Swimming World’s Predictions For U.S. Olympic Trials: Who Makes the Men’s Team For Tokyo?

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Swimming World’s Predictions For 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials: Who Makes the Men’s Team For Tokyo?

With the 2021 US Olympic Trials beginning this weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, many fans are looking at the psych sheets and predicting who they think will make the Olympic team for Tokyo as if they are filling out a March Madness bracket. Over the next week, dreams will be realized as the members of the Tokyo team will finally be named after a long, long five-year wait since the team exited Rio.

Swimming World’s team of Andy Ross, Dan D’Addona, David Rieder, John Lohn and Matthew de George predicted who they think will take first and second in each men’s event, as well as which swimmers will be selected for relay duty at the Olympic Games that begin July 24 in Japan’s capital.

The Trials will be held June 13 – 20 and finals will be live on NBC each night.

US Olympic Trials Day 1

400 IM

Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Jay Litherland, Carson Foster

Dan’s Picks: Carson Foster, Chase Kalisz

David’s Picks: Chase Kalisz, Jay Litherland

John’s Picks: Carson Foster, Chase Kalisz

Matthew’s Picks: Jay Litherland, Chase Kalisz

400 Free

Photo Courtesy: Carlos Morales

Andy’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Jake Magahey

Dan’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Zane Grothe

David’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Jake Magahey

John’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Zane Grothe

Matthew’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Zane Grothe

Day 2

100 Breast

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Andy’s Picks: Michael Andrew, Cody Miller

Dan’s Picks: Michael Andrew, Nic Fink

David’s Picks: Michael Andrew, Nic Fink

John’s Picks: Michael Andrew, Cody Miller

Matthew’s Picks: Michael Andrew, Josh Matheny

Day 3

200 Free

Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Andrew Seliskar, Townley Haas, Caeleb Dressel, Carson Foster, Blake Pieroni

Dan’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Townley Haas, Caeleb Dressel, Andrew Seliskar, Blake Pieroni, Carson Foster

David’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Andrew Seliskar, Townley Haas, Caeleb Dressel, Carson Foster, Blake Pieroni

John’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Townley Haas, Andrew Seliskar, Caeleb Dressel, Carson Foster, Blake Pieroni

Matthew’s Picks: Kieran Smith, Andrew Seliskar, Townley Haas, Caeleb Dressel, Dean Farris, Zach Apple

100 Back

Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Justin Ress

Dan’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Matt Grevers

David’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

John’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

Matthew’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

Day 4

200 Fly

Photo Courtesy: Chamberlain Smith / Georgia Athletics

Andy’s Picks: Chase Kalisz, Zach Harting

Dan’s Picks: Luca Urlando, Nick Albiero

David’s Picks: Luca Urlando, Trenton Julian

John’s Picks: Luca Urlando, Trenton Julian

Matthew’s Picks: Luca Urlando, Tom Shields

Day 5

800 Free

Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

Andy’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Kieran Smith

Dan’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Jordan Wilimovsky

David’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Jordan Wilimovsky

John’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Zane Grothe

Matthew’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Michael Brinegar

200 Breast

Will Licon; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Andy’s Picks: Nic Fink, Will Licon

Dan’s Picks: Will Licon, Reece Whitley

David’s Picks: Will Licon, Nic Fink

John’s Picks: Will Licon, Nic Fink

Matthew’s Picks: Will Licon, Josh Prenot

100 Free

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Andy’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian, Blake Pieroni, Zach Apple, Justin Ress

Dan’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian, Maxime Rooney, Zach Apple, Blake Pieroni

David’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian, Blake Pieroni, Maxime Rooney, Zach Apple

John’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Zach Apple, Blake Pieroni, Nathan Adrian, Maxime Rooney

Matthew’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Nathan Adrian, Blake Pieroni, Maxime Rooney, Zach Apple

Day 6

200 Back

Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

Dan’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

David’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

John’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

Matthew’s Picks: Ryan Murphy, Shaine Casas

200 IM

Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Chase Kalisz, Ryan Lochte

Dan’s Picks: Chase Kalisz, Ryan Lochte

David’s Picks: Chase Kalisz, Michael Andrew

John’s Picks: Chase Kalisz, Ryan Lochte

Matthew’s Picks: Michael Andrew, Chase Kalisz

Day 7

100 Fly

US Olympic Trials posterboy Caeleb Dressel. Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Tom Shields

Dan’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Shaine Casas

David’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Andrew

John’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Maxime Rooney

Matthew’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Jack Conger

Day 8

50 Free

Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

Andy’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Andrew

Dan’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held

David’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held

John’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Michael Andrew

Matthew’s Picks: Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held

1500 Free

Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble

Andy’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Jordan Wilimovsky

Dan’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Jordan Wilimovsky

David’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Jordan Wilimovsky

John’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Jordan Wilimovsky

Matthew’s Picks: Bobby Finke, Jordan Wilimovsky

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Karen A Hayes

3 years ago

Can’t wait to watch Finals!