
US Olympic Swimming Trials 2016: Results, Qualifying Times for Saturday
The penultimate night of the United States Olympic Swimming Trials for the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro saw some big names take part in four final events and make more Olympic dreams a reality.
Here are the winners and qualifiers of each final event and their qualifying times from Omaha, Nebraska:
| Women's 200-m Backstroke | Maya Dirado | 2:06.90 | Missy Franklin | 2:07.89 |
| Men's 100-m Fly | Michael Phelps | 51.00 | Tom Shields | 51.20 |
| Women's 800-m Freestyle | Katie Ledecky | 8:10.32 | Leah Smith | 8:20.18 |
| Men's 50-m Freestyle | Nathan Adrian | 21.51 | Anthony Ervin | 21.52 |
Missy Franklin, who won four gold medals as a 17-year-old at the 2012 Summer Games in London, qualified for the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing second behind Maya DiRado, who clinched a spot in her third event in Rio.
NBC Olympics showed DiRado's victory, as she posted a time almost one second better than Franklin's:
The greatest Olympic swimmer ever, Michael Phelps, was next in the pool in the men's 100-meter fly. After a slow start saw him make the turn at fourth 50 meters in, Phelps turned on the afterburners, narrowly edging out University of California swimmer Tom Shields, via NBC Olympics:
It was Katie Ledecky who stole the show in the third final of the day when she put on an absolute clinic in the women's 800-meter freestyle. Her dominating win, which clinched her fourth spot in Rio, saw her finish the race almost 10 seconds ahead of the second-place Leah Smith, via NBC Olympics:
One of the most exciting events in all of swimming is the men's 50-meter freestyle. All it takes is just one lap of pure speed, as this is swimming's version of a drag race.
Evan Adrian narrowly defeated 35-year-old Anthony Ervin, the oldest swimmer at the trials, by 0.01 seconds to take the top qualifying spot, via NBC Olympics:
Sunday marks the final day of competition before the full United States swimming roster is filled for the Rio Olympics. There are just two events left.
First is the women's 50-meter freestyle, which is sure to provide the same excitement of Saturday's men's race. It's followed by the complete opposite kind of event, the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, which tests the will and stamina of the country's best distance swimmers.
Stats courtesy of USASwimming.org

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