Qualified 7th from SF. Finished 5th at 2019 WCh. Silver at 2018 CWG. In other events - silver in 4x100m free relay at 2020 OG, 9th in 100m back. Bronze in 4x200m freestyle relay and 4x100m freestyle relay at 2016 OG. Beat Katie LEDECKY (USA) to win 200m freestyle at 2018 PanPacific Ch. 'Winning it definitely made me set my sights on racing the big dogs.'
Qualified 5th from SF. Silver at 2019 WCh, 4th in 2017. Placed 4th at 2018 CWG. In other events - gold in 100m backstroke at 2020 OG. Current WR and OR holder in 100m back. Sister Taylor won 4x100m medley silver at 2016 OG. Her father Sholto died in 2020. 'My dad always said he would love to have seen us swim at the 2020 Olympics together. That's my biggest goal, to tick that box off for him.'
Qualified 3rd from SF. Finished 1st at 2021 US Olympic Trials. Finished 16th at 2019 USA Ch. Placed 4th at 2018 YOG. In other events - 4th in 100m back at 2020 OG. In 2021, she spoke about representing her home state of Utah, not known for successful swimmers, at the Olympic Games. 'I would say it's really special. It kind of gives me a lot of honour to represent the state.'
Qualified 1st from SF. Finished 12th at 2016 OG. Gold at 2017, 2015 WCh. Silver at 2014 CWG, bronze in 2018, 2010. In other events - 5th in 100m back at 2020 OG. Gold in 4x100m medley relay at 2008 OG, silver in 2016, 2012. In December 2020 admitted that she had an eating disorder in previous years: 'I've been told that the only way I can swim faster is by losing weight and I have believed it.'
Qualified 2nd from SF. Finished 2nd at 2021 USA Olympic Trials. Won at Canet-en-Roussillon in 2019 Mare Nostrum. In other events - gold in 100m back and 4x100m medley relay at 2019 PanAm Games. She is from Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA, and attended the same schools as 2020 OG swimming team-mate Katie LEDECKY (USA). 'It's really incredible because she's been such a big role model in my life.'
Qualified 4th from SF. Bronze at 2019 WCh, 5th in 2017. Gold at 2018 CWG. Won 2015 NCh. In other events - silver in 100m back at 2020 OG, bronze in 2016. Before the 100m backstroke final at the 2016 OG in Rio, she and coach Byron MACDONALD (CAN) made a bet that if she could top MACDONALD's sixth place at the 1972 OG, he would buy her tickets to see hip-hop star Drake.
Qualified 6th from SF. Finished 7th at 2016 OG. Finished 16th at 2019 WCh, 12th in 2017, 18th in 2015. Gold at 2018 Asian Games. Silver at 2016 Asian Ch. At age six, her parents took her to swimming lessons to improve her health. A year later, coach WU Guozhong noticed her talent for the sport and encouraged her to start training.
Qualified 8th from SF. Finished 22nd at 2019 WCh. Bronze at 2018 Asian Games. In other events - finished 12th in 100m backstroke at 2020 OG. Gold in 4x100m medley relay at 2018 YOG. In 2018, she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. Began swimming at age five.
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