Swimming World’s U.S. Olympic Trials Predictions: Who Makes the Women’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 women’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.
U.S. Olympic Trials Day 1
400 IM
Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant
Andy’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Madisyn Cox
Dan’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Brooke Forde
David’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Madisyn Cox
John’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Emma Weyant
Matthew’s Picks: Melanie Margalis, Madisyn Cox
Day 2
100 Fly
Photos Courtesy: Connor Trimble
Andy’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Kelsi Dahlia
Dan’s Picks: Torri Huske, Claire Curzan
David’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Torri Huske
John’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Torri Huske
Matthew’s Picks: Claire Curzan, Kelsi Dahlia
400 Free
Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
Day 3
100 Back
Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Andy’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga
Dan’s Picks: Olivia Smoliga, Regan Smith
David’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga
John’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga
Matthew’s Picks: Regan Smith, Olivia Smoliga
100 Breast
Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Andy’s Picks: Lilly King, Kaitlyn Dobler
Dan’s Picks: Lilly King, Molly Hannis
David’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor
John’s Picks: Lilly King, Lydia Jacoby
Matthew’s Picks: Lilly King, Molly Hannis
Day 4
200 Free
Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant
Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Melanie Margalis, Emma Nordin
Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt, Simone Manuel, Katie McLaughlin, Melanie Margalis, Mallory Comerford
David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt, Katie McLaughlin, Simone Manuel, Melanie Margalis, Paige Madden
John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt, Simone Manuel, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Madisyn Cox
Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Katie McLaughlin, Allison Schmitt, Olivia Smoliga, Leah Smith
200 IM
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Andy’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis
Dan’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis
David’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis
John’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Melanie Margalis
Matthew’s Picks: Madisyn Cox, Kathleen Baker
1500 Free
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Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Erica Sullivan
Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Erica Sullivan
David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Erica Sullivan
John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Ashley Twichell
Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Ally McHugh
Day 5
200 Fly
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Andy’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith
Dan’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Katie Drabot
David’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith
John’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith
Matthew’s Picks: Hali Flickinger, Regan Smith
Day 6
200 Breast
Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant
Andy’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor
Dan’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor
David’s Picks: Lilly King, Annie Lazor
John’s Picks: Annie Lazor, Lilly King
Matthew’s Picks: Annie Lazor, Lilly King
100 Free
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Andy’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Claire Curzan, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Gretchen Walsh, Erika Brown
Dan’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Mallory Comerford, Claire Curzan, Olivia Smoliga
David’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan, Erika Brown, Gretchen Walsh
John’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Torri Huske, Abbey Weitzeil, Claire Curzan, Gretchen Walsh, Olivia Smoliga
Matthew’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Mallory Comerford, Abbey Weitzeil, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan, Erika Brown
Day 7
200 Back
Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Andy’s Picks: Regan Smith, Phoebe Bacon
Dan’s Picks: Regan Smith, Kathleen Baker
David’s Picks: Regan Smith, Phoebe Bacon
John’s Picks: Regan Smith, Phoebe Bacon
Matthew’s Picks: Regan Smith, Kathleen Baker
800 Free
Katie Ledecky, the star of the 2021 US Olympic Trials. Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant
Andy’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
Dan’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
David’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
John’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
Matthew’s Picks: Katie Ledecky, Leah Smith
Day 8
50 Free
Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant
Andy’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil
Dan’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil
David’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Claire Curzan
John’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Claire Curzan
Matthew’s Picks: Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil
- 2016 USA TRIALS ARCHIVE
- ARCHIVES OF OLYMPIC TRIALS VIA SWIMMING WORLD VAULT
- 2021 USA OLYMPIC TRIALS WAVE I CUTS
- 2021 USA OLYMPIC TRIALS WAVE II CUTS
- HEAD USA OLYMPIC COACHES
- 2016 FULL RESULTS
- WAVE I FULL RESULTS
- PSYCH SHEET
- DAY ONE RESULTS
- DAY TWO RESULTS
- DAY THREE RESULTS
- DAY FOUR RESULTS
- DAY FIVE RESULTS
- DAY SIX RESULTS
- DAY SEVEN RESULTS
- DAY EIGHT RESULTS