Northwestern University Athletics
Jordan Wilimovsky will represent Northwestern University and the United States of America at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games this month in historic fashion, as he will become the first American swimmer to compete in both the pool and open water.
COMPETITIONS
1500 Freestyle
Wilimovsky’s Olympic journey for gold will begin on Friday, Aug. 12 with the preliminaries of the 1500 free in the Olympics Aquatics Stadium at Barra Olympic Park. Should he place one of the eight best times in the preliminary round, he will move onto the finals, which will be held the following day on Saturday, Aug. 13.
How He Got Here - 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
The Malibu, California, native placed second in the 1500m freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials in July with a personal-best time of 14:49.19. Wilimovsky's time was the fifth fastest U.S. male time in history and gave him the sixth fastest time in the world this year.
Venue - Olympic Aquatics Stadium
10K Open Water
The 10-kilometer open-water circuit race, which first became an Olympic event in 2008, will take place at Copacabana beach in Rio on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The race is slated to begin at 7 a.m. Central Time.
How He Got Here - 2015 FINA World Championships
Wilimovsky won the 10K open water world title Monday at the FINA World Championships, earning an automatic berth into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Wilimovsky swam the course in 1:49:48.2 to win the world title by nearly 12 full seconds over silver medalist Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands. Greece's Spyridon Gianniotis took bronze while fellow American Sean Ryan was fourth. Wilimovsky took the lead with three kilometers remaining and never looked back as he raced away from the 72-man field.
Venue - Copacabana Beach
ADDITIONAL VIDEOS
- COMPETITION TIME AND COVERAGE - |
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| COMPETITION | DATE | COMPETITION TIME (CT) | TV COVERAGE | TV AIR TIME (CT) | LIVE STREAM |
| 1500M FREESTYLE (FINALS) | SATURDAY, AUG. 13 | FINISHED 4th | NBC | 8:11 p.m. - 10 p.m. | WATCH |
| 10K OPEN WATER | TUESDAY, AUG. 16 | 7 a.m. | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. | WATCH |
| Social: Twitter (@j_wilimovsky | @USASwimming | @USASwimLive ) | Instagram (jwilimovsky | usaswimming) | Facebook Game Notes: USA Swimming Media Guide (2016 Olympics) |
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COMPETITIONS
1500 Freestyle
Wilimovsky’s Olympic journey for gold will begin on Friday, Aug. 12 with the preliminaries of the 1500 free in the Olympics Aquatics Stadium at Barra Olympic Park. Should he place one of the eight best times in the preliminary round, he will move onto the finals, which will be held the following day on Saturday, Aug. 13.
How He Got Here - 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
The Malibu, California, native placed second in the 1500m freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials in July with a personal-best time of 14:49.19. Wilimovsky's time was the fifth fastest U.S. male time in history and gave him the sixth fastest time in the world this year.
Venue - Olympic Aquatics Stadium
10K Open Water
The 10-kilometer open-water circuit race, which first became an Olympic event in 2008, will take place at Copacabana beach in Rio on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The race is slated to begin at 7 a.m. Central Time.
How He Got Here - 2015 FINA World Championships
Wilimovsky won the 10K open water world title Monday at the FINA World Championships, earning an automatic berth into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Wilimovsky swam the course in 1:49:48.2 to win the world title by nearly 12 full seconds over silver medalist Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands. Greece's Spyridon Gianniotis took bronze while fellow American Sean Ryan was fourth. Wilimovsky took the lead with three kilometers remaining and never looked back as he raced away from the 72-man field.
Venue - Copacabana Beach
ADDITIONAL VIDEOS
