Olympic Trials Stats You Didn’t Know You Needed
Good morning. We're trying to play it cool, but it's been 5 years since we watched Olympic Trials...
In a week full of emotions, we witnessed an abundance of talent from athletes vying for a spot on Team USA going into the Tokyo Games. The CG Sports team sat at the edge of our seats, cheered, and cried (or maybe just me here) watching McKenzie Coan, Colleen Young, Samantha Bosco, Tianna Bartoletta, Beata Nelson, Coleman Stewart, Erika Brown, Jordan Wilimovsky, Maddy Banic, Michael Chadwick, and Natalie Hinds compete with grace and a fire under their feet. We could not be more proud to work with such respectful, talented, and dedicated individuals. I guess what I'm really trying to say here is...
Big congratulations to all the Trials competitors! The newest additions to Team USA after this weekend are Erika Brown, McKenzie Coan, Colleen Young, and Natalie Hinds! I know we are not alone when we say we are excited to watch you all in Tokyo!
Other big news this week:
Tokyo is allowing 50% capacity at the Games
Is Devin Booker the next Kobe Bryant?
Team USA women's water polo team won twice this weekend: the FINA World Super Final title and equal prize money to the men's event.
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A round up of the CG Sports Teams' favorite weekly content from the most athletes in the biz.
Beata Nelson - 100 FL, 100 BK, 200 IM, 100 FR, 200 BK
Coleman Stewart - 100 BK, 100 FR, 100 FL
Erika Brown - 100 FL, 200 FR, 100 FR, 50 FR
Jordan Wilimovsky - 800 FR, 1500 FR
Maddy Banic - 100 FL, 50 FR
Michael Chadwick - 100 FR, 50 FR
Natalie Hinds - 100 FL, 100 FR, 50 FR
McKenzie Coan - S7 50 FL, S7 400FR, S7 100 FR, S7 50 FR, S7 100 BK
Colleen Young - SB13 100 BR, S13 400 FR, SM13 200 IM, S13 50 FR
Samantha Bosco - WC5 17KM Road
Tianna Bartoletta - 100m Dash
*Athletes with bolded names qualified for Tokyo over the last week.
Beata Nelson and Coleman Stewart announced as two of the first 5 athletes secured for the 2021 ISL season with the Cali Condors!
CEJIH EXPLAINS
By the Numbers: Tokyo Olympic Swim Team
What can we say? We love a good stat. So much that we did a deep dive on the numbers and stats based on the 2021 Tokyo pool and open water swimming roster:
Roster Size: 53 Swimmers - 28 women & 25 men
Average Overall Age: 22.8
Oldest Swimmer: 32 - Ashley Twichell (10k Open Water)
Youngest Swimmer: 15 - Katie Grimes (800 Freestyle)
Home States with the Most Swimmers:
California - 7
Indiana - 5
Florida, Nevada, & Maryland - 4
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Elizabeth Beisel tackled some new events at her fourth Olympic Trials!
BONUS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Third Eye Books hosted Tianna Bartoletta for a book signing in Portland, OR, this past Sunday! ✍️Matt Amerlan, VPO, and Manager of Digital Content, Calvin Werts, got to join in!
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ARTICLES YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ
A collection of the CG Sports Teams' favorite random news of the week.
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will represent New Zealand at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as the first openly trans competitor.
NCAA athletes won a potentially major victory in the Supreme Court.
Defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, Carl Nassib, publicly announced that he is gay and has pledged $100,000 to the Trevor Project.
PODCASTS
Champion's Mojo: Episode 121, "Buda Šobat: Freediving World Record Holder's Wisdom"
How do you push past discomfort to meet your goals? Guinness Book World Record Holder Budimir "Buda" Šobat joins the show to talk about his record time of free diving for 24 minutes and 33 seconds -- and how his daughter and her medical issues inspire him. Listen now.
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