Five KU Swimmers Conclude Competition at the U.S. Open
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Five Jayhawk swimmers wrapped up competition at the 2013 U.S. Open Friday evening at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, Calif., closing the summer slate of competition.
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Bryce Hinde and Alison Lusk started the day’s competition off in the 100-meter breaststroke preliminary round. Hinde paced the twosome with a 36th-place finish, touching the wall with a time of 1:12.68. Lusk wasn’t too far off the pace, finishing 50th with a time of 1:13.56. Both missed out qualifying for the finals in the evening session.
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A brief layover followed, allowing Hinde to catch her breath, as she prepared to swim a leg of the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay with teammates Sophiia Filatova, Deanna Marks and Haley Molden.
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The squad managed to put together a strong performance with a 16th-place finish after recording a time of 4:18.74.
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Filatova led the relay off with a split-time of 1:05.49, before Hinde jumped in for the second leg, in which she split a time of 1:12.50. Marks swam the third leg in 1:03.23, before Molden anchored with a 57.52 to close out the relay.
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This wraps up the U.S. Open for Jayhawk swimmers, and closes out the summer session of competition.
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