Swimming Completes U.S. Winter Nationals
December 06, 2014 01:41 PM | General
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University men’s and women’s swimming teams completed the final day of competition earlier this morning at the AT&T Winter National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.
“I’m really pleased with our overall efforts,” said coach Vic Riggs. “We had some tough swims, but the attitude was great and each of them came away with specific areas they need to work on to get better.”
Andrew Marsh capped off his impressive span of three days with a 31st place finish in the prelims of the men’s 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in a season-best and team-best mark of 44.37.
Marsh became the first WVU men’s swimmer to qualify for the A final at the Winter Nationals last night, when the Bemus Point, New York, native finished fifth in the A final of the men’s 100-yard backstroke with a season-best mark of 46.58.
In other Saturday morning action, Jaimee Gillmore took 46th in the prelims of the women’s 100-yard freestyle, hitting the pad in 51.15. Courtney Parenti also participated in the women’s 100 free, finishing 57th overall in 51.51.
In the women’s 200-yard butterfly prelims, Julie Ogden placed sixth in her heat and 46th overall in 2:02.65.
The men’s 200-yard backstroke prelims featured West Virginia’ Jay Hickey. Hickey placed 73rd in the event with a mark of 1:50.75.
The Mountaineer men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will enjoy a four-week break from competition before returning to action at the Orange Bowl Classic in Key Largo, Florida, on January 3.
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