Crimson Tide Roll Call: July 30, 2021

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics, including full TV listings.

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Crimson Tide in the Olympics Results:

Swimming: Abbas Qali finished 48th overall in the Men's 100m Butterfly heats with a 53.62 for Kuwait. Current Alabama swimmer Rhyan White, representing team USA, finished third overall in the Women's 200m Backstroke semifinals to advance to the finals. White will very much be in medal contention in the finals Friday night. 

Track & Field: Shelby McEwen jumped 2.28 meters to finish fourth in his group in the Men's High Jump and will advance to the finals for team USA.

Men's Golf: After a bogey-free even par first round, Justin Thomas did not carry over that consistency into the second round of the Olympics. Thomas doubled the second hole before collecting his first birdie on four. He was +1 on the round through five holes before play was delayed. He is currently 50th overall. 

Crimson Tide in the Olympics Schedule:

• Baseball

Men's tournaments Group B, United States vs. Israel: (David Robertson, United States) 5 a.m. (Peacock)

• Men's Golf

Third Round: (Justin Thomas, United States) 5:30 p.m. (NBC Golf) 

• Soccer

Women's Quarterfinals, United States vs. Netherlands: (Merel Van Dongen, Soccer) 6 a.m. (NBCSN)

• Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle Heats: (Kristian Gkolomeev, Greece) 5:02 a.m. (USA)/9:11 p.m. (NBC)

Women's 50m Freestyle Heats: (Kalia Antoniou, Cyprus) 5:24 a.m. (USA)/9:32 p.m. (NBC)

Women's 200m Backstroke Finals: (Rhyan White, United States) 8:37 p.m. (NBC)

• Track & Field

Women's Shot Put: (Portious Warren, Trinidad & Tobago) 5:25 a.m. (Peacock) 

Bama Central Headlines …

• Alabama Basketball's Herbert Jones Selected din the 2021 NBA Draft

• Alabama Basketball's Joshua Primo Drafted by San Antonio Spurs

• Live Updates from the 2021 NBA Draft 

• Alabama in the NFL: OL D.J. Fluker Undergoes Knee Surgery, Dolphins Place Him on PUP List

• SEC Officially Extends Membership Invitations to Oklahoma, Texas

• The Extra Point: Jerry Jeudy Off to Great Start at Broncos Training Camp

• Alabama Watch List Tracker: Chris Owens Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

• Throwback Thursday: From Alabama to the Olympics, Remona Burchell

• Former Alabama Gymnast Joins Crimson Tide Coaching Staff

• Crimson Corner: What Jaden Shackelford's Return Means for Alabama Basketball

• Alabama in the NFL: Five Former Crimson Tide Players on Non-Football Injury Lists

• Alabama Crimson Tide Season Position Preview: Tight Ends

• Throwbuck$ Crimson Tikes: Making Bread

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2021 Opener:

36 days

On This Date in Crimson Tide History:

July 30, 1990: Sam Bailey, a long-time chief aide to Paul W. “Bear” Bryant, died at Druid City Hospital after a battle with cancer. Besides serving as an assistant coach at Alabama from 1958-72, Bailey was associate athletic director until his retirement from the department in 1987.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“I’m not as smart as other coaches. I have to work harder.” – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant.

We’ll leave you with this …

From the @AlabamaFTBL practice fields to South Florida… @Tua & @D1__JW pic.twitter.com/mI2AKNmSbs

— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) July 29, 2021