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Us Olympic Swimming Team Trials
USA Swimming is the National Governing Body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team, and any other teams which officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport.
USA Swimming was originally called United States Swimming (USS). Thus, there are several terms used to describe the organization at different times. All of these refer to the same organization at the same time. These terms are: USA Swimming, USA-S, United States Swimming, USS, US Swimming. Prior to the existence of the USS, as the governing body for swimming, the AAU or the Amateur Athletic Union, served as the governing body for swimming and other sports across the country.
The Olympic Trials are held once every 4 years. Since this meet offers such a coveted prize, it never fails to attract the absolute fastest in the sport of swimming in the United States. Because of this, the entry time standards are even faster than the National Championships. However, even though this is a faster meet and would actually offer a truer indication of who is the fastest swimmer in the United States, the winner of each event in this meet is not officially considered a National.
However, for 2008, the winners of the Olympic Trials will indeed officially be a National Champion with the trials meet taking the place of the National Championship meet for 2008. It is unclear if this will continue for future trials. Unlike all other US Swimming meets, United States citizenship is required to attend this meet. The Olympic Trials are also under unique requirements made by the USOC.
Trial meets are also held for the World Championships, Pan American Games and World University Games, typically at a national championship meet. Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics will be held over a sixteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 16 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21. All swimming events (except the two marathon 10 km events) will take place at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
The swimming program for 2008 has been expanded from 2004, with the addition of the 10 km marathon open water swimming events, bringing the total number of events to 34 (17 each for men and women).
An NOC may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter a maximum of 1 qualified relay team per event. NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time if they have no swimmers meeting qualifying B standard. The qualifying time standards must be obtained in Continental Championships, National Olympic Trials or International Competitions approved by FINA in the period March 15, 2007 to July 15, 2008.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on October 26th, 2006 that the swimming finals for the 2008 games will be held in the morning. This is unprecedented in swimming, as finals are always swum at night and any change would mean a drastic change of habits for athletes who have been racing at night their whole lives.
Response to the announcement from athletes has so far been mixed. While racing in the morning would mean a new strategy, the decision allows athletes almost two years to adapt to the new schedule, and all swimmers would be affected equally. Australia, home to many of the world's best swimmers, is unhappy with the decision by the IOC, as it would have a negative effect on viewing figures both in Europe and Australia, and claims
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