TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati swimming and diving standouts Joleigh Crye and Hunter Gubeno will head to Indianapolis to compete for a spot on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team.
Incoming freshman Owen Chiles will also compete in the trials in the 200-meter individual medley.
Crye makes her Olympic Trials debut in the 100-meter breaststroke this Sunday. Prelims will begin at 11 a.m. ET, with the finals slated for 7:45 p.m. ET on Monday. She is seeded 20th in the nation after originally qualifying last July.
Gubeno will swim in the 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter individual medley. The 5th year returns to the Olympic Trials after qualifying his freshman year in the 200-meter backstroke. He qualified for this year's trials last summer and again this past May.
The men's 200-meter backstroke prelims will take place at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 19 with the semi-finals to follow at 7:45 p.m. ET. The men's 200-meter individual medley prelims begin Thursday, June 20, same times as above.
Chiles will officially join the Bearcats squad this fall as a first-year student-athlete. He topped off his high school athletic career as the Iowa High School Coaches Association State Athlete of the Year and set two new state records in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE:
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 10, 2024 – For the United States' best and brightest athletes in swimming, diving, track & field, and gymnastics, the road to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 starts with Making Team USA Presented by Xfinity – the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials. NBCU is presenting more than 200 hours of Trials coverage, including 14 nights in primetime on NBC, from June 15-30 across NBC, Peacock, and USA Network, beginning with swimming this Saturday, June 15, at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock. The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, France, take place July 26-Aug. 11.
Team USA is arguably the hardest Olympic team to make, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of the athletes involved, representing the culmination of decades of training and preparation. NBCU's Making Team USA coverage strives not only to capture the athletic performances at the Trials but to also include athlete-led storytelling and behind-the-scenes content to fully present the experience of qualifying for the Olympics.
NBCU's presentation of the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming is highlighted by live coverage Saturday, June 29 at 6 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock from the University of Minnesota's Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. NBCU will present the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Track & Field on Saturday, July 20, at 3 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. The event will be held at Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla. Both trials will have additional presentations air the following day at 1 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock.
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Incoming freshman Owen Chiles will also compete in the trials in the 200-meter individual medley.
Crye makes her Olympic Trials debut in the 100-meter breaststroke this Sunday. Prelims will begin at 11 a.m. ET, with the finals slated for 7:45 p.m. ET on Monday. She is seeded 20th in the nation after originally qualifying last July.
Gubeno will swim in the 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter individual medley. The 5th year returns to the Olympic Trials after qualifying his freshman year in the 200-meter backstroke. He qualified for this year's trials last summer and again this past May.
The men's 200-meter backstroke prelims will take place at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 19 with the semi-finals to follow at 7:45 p.m. ET. The men's 200-meter individual medley prelims begin Thursday, June 20, same times as above.
Chiles will officially join the Bearcats squad this fall as a first-year student-athlete. He topped off his high school athletic career as the Iowa High School Coaches Association State Athlete of the Year and set two new state records in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE:
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 10, 2024 – For the United States' best and brightest athletes in swimming, diving, track & field, and gymnastics, the road to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 starts with Making Team USA Presented by Xfinity – the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials. NBCU is presenting more than 200 hours of Trials coverage, including 14 nights in primetime on NBC, from June 15-30 across NBC, Peacock, and USA Network, beginning with swimming this Saturday, June 15, at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock. The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, France, take place July 26-Aug. 11.
Team USA is arguably the hardest Olympic team to make, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of the athletes involved, representing the culmination of decades of training and preparation. NBCU's Making Team USA coverage strives not only to capture the athletic performances at the Trials but to also include athlete-led storytelling and behind-the-scenes content to fully present the experience of qualifying for the Olympics.
NBCU's presentation of the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming is highlighted by live coverage Saturday, June 29 at 6 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock from the University of Minnesota's Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. NBCU will present the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Track & Field on Saturday, July 20, at 3 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. The event will be held at Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla. Both trials will have additional presentations air the following day at 1 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock.
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