Olympic trials: 2020 qualifier Rhyan White hits the pool, together with different former Utah prep stars

INDIANAPOLIS — Rhyan White should wait a bit longer to see if she is going to go to a second Olympic Video games.

The Herriman native completed fifth within the 100-meter backstroke remaining Tuesday on the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Solely the highest two positioned swimmers head to Paris.

Regan Smith reclaimed the world document within the occasion, ending in 57.13 to shatter Australian Kaylee McKeown’s earlier mark by two full tenths. Katharine Berkoff — who trains with White — completed second.

However White, who turned the primary Utahn to make a U.S. Olympic swim crew in 2020, is not out of the working for Paris but.

White’s greatest occasion — the 200-meter backstroke — continues to be to return. White gained that occasion on the 2020 trials and is tied for the second-best qualifying time heading into this yr’s occasion.

Smith can also be the world document holder within the 200-meter backstroke and is the heavy favourite going into the occasion. The second Olympic spot will probably be a race between White, Claire Curzan, Kennedy Noble and Phoebe Bacon.

The 200 again will start Thursday, with prelim heats within the morning and the semifinals through the night periods. The race to go to the Olympics will likely be Friday night time.

White wasn’t the one former Utah prep swimming star to hit the pool on Tuesday, although.

Former Olympus Excessive star and present College of Utah swimmer Evan VanBrocklin made his Olympic trial debut, too.

VanBrocklin, the 2022 Utah 5A swimmer of the yr, competed within the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday. His outdated membership crew, Olympus Aquatics, held a viewing celebration Tuesday morning to rejoice the membership’s first alumni to compete on the trials.

VanBrocklin did not advance previous the prelims, ending in forty seventh.

One other Utah prep star will get his first likelihood on the trials later this week. BYU and former Lone Peak star Jordan Tiffany will compete within the 100-meter butterfly Friday. Tiffany, who nonetheless owns three state prep information, in addition to 5 BYU information, has the 52nd quickest qualifying time within the occasion.