Men's Swimming to send 34 to Olympic Trials
June 24, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. – There will be 34 current and former University of Texas Men’s Swimmers heading to the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. June 25-July 2. The trials will be held at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. The prelims will begin at 10 a.m. (CDT) each day while the finals take place at 6:45 p.m. (CDT). A total of 26 men and 26 women will represent the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic Games. Each of the top two swimmers in every event, plus four more in the 100m and 200m will qualify for the National Team the U.S. will send to London. Among the 34 UT swimmers going to Omaha, 25 are from the 2011-12 roster and nine are former Longhorns. There are four gold medalists competing at trials for UT. Brendan Hansen won gold medals in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games. Garrett Weber-Gale won two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics while Ricky Berens and Dave Walters each came home with one. Two Texas individuals captured NCAA Championships this past March with Jimmy Feigen winning the 50 and 100 freestyle events and Dax Hill winning the 200 freestyle. The two swimmers will compete in the sprint events again at trials. Austin Surhoff is the swimmer with the most schedule events as he is lined up to swim in six different events. Entering the trials, there are many swimmers who are seeded among the top in their events. Ranking in the top 10 are Michael Klueh in the 400 freestyle (4th) and 1500 freestyle (5th), Michael McBroom in the 1500 freestyle (6th) and 400 freestyle (8th), Hansen in the 100 breaststroke (1st) and 200 breaststroke (2nd), Berens in the 200 freestyle (4th) and 100 freestyle (7th), Walters in the 200 freestyle (7th) and 100 freestyle (9th), Dax Hill in the 200 freestyle (8th), Clay Youngquist in the 200 freestyle (9th), Kip Darmody in the 100 backstroke (10th), Weber-Gale in the 50 freestyle (4th) and 100 freestyle (4th), Jimmy Feigen in the 50 freestyle (3rd) and 100 freestyle (5th), Eric Friedland in the 200 breaststroke (8th) and Austin Surhoff in the 200 IM (10th).
2011-12 Longhorns Ben Anderson (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) Matt Belecanech (200 freestyle, 400 freestyle) Neil Caskey (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly) Tripp Cooper (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly) Cole Cragin (100 backstroke, 100 butterfly) Kip Darmody (100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke) Nick D’Innocenzo (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM) Jimmy Feigen (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) Eric Friedland (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM) Madison Gibson (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly) Dax Hill (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle) Kerrington Hill (50 freestyle) Matt Hoyland (100 breaststroke) Hayes Johnson (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke) Michael McBroom (400 freestyle, 1500 freestyle) Kyle McNeilis (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle) Charlie Moore (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) Patrick Murphy (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly) Jake Ritter (200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 1500 freestyle) Austin Surhoff (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 IM, 400 IM) Conor Swanson (200 IM) Reid Walker (400 freestyle) Madison Wenzler (50 freestyle) Jackson Wilcox (200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 1500 freestyle, 200 butterfly) Clay Youngquist (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle) Former UT Swimmers Olympic Trials Evening Schedule - Men Monday, June 25 Tuesday, June 26 Wednesday, June 27 Thursday, June 28 Friday, June 29 Saturday, June 30 Sunday, July 1 Monday, July 2
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