Berlitz Wins U.S. Open 400 IM Title

Friday, December 6

Greensboro, N.C.

All Day

West Virginia University

U.S. Open Championships

December 06, 2024 08:07 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Final Results

By: Charles Montgomery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Redshirt senior Danny Berlitz earned a United States Open Championship title in the men's 400-yard individual medley at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Friday.

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The Drums, Pennsylvania, native earned a spot in the A final after placing eighth in the prelims. In the final, Berlitz used a spectacular swim to win the event, touching the wall at 3:46.51.

In the B final of the men's 100-yard breaststroke, senior Jake Young placed sixth with a final time of 54.48.

On the women's side, junior Gabriela Martin placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle B final, touching the wall at 1:50.56.

To finish the night, senior Justin Heimes represented WVU in the 100-yard backstroke. He finished fourth with a final time of 47.72.

Full Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 7

200 Backstroke
- Delaney Cox, Justin Heimes, Danny Berlitz, Christian Simpson, Joey Stebbins
100 Freestyle
- Conner McBeth, Braden Osborn, Roanoke Shirk
200 Breaststroke
- Danny Berlitz, Adam McDonald, Erik Petruzzi
200 Butterfly
- Maddie Smutny, Ian McKinney, Álvaro Santiago

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