AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn swimming and diving program will be well-represented over the next two weeks at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.
Wave I begins Friday and runs through Monday. Auburn has 10 current swimmers expected to compete, as well as six members of the 2021 class who signed with the Tigers in November.
The women's group features sophomores Abby Gibbons, Colby Hurt and Hannah Ownbey and also includes fifth-year senior Mykenzie Leehy, a graduate transfer who recently signed with Auburn from Houston. Incoming freshmen Avery Bargeron and Lexi Mulvihill will also compete in the first wave of U.S. Trials.
On the men's side, the current swimmers on the psyche sheet are Ty Babinec, Elliott Jones, Reid Mikuta, Lleyton Smith, Aidan Stoffle and Matthew Yish. They will be joined by signees Henry Bethel, Jacques Rathle, Andrew Simmons and Nate Stoffle.
In total, there will be 16 Tigers swimming across 14 different events at Wave I.
WOMEN
*Avery Bargeron – 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Abby Gibbons – 200 Fly
Colby Hurt – 200 IM, 400 IM
**Mykenzie Leehy – 50 Free, 100 Free
*Lexi Mulvihill – 50 Free
Hannah Ownbey – 200 IM, 400 IM
MEN
*Henry Bethel – 100 Breast, 200 IM
Ty Babinec – 100 Breast
Elliott Jones – 100 Back, 200 Back
Reid Mikuta – 100 Breast
*Jacques Rathle – 400 IM
*Andrew Simmons – 200 Back
Lleyton Smith – 100 Back, 200 Back
Aidan Stoffle – 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly
*Nate Stoffle – 100 Back
Matthew Yish – 50 Free
*Incoming Freshman
**Graduate Transfer
The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials were split into two meets to allow for a smaller number of athletes to be on site amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The swimmers competing in Wave I met the original Olympic Trial qualifying times while swimmers who hit a more recent, faster set of qualifying times were invited to Wave II.
Among those invited to Wave II, set to take place June 13-20, are Auburn's Brynn Curtis, Emily Hetzer and Averee Preble. The top two performers in each event from Wave I will also earn the opportunity to compete in Wave II.
Wave I – Schedule of Events
Friday, June 4: 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Fly, 800 Free (timed final)
Saturday, June 5: 200 Free, 100 Breast, 400 IM
Sunday, June 6: 400 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Back
Monday, June 7: 200 IM, 50 Free, 200 Breast, 1500 Free (timed final)
Auburn swimmers set sights on U.S. Olympic Trials
