Are YOU Watching The USA Swimming Olympic Trials On NBC?

It's been an exciting week because this week started the USA Swimming Olympic Trials and we've watching them religiously every evening. Did you know that you can watch them too every night on NBC?

The preliminaries air at 11:00 am EST on NBC Sports and the Finals start at 7:45 pm EST on NBC. The trials are exciting and entertaining to watch and it truly is a site to see these amazing athletes compete for the top three spots in each swimming style.  Swimmers compete now through July 2nd.

The kids are really enjoying the trials... I love watching them discuss the swimming style and swimmers amongst themselves...

Michael Phelps qualified for his fourth Olympic (yes, fourth... amazing) event Thursday at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, winning the men’s 200m butterfly with a time of 1:53.65. 

One of the most thrilling stories in the 200 breast stroke is Amanda Beard, who, if she qualifies for the team in this event, will have qualified for five Olympic Games. She is the fifth seed after this morning’s prelims in 2:27.07.

Some more fun action is on tonight and tomorrow (Saturday) beginning at 6:45 pm including:

FRIDAY, JUNE 29

Men's 200m Breast - Final

Women's 100m Free - Semifinal

Men's 200m Back - Semifinal

Women's 200m Fly - Final

Men's 100m Free - Final

Women's 200m Breast - Semifinal

Men's 200m IM - Semifinal 

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

Men's 50m Free - Semifinal

Women's 200m Breast - Final

Men's 200m Back - Final

Women's 200m Back - Semifinal

Men's 200m IM - Final

Women's 100m Free - Final

Men's 100m Fly - Semifinal 

We are looking forward to watching the USA Swimming Olympic Trials through July 2nd and feel free to follow along on Twitter using the hashtag  #SwimToday.

Are you watching the Olympic swimming trials? Which swimmer is your favorite?

For more information about the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, including complete results, go towww.usaswimming.org/trials.

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USA Swimming's *SwimToday.org*, 2012 Olympics & Valuable Swimming Tips #SwimToday

The Summer Olympics begin very soon (on July 27th to be exact) and we are excited to watch what takes place in London this year. One of our all time favorite events to watch is of course, swimming. If you are gearing up to watch the Olympic Games just as we are, make sure to tune into NBC to watch the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials beginning June 25th and run through July 2nd. I mean, really... how can you not get excited... check out the construction to pool for the trials... 

Last week I had an opportunity to participate in an online virtual meeting hosted by TheMotherhood and USA Swimming. During the session, I was fortunate to speak with not only a wonderful group of women, but also two Olympic Swimming Gold and Silver Medalists - Lindsay Mintenko and Emily Silver.


What I was thrilled to learn was that USA Swimming wants to make it very easy for people to learn to start swimming, including children. Their website, SwimToday.org offers an amazing amount of information for all skill levels. What I found impressive was there is a small Swimmer's quiz that a user can take to identify either their own or their child's swimming level. SwimToday.org offers a  tons of information and local resources for individuals, families, and primarily, moms. On the site, you can search for local places to swim, take lessons, tip and training techniques, the added benefits of swimming and so much more. 

Here are just a few reasons why you should teach your children to swim:

• Approximately 10 people drown every day in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and more than one in five fatal drowning victims are children younger than 14.
• Drowning is also a silent killer—most young children who drowned in pools were last seen in the home, had been out of sight less than five minutes, and were in the care of one or both parents at the time, according to the Present P. Child Drowning study.
• 60-70 percent of African-American and Hispanic children cannot swim, and only 13 percent of kids who come from a non-swimming household will ever learn to swim, according to a national research study by the USA Swimming Foundation and the University of Memphis.
• While children learn at different rates, USA Swimming typically considers a full-series of swimming lessons to be 8 lessons.

Some benefits of competitive swimming:

• Swimming provides a low-impact, full-body workout, and is a great way to get active.
• Swim teams are great social outlets
• As both an individual and team sport, swimming teaches important lessons like goal-setting, work ethic and discipline.

If you are as excited to watch the USA Swimming Olympic Trials as we are or even host your own Splash Bash viewing party, make sure to get your festive Party Kit. Another great reason to host a summer get-together! 


Want more, follow USA Swimming on Twitter: @USA_swimming. You can also view the National Team Member list to follow your favorite swimmers.


Now tell me, who's your favorite soon-to-be Olympic swimmer?


[Product review & giveaway disclosure: I partnered with USA Swimming and TheMotherhood on this compensated post. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." See ace and friends Disclosure Policy HERE.] Pin It