On the fourth day of competition, Apple swam a 48.16 in the prelims of the 100-meter freestyle, ranked 11th overall, and qualified for the semifinals. The following day of competition, Apple was selected to swim in the finals of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay along with Kieran Smith, Drew Kibler, and Townley Haas. The relay finished fourth in the final and did not win an Olympic medal in the same competition session Apple did not advance to the final of the 100-meter freestyle, placing sixth in his semifinal heat.