Big Ten Champion Autumn Haebig leads a trio of Nebraska swimmers who will be competing in Wave I of the U.S. Olympic Trials at CHI Health Center in Omaha, June 4-7.
Haebig, who captured All-America honors in both the 200 and 500-yard freestyles at the 2021 NCAA Championships, will compete in three events at the U.S. Olympic Trials, which will be held in Omaha for the fourth consecutive time dating back to their debut in 2008.
Audrey Coffey will also represent the Huskers at the U.S. Olympic Trials after posting the No. 7 seed time (16:48.76) in the 1,500-meter freestyle.
Former Husker Tori Beeler rounds out the trio of Nebraska swimmers competing in Wave I of the trials. The 2020 NU senior from Parkville, Mo., will be competing in the 100-meter breaststroke. She enters the trials with the No. 52 seed time (1:10.99) in a 54-swimmer field.
In addition to the three swimmers competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska divers Abigail Knapton and Sara Troyer will represent the Huskers at the U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials in Indianapolis, June 6-13. Knapton and Troyer will make their first appearances at the trials on Tuesday, June 8 at 9 a.m. (CT), during the preliminary round of the three-meter springboard. Knapton will also compete in the preliminary round of the platform on Wednesday, June 9. The 2021 Big Ten Diver of the Meet after winning conference titles on the platform and one-meter springboard while adding a runner-up finish on the three-meter, the 2022 graduate student from Omaha was a first-team All-American in both the three-meter and platform at the NCAA Championships in 2021.
The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will begin each day at 10 a.m. (CT) with preliminary rounds. Finals will be held each evening at 7 p.m. (CT). Live video stream coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials will be available, while the finals can be found each evening on the Olympic Channel, beginning at 7 p.m. (CT).
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