Phillips 66 National Championships 2015: Dates, Swimming Event Schedule and Time
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are still a year away, but the hype surrounding USA swimmers will start to build at the Phillips 66 National Championships in San Antonio from Aug. 6-10.
The national championships will offer fans a glimpse at some of swimming's biggest names, and the event also operates as a platform for some of the country's best youngsters to break out on a massive stage.
When things get underway Aug. 6, participants will be vying for spots on the USA National Junior Team, which is slated to compete in the FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore from Aug. 25-30.
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Below you'll find a schedule of events for the first day of the Phillips 66 National Championships.
According to the official release from USA Swimming, heats for the following events will begin at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. local time) in sequential order, with the finals set to commence at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local time).
| 1 | Women's 100-Meter Butterfly |
| 2 | Men's 400-Meter Freestyle |
| 3 | Women's 200-Meter Individual Medley |
| 4 | Men's 100-Meter Breaststroke |
| 5 | Women's 400-Meter Freestyle |
| 6 | Men's 400-Meter Individual Medley |
| 7 | Men's 4x100-Meter Relay |
Each of the events can be viewed on a live stream here, but televised coverage of the Phillips 66 National Championships won't run until Aug. 16 from 1-3 p.m. ET on NBC.
USA Swimming recently confirmed an esteemed group of Olympic medalists will be competing at the Phillips 66 National Championships, with 18-time gold medalist Michael Phelps headlining the collection of red, white and blue swimmers.
However, Phelps won't be in action when the competitors hit the water Thursday. Instead, Phelps will compete on the remaining four days of the national championships. At present, he is slated to participate in the 200-meter butterfly on Aug. 7, 100-meter butterfly on Aug. 8, 200-meter individual medley on Aug. 9 and the 200-meter breaststroke on Aug. 10.
And after Phelps tallied finishes of third, seventh, ninth, ninth and 11th at the Charlotte meets in May, he'll need to prove he's capable of vaulting to the top spot on the podium once again in Texas.
"Phelps said he was frustrated, that he felt like his legs weren’t connected to his upper body, his dolphin kicks were 'horrendous,' his freestyle stroke was 'pretty garbage' and that he had to reassess 'a bunch of stuff,'" according to NBC Sports' Nick Zaccardi.
Although he did well to capture a win in the 200-meter individual medley in Santa Clara two months ago, Phelps still needs to prove he can be an asset on the Olympic stage next summer.
"There’s some time, but not much," Phelps said in Charlotte, per Zaccardi. "Whatever it is I have to figure out, I have to figure out now."
So while one of swimming's biggest stars gets set to crank up his return to elite form, all eyes will be on San Antonio as the national championships offer a nice bit of supplemental action to the World Championships, which are set to conclude on Aug. 9.
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