Cheer On Rosary Swimmer in Upcoming Olympic Trials!

Cheer On Rosary Swimmer in Upcoming Olympic Trials!

Rosary senior Alexis Yager of Batavia will be competing at the 2016 U. S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, June 26 through July 3.

She has qualified in four events:

  • 400 Individual Medley (competes June 26)
  • 100M Breaststroke (competes June 27)
  • 200 Individual Medley (competes June 28)
  • 200M Breaststroke (competes June 30)

Prelims begin each day at 10 a.m. CDT and will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Extra app. Finals begin at 6:45 p.m.

TV Schedule

The Trials will be shown exclusively across NBC networks and mobile platforms.Times on the chart below are EASTERN.

Day  TV Time (EDT)*  Event Network**
June 26 6:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Qualifying Heats NBC Sports Net.
8:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC
June 27 6:30 p.m. Olympic Trials – Qualifying Heats NBC Sports Net.
8:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC
June 28 7:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Qualifying Heats NBC Sports Net.
8:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC
June 29 7:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Qualifying Heats NBC Sports Net.
8:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC
June 30 6:30 p.m. Olympic Trials – Qualifying Heats NBC Sports Net.
8:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC
July 1 6:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Qualifying Heats NBC Sports Net.
8:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC
July 2 5:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Qualifying Heats NBC Sports Net.
8:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC
July 3 7:00 p.m. Olympic Trials – Finals NBC

*Times listed are Eastern Daylight Time only. Please check provider listings for time and channel in your area.

Alexis was the Illinois State Champion in the 200 IM and the 200 Free Relay (with Athena Ye, Kathryn Mueller, and Emily Ryan) at the 2015 tournament. The Rosary High School Beads are the 2015 State Swim Champions, bringing home the state title as well as a total of four state championship swims.

Alexis also broke the Rosary school record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:01.58 at the State tournament. She was named the 2015 Kane County Chronicle Girls Swimmer of the Year.

Alexis is the daughter of Mark and Cindy Yager of Batavia and will be a senior at Rosary in the Fall.

Photo by Jack Feltes of Feltes Photography

SOURCE: Rosary news release