Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are getting ready for the 200 meter freestyle semifinals as the second day of the Olympic swimming trials draws near to its end.
During Tuesday's preliminary heats, Lochte once again ended up with the fastest time for the 200-meter freestyle race (Lochte timed 1st in the 400-meter IM a day earlier).
Lochte, the current world champion in this style, timed 1:48.14 against the current world record holder, Michael Phelps, who qualified for third with 1:48.31. Second place belonged to Charlie Houchin who timed 1:47.15.
The 8-day Olympic trials run until July 2 and take place in the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
The swimming trials have already berthed spots for various swimmers in the U.S. Olympic Swimming team including Phelps who gave his opinion of the trials so far earlier today.
"It's not an easy program, but we're going to try to do some things here. The biggest thing is really how I hold up all week. I was definitely happy with getting last night out of the way early. It wasn't the easiest race. But this morning felt pretty comfortable, so hopefully we can just keep everything rolling for the rest of the meet," he said according to Sportingnews.com
TV Schedule
Phelp's semifinals begin at 8:11 p.m. EST (7:11 p.m. CDT) and will be broadcasted live on TV by NBC. For the complete TV schedule click here.
Live Online Streaming
The events are also being streamed live online at the USA Swimming website which can be found by clicking here.
After the semifinals, the 200-meter freestyle finals will take place on Wednesday at 8:03 p.m. EST (7:03 p.m. CDT)
Other events that take place during the evening of June 26 include:
Finals:
Women's 100 Meter Butterfly - 8:01 p.m. EST
Men's 100 Meter Breaststroke - 8:37 p.m. EST
Women's 400 Meter Freestyle - 8:46 p.m. EST
Semifinals:
Women's 100 Meter Breaststroke - 8:24 p.m. EST
Men's 100 Meter Backstroke - 9:00 p.m. EST
Women's 100 Meter Backstroke - 9:24 p.m. EST