U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming

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Olympic qualifying event swimming competition

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming is the premier qualifying meet where American swimmers compete to earn spots on the United States Olympic swimming team.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming canonical	1
U.S. Olympic Trials (swimming)	1
U.S. Olympic Trials 2012 (comeback attempt)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7023559 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming
Context triple: [USA Swimming, organizes, U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming]

A. U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field)
The U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field) are the premier national competition that determines which American track and field athletes qualify to represent the United States at the Olympic Games.
B. World Aquatics Championships 2022
The World Aquatics Championships 2022 was a major international aquatics competition featuring swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water swimming, and high diving contested by athletes from around the globe.
C. NCAA men’s swimming and diving
NCAA men’s swimming and diving is a collegiate aquatic sport in the United States featuring men’s varsity teams that compete in swimming races and diving events under the governance of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
D. USA Swimming
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States, overseeing athlete development, competitions, and Olympic team selection.
E. AAU Swimming
AAU Swimming is the competitive swimming program of the Amateur Athletic Union, organizing youth swim events and championships across the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming
Target entity description: The U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming is the premier qualifying meet where American swimmers compete to earn spots on the United States Olympic swimming team.

A. U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field)
The U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field) are the premier national competition that determines which American track and field athletes qualify to represent the United States at the Olympic Games.
B. World Aquatics Championships 2022
The World Aquatics Championships 2022 was a major international aquatics competition featuring swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water swimming, and high diving contested by athletes from around the globe.
C. NCAA men’s swimming and diving
NCAA men’s swimming and diving is a collegiate aquatic sport in the United States featuring men’s varsity teams that compete in swimming races and diving events under the governance of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
D. USA Swimming
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States, overseeing athlete development, competitions, and Olympic team selection.
E. AAU Swimming
AAU Swimming is the competitive swimming program of the Amateur Athletic Union, organizing youth swim events and championships across the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic qualifying event ⓘ swimming competition ⓘ
audience	spectators in large indoor arenas ⓘ
broadcastPartner	NBC Sports ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
courseLength	50-meter long course ⓘ
discipline	Olympic swimming ⓘ
eligibility	American swimmers ⓘ
eventType	pool swimming ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
governingBody	USA Swimming ⓘ United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ⓘ
hasCategory	United States at the Olympics ⓘ linked to: United States at the Olympic Games national swimming trials ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	Caeleb Dressel ⓘ Katie Ledecky ⓘ Michael Phelps ⓘ Missy Franklin ⓘ Ryan Lochte ⓘ
includesEvent	backstroke ⓘ breaststroke ⓘ butterfly ⓘ freestyle ⓘ individual medley ⓘ relays ⓘ
includesGender	men ⓘ women ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
level	elite ⓘ
linkedTo	Summer Olympic Games ⓘ
mediaCoverage	national television in the United States ⓘ
notableCity	Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ linked to: Indianapolis Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
notableVenue	CHI Health Center Omaha ⓘ CenturyLink Center Omaha ⓘ linked to: Omaha Civic Center Lucas Oil Stadium ⓘ
organizer	USA Swimming ⓘ
purpose	selection of United States Olympic swimming team ⓘ
qualificationStandard	time standards set by USA Swimming ⓘ
region	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
selectionBasis	A and B Olympic qualifying times ⓘ finals results ⓘ
selectionCriteria	fastest times in each event ⓘ
selectionOutcome	naming of U.S. Olympic swimming roster ⓘ
significance	premier U.S. swimming meet in Olympic years ⓘ
sport	swimming ⓘ
teamTypeSelected	national Olympic team ⓘ
timing	held shortly before Summer Olympic Games ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USA Swimming → organizes → U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming ⓘ

Janet Evans → participatedIn → U.S. Olympic Trials 2012 (comeback attempt) ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming

Katie Hoff → participatedIn → U.S. Olympic Trials (swimming) ⓘ