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Erika Connolly (Brown) Wins Swim-Off, Another Chance at Olympic Berth in 100 Free

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By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam

2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS

The crowd started to clear out, but those who remained cheered for Erika Connolly (née Brown) and Anna Moesch as Darude – Sandstorm played them out of the tunnel.

Both swimmers were right on their opening splits for semis. They swam matching times of 54.09 in different heats, but side-by-side the difference in strategy was stark. Connolly had an early lead and didn’t look back, improving to 53.92. That time would have tied Beata Nelson for 6th had she swum it earlier.

Moesch opened just one-hundredth slower than she did in the semi, but was unable to catch Connolly down the stretch. Her time in semis was her first personal best in two years.

Erika Connolly, Swim-Off Anna Moesch, Swim-Off Erika Connolly, U.S. Olympic Trials Semifinal 1 Anna Moesch, U.S. Olympic Trials Semifinal 2
50 26.01 26.29 26.08 26.28
100 53.92 (27.91) 54.28 (27.99) 54.09 (28.01) 54.09 (27.81)

Connolly is now in the exact same position she was in at 2021 Trials, albeit with another 100 free under her belt. Swimming out of lane 8, she snagged the 2nd individual spot behind Abbey Weitzeil in the final.

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