Z. Harting Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Tonight, Z. Harting realised a long-held ambition. With his 1:55.06 finish in the men’s 200-meter butterfly final at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Swimming, 23-year-old Z. Harting will be making his way to his first Olympic Games.

Also deserving of a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the Tokyo 2020 Games is Gunnar Bentz, who, at age 25, crossed the finish line in a respectable 1 minute, 55.34 seconds.

As Z. Harting’s opportunity to make it to the Olympics drew near, he slept almost none of it. All the way to the starting blocks, he was fidgety.

Z. Harting Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

“I couldn’t fall asleep last night; I woke up before my alarm,” Z. Harting stated. “I felt like my heart was going to burst out of my chest from all the adrenaline. I felt queasy during the entire warm-up, and I still do.

The Attempt to Make the Olympic Team isn’t his First.

When Z. Harting was just 17 years old in 2016, he tried to make the same qualification in the 200 butterfly, but he came in at a less-than-satisfactory seventh place.

Z. Harting believes that his desire of making to the Olympics is what motivated him to return and make that become reality.

After missing out on making the Olympic team in 2016, Z. Harting said, “[Dreaming is] what’s truly important to me.” To paraphrase, “I am here for the dreamers, young and old. There is no excuse for not pursuing one’s dreams; choose a goal and work toward it.

Z. Harting’s only prerace concentration was on his potential to win, despite the fact that doing so was challenging given the buildup of excitement and other mental distractions.

Z. Harting admitted, “I don’t think I really handled [preparation for the final] effectively.” “Knowing that I was going to win gave me some serenity, so I just concentrated on that,” she said.

Currently, Z. Harting competes with the DC Trident of the International Swimming League (ISL). He competed in the first two meets of the inaugural season, including the 2019 World Championships 200-meter Butterfly, where he placed sixth, before the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.

Z. Harting overcame adversity during the past year or so to achieve a major goal, one he has been working toward since he was seven years old.

When Z. Harting was seven, he realised his dream of being a writer was dead. “I was a dreamer when I was seven, and I witnessed all my friends and even their parents cancel their dreams because they were taught that’s not how it worked,” he said.

Not many people have the opportunity to transform their aspirations into concrete, measurable targets. Then they should go and realise their former hopes and dreams.

According to Z. Harting, “no word describes this emotion,” and he couldn’t bring himself to go to Trials if he didn’t come out on top.

Z. Harting Benefited From the Realisation of a 7-Year-Wish. Old’s

On the fourth day, the semi-finals feature some seasoned Olympians. Caeleb Dressel, a two-time Olympic gold champion, dominated the men’s 100-meter freestyle tonight, finishing his semifinal heat in 47 seconds and seven seconds ahead of the rest of the competition.

Dressel claimed that entering the competition, “we had six people under:48” in the field. Thus, there is genuine talent here; the pool is deep, which is excellent news for the industry as a whole. However, it is not easy to grab a handhold on the wall at the outset.

Although the seasoned competitor crossed the finish line first, he was closely followed by Zach Apple, who clocked in at 47.78, just one-hundredth of a second behind the winner.

While Dressel is hoping to make it to his second consecutive Olympics, Apple and the rest of the competition will be gunning for their first.

Final Words

Nate Adrian, an Olympic medalist three times over, came in last place with a timing of 48.92 seconds, placing 13th.

With a time of 2 minutes and 6.73 seconds, Olympic swimmer Hali Flickinger easily won the women’s 200-meter butterfly semifinal. In second place, at a time of 2:07.89, was Regan Smith.