Dressel and Manuel Secure Relay Spots for Paris Olympics
Both swimmers come back from long layoffs to join Team USA's 4x100 freestyle relays, missing individual event qualifications.
Overview
- Caeleb Dressel finished third in the men's 100-meter freestyle, missing an individual spot by six-hundredths of a second.
- Simone Manuel placed fourth in the women's 100-meter freestyle, securing a relay position.
- Katie Ledecky won the women's 1,500-meter freestyle, her third victory of the trials.
- Kate Douglass claimed victory in the women's 100-meter freestyle and led the 200 breaststroke semifinals.
- Seventeen-year-old Thomas Heilman became the youngest male swimmer to make Team USA's Olympic roster in 24 years.