Huskers Set for Olympic Trials Wave I

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. Haebig claimed Nebraska's first-ever Big Ten swimming title in 2021 by winning the conference title in the 200-yard freestyle. She added a fifth-place Big Ten finish in the 500 free. She went on to a ninth-place finish in the 200 at the NCAA Championships, before adding a 14th-place showing in the 500.

The senior from Grafton, Wis., earned the No. 1 seed time in the 200-meter freestyle (2:00.55). She will be looking to claim one of the top two finishes in the 16-swimmer field in order to advance to Wave II of the trials, which will be held in Omaha, June 13-20. The top swimmers in Wave II will claim U.S. Olympic berths.

In addition to competing as the top seed in the 200-meter free, Haebig earned the No. 8 seed time among the 20 swimmers competing in the 400-meter freestyle (4:14.96) at Wave I. She added the No. 4 seed time in the 100-meter backstroke (1:01.91) but will face a 47-swimmer field in that event.

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. Coffey, a 2022 Nebraska senior from Naperville, Ill., will compete against six other swimmers in Wave I. She placed in the top 16 at the 2021 Big Ten Championships in both the 1,650-yard free and the 500 free. Coffey was also a CSCAA All-American in the 1,650 free in 2020.

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).

U.S. Olympic Trials Event Order
CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska
June 4-7, 2021

Friday, June 4
(Prelims, 10 a.m. / Finals, 7 p.m.)
1 - Women's 100-Meter Freestyle
2 - Men's 100-Meter Freestyle
3 - Women's 200-Meter Butterfly
4 - Men's 200-Meter Butterfly
5 - Women's 100-Meter Backstroke (Autumn Haebig)
6 - Men's 100-Meter Backstroke
7 - Women's 800-Meter Freestyle
8 - Men's 800-Meter Freestyle

Saturday, June 5
(Prelims, 10 a.m. / Finals, 7 p.m.)
9 - Women's 200-Meter Freestyle (Autumn Haebig)
10 - Men's 200-Meter Freestyle
11 - Women's 100-Meter Breaststroke (Tori Beeler)
12 - Men's 100-Meter Breaststroke
13 - Women's 400-Meter Individual Medley
14 - Men's 400-Meter Individual Medley

Sunday, June 6
(Prelims, 10 a.m. / Finals, 7 p.m.)
15 - Women's 400-Meter Freestyle (Autumn Haebig)
16 - Men's 400-Meter Freestyle
17 - Women's 100-Meter Butterfly
18 - Men's 100-Meter Butterfly
19 - Women's 200-Meter Backstroke
20 - Men's 200-Meter Backstroke

Monday, June 7
(Prelims, 10 a.m. / Finals, 7 p.m.)
21 - Women's 200-Meter Individual Medley
22 - Men's 200-Meter Individual Medley
23 - Women's 50-Meter Freestyle
24 - Men's 50-Meter Freestyle
25 - Women's 200-Meter Breaststroke
26 - Men's 200-Meter Breaststroke
27 - Women's 1,500-Meter Freestyle (Audrey Coffey)
28 - Men's 1,500-Meter Freestyle