.
| Year | Olympic Trials start | Olympics start |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | June 21 | July 25 (35 days) |
| 2016 | June 26 | August 6 (41 days) |
| 2012 | June 25 | July 28 (33 days) |
| 2008 | June 29 | August 9 (41 days) |
| 2004 | July 7 | August 14 (38 days) |
| 2000 | August 9 | September 16 (38 days) |
| 1996 | March 6 | July 20 (136 days) |
| 1992 | March 1 | July 26 (147 days) |
| 1988 | August 8 | September 18 (41 days) |
| 1984 | June 25 | July 29 (34 days) |
| 1976 | June 16 | July 18 (32 days) |
| 1972 | August 2 | August 28 (26 days) |
| 1968 | August 24 | October 17 (54 days) |
| 1964 | August 29 | October 11 (50 days) |
| 1960 | August 2 | August 26 (24 days) |
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