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Alabama Swimming Opens USA Olympic Team Trials with Wave I this Weekend

Trey Sheils and Gracie Felner will swim in Wave I of the USA Olympic Team Trials, while more than a dozen additional Crimson Tide swimmers begin competition in Wave II on June 13

OMAHA, Neb. – Alabama is sending 16 current swimmers to the United States Swimming Olympic Team Trials, with rising sophomores Trey Sheils and Gracie Felner kicking off the action this weekend.

It is a new look for the U.S. Olympic Trials, with the road to Tokyo split into two different "Waves" in 2021. Wave I, which USA Swimming has dubbed "wildcard weekend," runs from June 4-7, with swimmers able to earn a berth into Wave II, which will be held June 13-20 and will produce the USA Olympic Team.

In addition to Felner, who will swim the 100-meter freestyle on Friday, and Sheils, who will swim the 100m breaststroke on Sunday, 14 other current Crimson Tide swimmers will dive into action starting Sunday, June 13 with the men's 400m individual medley, along with the women's 100m butterfly, the men's 400m freestyle, the women's 400m individual medley and the men's 100m breaststroke.