2022 U.S. Swimming World Championships Trials: Ledecky, Dressel take second wins in two days; King wins 200m breaststroke with world-leading time

It's day two of the U.S. Swimming World Championship Trials at the Greensboro Aquatic Center as the top US swimmers continue their quests to be named to the 2022 World Championships in Budapest. The Worlds begin June 17 and run through July 3.

The competition kicked off on Tuesday morning and will conclude on Saturday night with the top two finishers in each individual event being selected.

Check out what happened on Tuesday.

Olympics.com will provide you with regular updates of the action.

Here is everything you need to know about the event.

7:22 pm - Dressel edges out Andrew by .03 in U.S. Open effort

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel took a narrow win over Michael Andrew in the men's 50m butterfly. Dressel's 22.84, a U.S. Open record, was just ahead of Andrew's 22.87 time.

"There's only really so much you can do and so much you can think about. Just trying to clean up some mistakes from this morning, mainly the finish," said Dressel. "It was a fun race with Michael, about as close as it can get. I'm happy with it."

7:14 pm - Curzan, Huske top the standings again

North Carolina-native Claire Curzan put on a display in her home state, winning the women's 50m butterfly in 25.49. Torri Huske was second at 25.68. It was the teenaged duo's second 1-2 finish, with Huske having taken 100m free win in Tuesday's finals.

"I'm just super happy to be here. It was an amazing field, so I'm super lucky. I'm glad my family was here to watch," said Curzan. "It's so nice to be home and see [my family] going crazy in the stands."

7:05 pm - Murphy takes men's 200m backstroke

2016 Olympic 200m backstroke gold medallist Ryan Murphy won the event again in North Carolina, surging in the final 50m to hold off Shaine Casas, who leads the national rankings in the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 IM. Murphy posted a 1:55.01, while Casas clocked a 1:55.46.

"I honestly had no idea where I was. I was honestly... I felt like I was eating it. I felt like I was dying pretty bad at the end, so that's cool that I was actually moving ahead," Murphy said with a laugh.

Once a newcomer, now 26 and owner of six Olympic medals, four gold, Murphy is relishing another chance to represent Team USA at the worlds.

"I'm seeing all these young kids coming up, and so I think back to my first world trials in 2013 and how intimidated I was, so you never want to take it for granted trying to make these teams," he said. "It's always an honour to represent USA."

6:57 pm - Bacon sets new U.S. Open record in women's 200m backstroke

19-year-old Phoebe Bacon, who competed at last summer's Tokyo Olympics, set a new U.S. Open record in the women's 200m backstroke: 2:05.08. A U.S. Open record is the fastest time within the United States. Rhyan White finished second (2:05.13).

"Surprise!" said Bacon of her reaction to her record-setting accomplishment. "It's just been a long past month of training and to go U.S. Open record is pretty cool."

Regan Smith, the 2019 200m backstroke world champion and current world record holder in the event, will miss out on a return trip to the worlds after finishing third.

6:46 pm - Fink, Swanson tie in men's 200m breaststroke

There was a tie in the men's 200m breaststroke with Nic Fink and Charlie Swanson both swimming 2:08.84.

"It's just super exciting. A little surprised by it. I'm excited at the time. I knew I had to go out first 100 and just kind of hold on. I was giving everything I had the last 50," said Swanson.

Added Fink: "It feels pretty good. It feels pretty good to get another [worlds] under the belt. I'm excited to be there with this guy [Swanson]. It was super fun to race him and looking forward to see what he can do, too."

6:32 pm - King takes women's 200m breaststroke

Five-time Olympic medallist Lilly King held off Kate Douglass by just under a quarter of a second, 2:21.19 to 2:21.43, to win the women's 200m breaststroke. King is the reigning Olympic silver medallist in the event. The reigning bronze medallist, Annie Lazor, took third with a 2:21.91 time. The top three times in Greensboro represent the top three times in the world in 2022.

"Just remember my training and trust my coaches and know I can finish that race. I mean, that's pretty much all you can do," King said of the tight finish.

Earlier, Kieran Smith (1:45.25) won the men's 200m freestyle just ahead of Drew Kibler (1:45.32). Those are the first and second fastest times in the event in the world, respectively, this year.

6:04 pm - Ledecky sails to 200m freestyle win

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky notched her second win of the U.S. trials in Wednesday night's opening race, the 200m freestyle. Ledecky won gold in the event at the Rio 2016 Games. In Greensboro, she posted a time of 1:55.15 ahead of Claire Weinstein (1:57.08) and Leah Smith (1:57.44), in second and third, respectively.

"I'm happy with that. I don't know else to say. I'm excited about our relay moving forward and getting that group together for Budapest," Ledecky said on U.S. broadcaster Olympic Channel, before detailing her goals for the event. "Really just to see how I do, and make the team for Budapest in the events that I want to. And, just put together good swims and learn from each race."

12:17 pm - Ledecky, Dressel and King advance to finals

Olympic gold medallists Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel and Lilly King have all advanced to Wednesday (27 April) night's final sessions.

Ledecky posted the top time in the women's 200m free in the morning prelims with a 1:56.20 ahead of Claire Weinstein and Alex Walsh.

In the women's 200m breaststroke, King was the top finisher at 2:24.02, with Kate Douglass and Annie Lazor finishing second and third, respectively, across the heats.

Dressel was the second fastest in the men's 50m butterfly, just .07 behind Michael Andrew: 23.09 to 23.16.

Day two features busy schedule

Here's what's on tap for Wednesday's competition, all times are local to the event (ET).

Prelims Schedule:

9:00am - Women's 200m Freestyle
9:23am - Men's 200m Freestyle
9:45am - Women's 200m Breaststroke
10:04am - Men's 200m Breaststroke
10:20am - Women's 200m Backstroke
10:39am - Men's 200m Backstroke
10:54am - Women's 50m Butterfly
11:07am - Men's 50m Butterfly

Finals Schedule:

6:04pm - Women's 200m Freestyle
6:15pm - Men's 200m Freestyle
6:26pm - Women's 200m Breaststroke
6:38pm - Men's 200m Breaststroke
6:50pm - Women's 200m Backstroke
7:01pm - Men's 200m Backstroke
7:11pm - Women's 50m Butterfly
7:18pm - Men's 50m Butterfly