United States Olympic Trials (swimming)

The United States Olympic Team Trials in Swimming are held before every Summer Olympics to select the participators for the USA's swimming team. The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run/operated by USA Swimming.

The first Olympic Trials was held in 1920 in Alameda, California^[1] to select swimmers for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Some times the men's and women's trials has not been held together.

1 Venues
2 Olympic teams
3 See also
4 References

Venues

1920 - Alameda, California
1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
1928 - Iowa City, Iowa (Midwestern Olympic Swimming Tryouts), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NCAA Olympic Swimming Tryouts), Detroit, Michigan (men's Final Olympic Swimming Tryout), Rockaway Playland Pool (women's Final Olympic Swimming Tryout)
1932 - Cincinnati, Ohio (men's), Long Island, New York (women's)
1936 - Providence, Rhode Island (men's), Astoria, New York (women's)
1948 - Detroit, Michigan
1952 - New York, New York (men's), Indianapolis, Indiana (women's)
1956 - Detroit, Michigan
1960 - Detroit, Michigan
1964 - Astoria, New York
1968 - Long Beach, California (men's), Los Angeles, California (women's)
1972 - Portage Park, Chicago, Illinois
1976 - Long Beach, California
1980 - Irvine, California
1984 - Indianapolis, Indiana
1988 - Austin, Texas
1992 - Indianapolis, Indiana^[2] (together with the US Spring Nationals)
1996 - Indianapolis, Indiana
2000 - Indianapolis, Indiana
2004 - Long Beach, California^[1]
2008 - Omaha, Nebraska (event winners will be officially considered national champions)
2012 - Omaha, Nebraska from June 25 to July 2, 2012^[3]

Olympic teams

1976 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Jim Babashoff • Joe Bottom • Mike Bruner • Rick Colella • Casey Converse • Lawrence Dowler • Billy Forrester • Bruce Furniss • Steve Furniss • Brian Goodell • Steven Gregg • Bobby Hackett • Gary Hall, Sr. • Daniel Harrigan • Paul Hartloff • John Hencken • Bob Jackson • Charles Keating • Tim McKee • Jim Montgomery • John Naber • Douglas Northway • Peter Rocca • Tim Shaw • Rodney Strachan • Matt Vogel • Chris Woo

Women's Team	Shirley Babashoff • Melissa Belote • Wendy Boglioli • Brenda Borgh • Lelei Fonoimoana • Maryanne Graham • Jeanne Haney • Janis Hape • Kathy Heddy • Jennifer Hooker • Linda Jezek • Nicole Kramer • Renee Laravie • Renee MaGee • Marcia Morey • Kim Peyton • Laurie Siering • Miriam Smith • Jill Sterkel • Karen Thornton • Tauna Vandewghe • Wendy Weinberg • Donnalee Wennerstrom • Camille Wright

Staff	John Bogert • Doc Counsilman (Men's Head Coach) • Lawrence Dowler • Frank Elm • Carolyn Finneran • Don Gambril • George Haines • Jim Montrella • Jack Nelson • Charlotte Piper • Albert Schoenfield

1980 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Steve Barnicoat • Bill Barrett • Craig Beardsley • Mike Bottom • Mike Bruner • Rick Carey • Chris Cavanaugh • Jeff Float • Billy Forrester • Rowdy Gaines • Brian Goodell • Matt Gribble • John Hencken • Bob Jackson • Kris Kirchner • David Larson • Steve Lundquist • Glenn Mills • John Moffet • Ron Neugent • William Paulus • Peter Rocca • Brian Roney • John Simons • Dave Sims • Dave Thornton • Jesse Vassallo

Women's Team	Terri Baxter • Lisa Buese • Linda Burton • Kim Carlisle • Tracy Caulkins • Stephanie Elkins • Nancy Hogshead • Linda Jezek • Libby Kinkead • Karin LaBerge • Kim Linehan • Marybeth Linzmeier • Mary T. Meagher • Joan Pennington • Susan Rapp • Jill Sterkel • Susie Thayer • Sue Walsh • Sippy Woodhead

Coaches	Paul Bergen • Don Gambril • George Haines • Denny Pursley • Randy Reese • Mark Schubert

1984 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Matt Biondi • Rick Carey • Chris Cavanaugh • George DiCarlo • Jeff Float • Geoffrey Gaberino • Rowdy Gaines • Matt Gribble • Bruce Hayes • Mike Heath • Tom Jager • Patrick Kennedy • Jeff Kostoff • David Larson • Robin Leamy • Steve Lundquist • John Moffet • Pablo Morales • John Mykkanen • Mike O'Brien • Rich Saeger • Rich Schroeder • Jesse Vassallo • Dave Wilson

Women's Team	Theresa Andrews • Tracy Caulkins • Tiffany Cohen • Sue Heon • Nancy Hogshead • Jenna Johnson • Kim Linehan • Mary T. Meagher • Betsy Mitchell • Susan Rapp • Kim Rhodenbaugh • Michele Richardson • Carrie Steinseifer • Jill Sterkel • Dara Torres • Tori Trees • Mary Wayte • Amy White • Sippy Woodhead

Coaches	Ron Ballatore • Ray Bussard • Don Gambril • George Haines • Charlie Hodgson • Doug Ingram • Frank Keefe • Skip Kenney • Richard Quick • Randy Reese • Mark Schubert

1988 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Mike Barrowman • David Berkoff • Steve Bigelow • Matt Biondi • Matt Cetlinski • Troy Dalbey • Mark Dean • Doug Gjertsen • Chris Jacobs • Tom Jager • Shaun Jordan • Dan Jorgensen • Lars Jorgensen • Jeff Kostoff • Brett Lang • Jay Mortenson • Craig Oppel • Rich Schroeder • Kirk Stackle • Bill Stapleton • Melvin Stewart • Dan Veatch • Daniel Watters • Dave Wharton

Women's Team	Beth Barr • Tami Bruce • Janet Evans • Leigh Ann Fetter • Erika Hansen • Andrea Hayes • Whitney Hedgepeth • Janel Jorgensen • Mitzi Kremer • Susan Lipscomb • Tracey McFarlane • Mary T. Meagher • Betsy Mitchell • Trina Radke • Susan Rapp • Jill Sterkel • Dara Torres • Laura Walker • Mary Wayte • Paige Zemina

Coaches	Steve Bultman • Dick Hannula (manager) • Mitch Ivey • Frank Keefe • Skip Kenney • Richard Quick • Eddie Reese • Randy Reese • Mark Schubert

1992 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Mike Barrowman • David Berkoff • Matt Biondi • Greg Burgess • Hans Dersch • Nelson Diebel • Lawrence Frostad • Doug Gjertsen • Joe Hudepohl • Scott Jaffe • Tom Jager • Shaun Jordan • Dan Jorgensen • Ron Karnaugh • Sean Killion • Pablo Morales • Eric Namesnik • Jon Olsen • Jeff Rouse • Roque Santos • Tripp Schwenk • Royce Sharp • Melvin Stewart • Joel Thomas • Dave Wharton

Women's Team	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton • Janet Evans • Nicole Haislett • Erika Hansen • Jill Johnson • Megan Kleine • Lea Loveless • Angel Martino • Anita Nall • Summer Sanders • Ashley Tappin • Jenny Thompson • Dara Torres • Janie Wagstaff • Angie Wester-Krieg

Coaches	Mike Hastings • Richard Quick • Eddie Reese • Mark Schubert • Richard Shoulberg • Nort Thornton • Jon Urbanchek

1996 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Ryan Berube • Brad Bridgewater • Carlton Bruner • Greg Burgess • Ray Carey • Josh Davis • Tom Dolan • David Fox • Kurt Grote • Gary Hall, Jr. • John Hargis • Mark Henderson • Joe Hudepohl • Jeremy Linn • Tom Malchow • Eric Namesnik • Jon Olsen • John Piersma • Jeff Rouse • Brad Schumacher • Tripp Schwenk • Scott Tucker • Peter Wright • Eric Wunderlich

Women's Team	Amanda Beard • Brooke Bennett • Beth Botsford • Janet Evans • Catherine Fox • Whitney Hedgepeth • Trina Jackson • Lisa Jacob • Angel Martino • Whitney Metzler • Kristine Quance • Annette Salmeen • Jilen Siroky • Sheila Taormina • Cristina Teuscher • Jenny Thompson • Melanie Valerio • Amy Van Dyken • Allison Wagner • Ashley Whitney

Coaches	Skip Kenney • David Marsh • Richard Quick • Eddie Reese • Mark Schubert • Jonty Skinner • Murray Stephens • Gregg Troy • Jon Urbanchek

2000 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's team	Pat Calhoun • Chad Carvin • Ian Crocker • Josh Davis • Tom Dolan • Nate Dusing • Anthony Ervin • Scott Goldblatt • Gary Hall, Jr. • Tommy Hannan • Klete Keller • Lenny Krayzelburg • Jason Lezak • Tom Malchow • Ed Moses • Aaron Peirsol • Michael Phelps • Jamie Rauch • Kyle Salyards • Chris Thompson • Scott Tucker • Erik Vendt • Neil Walker • Tom Wilkens

Women's team	Amanda Adkins • Samantha Arsenault • Amanda Beard • B. J. Bedford • Lindsay Benko • Brooke Bennett • Kim Black • Maddy Crippen • Misty Hyman • Kristy Kowal • Diana Munz • Rada Owen • Erin Phenix • Megan Quann • Gabrielle Rose • Kaitlin Sandeno • Courtney Shealy • Staciana Stitts • Julia Stowers • Ashley Tappin • Cristina Teuscher • Jenny Thompson • Dara Torres • Amy Van Dyken

Coaches	Peter Banks • Jack Bauerle • David Marsh • Richard Quick (women's head coach) • Eddie Reese • Dave Salo • Mark Schubert (men's head coach) • Jon Urbanchek

2004 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Ian Crocker • Nate Dusing • Mark Gangloff • Scott Goldblatt • Gary Hall, Jr. • Brendan Hansen • Bryce Hunt • Larsen Jensen • Klete Keller • Dan Ketchum • Lenny Krayzelburg • Jason Lezak • Ryan Lochte • Tom Malchow • Aaron Peirsol • Michael Phelps • Scott Usher • Peter Vanderkaay • Erik Vendt • Neil Walker • Gabe Woodward

Women's Team	Amanda Beard • Lindsay Benko • Caroline Bruce • Kristen Caverly • Haley Cope • Maritza Correia • Natalie Coughlin • Margaret Hoelzer • Katie Hoff • Rhi Jeffrey • Kara Lynn Joyce • Kalyn Keller • Dana Kirk • Tara Kirk • Rachel Komisarz • Colleen Lanné • Diana Munz • Carly Piper • Kaitlin Sandeno • Jenny Thompson • Dana Vollmer • Amanda Weir

Coaches	Bob Bowman • Frank Busch • Teri McKeever • Richard Quick • Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) • Dave Salo • Mark Schubert (Women's Head Coach) • Jon Urbanchek

2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Nathan Adrian • Ricky Berens • Ian Crocker • Mark Gangloff • Matt Grevers • Brendan Hansen • Larsen Jensen • Cullen Jones • Klete Keller • Jason Lezak • Ryan Lochte • Aaron Peirsol • Michael Phelps • Eric Shanteau • Scott Spann • Gil Stovall • Peter Vanderkaay • Erik Vendt • David Walters • Mark Warkentin • Garrett Weber-Gale • Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner

Women's Team	Amanda Beard • Elizabeth Beisel • Elaine Breeden • Caroline Burckle • Natalie Coughlin • (Jessica Hardy) • Kathleen Hersey • Margaret Hoelzer • Katie Hoff • Megan Jendrick • Kara Lynn Joyce • Christine Magnuson • Christine Marshall • Lacey Nymeyer • Allison Schmitt • Emily Silver • Julia Smit • Rebecca Soni • Chloe Sutton • Dara Torres • Kim Vandenberg • Kate Ziegler

Coaches	Jack Bauerle (Women's Head Coach) • Ray Benecki • Bob Bowman • Frank Busch • Sean Hutchison • Teri McKeever • Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) • Mark Schubert (National Team Head Coach) • Gregg Troy • Jon Urbanchek • Paul Yetter

References

^ ^a ^b Previous Dates & Sites of Major U.S. Swimming Meets 1920-Present, USA Swimming, retrieved 2009-11-25
^ Olympics: Barcelona Profile; Hardly a New Wave For U.S. Swim Team, by Filip Bondy, New York Times, 1992-06-22; retrieved 2009-06-18.
^ U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Will Return to Omaha in 2012, Karen Linhart, USA Swimming, June 25, 2009; retrieved 2009-11-25

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