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Apple, Pieroni Secure Freestyle Final Spots

OMAHA, Neb. – Pro swimmers Zach Apple and Blake Pieroni set themselves up for a big final on Thursday night with Olympic spots on the line in the 100m Freestyle on day four of the 2020 Olympic Trials at the CHI Health Center on Wednesday night.

The Wave II eight-day Trials competition serves as the sole qualifier for pool swimmers on the U.S. Olympic Team for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The top 16 times out of the preliminary heats will form the semifinals for all events at 200m or less, with the top eight semifinalists advancing to the finals.