Aaron Evans says there’s no pressure on him to make the Olympic qualifying time as he prepares for the Bermuda Powerade National Championships at the National Sports Centre (NSC) this weekend.Evans narrowly missed out on qualifying for the London Games in the 800 metres while competing for the University of Georgia at the NCAA Championships last week, finishing a disappointing seventh in the finals.Admitting he didn’t have his best race due to tactical mishaps, he is now focused on running a fast time and making the grade for the Olympics as time runs out.“For the National Championships I’m planning on setting up a fast race, so hopefully the weather cooperates,” said Evans. “I’m not feeling like a lot is at stake even though the Olympic deadline is soon approaching. The main thing is that I’m healthy and my times are steadily going down with each race.“I’m three hundredths of a second off the standard, and have more races lined up before the deadline.”His time of one minute and 46.66 seconds was only good enough for seventh last week, although the 20-year-old acknowledged he wasn’t at his best in the medal race.Besides this weekend’s meet, Evans will have at least two more chances of reaching his Olympic goal.The championships take place tomorrow and Saturday at the NSC.“The NCAA’s didn’t go as well as I wanted, that’s a race I feel like I should have won if I just ran how I normally do and kick with 150 metres to go, but at the same time I still ran a good time after not having my best race tactically.“This was my first fast race since 2010; last year I was injured and I just got a little too excited in the final and kicked a lot earlier than usual because I knew I was going to run fast.“But overall my times are dropping with each race.”Olympic hopefuls from the US will ratchet up the competition at the championships with a total of 18 US athletes, many of who will compete in upcoming Olympic trials, taking on Bermuda’s best at the annual two-day event.It’s hoped the visitors will help coax top performances from those Bermuda athletes still looking to book their tickets for this summer’s Games.So far, only long jumper Tyrone Smith, who will be competing on local soil for the first time, has met the Olympic standard for track and field, although Arantxa King (long jump), Tre Houston (100 metres and 200 metres), and Evans hopes to join him at the summer spectacle.Racing begins at 5.30pm on both days, finishing with relays on Saturday night.