Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 2016 United States Olympic Trials hụrụ Schmitt na-agwụ nke anọ na 200m (1:56.72), na-eme ka ọ banye na ndị otu relay. Schmitt ghọrọ nwanyị nke itoolu na-egwu mmiri nke America nke pụtara na asọmpi Olimpik atọ, naanị ya na Elizabeth Beisel bụ ndị otu otu ọ bụla kemgbe 2008. A họpụtara ya dịka otu n'ime ndị isi ndị otu egwuregwu Olympic nke United States, yana Phelps, Beisel, Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, na Cammile Adams. Schmitt nwetara ihe nrite nke asaa ya n'egwuregwu Olympic site na isonye na oge ntozu nke 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, na n'oge ikpeazu ndị otu US meriri ọlaọcha. Schmitt nwetara nrite ọlaedo nke anọ ya, na nrite nke asatọ ya n'egwuregwu Olimpik, site n'ịgba mmiri n'asọmpi ikpeazụ nke
4 × 200 m freestyle relay na Leah Smith, Maya DiRado, na Katie Ledecky.