OCALA, Fla. – The University of Utah's swim program opened the CSCAA National Invite with four medals in Ocala, Florida in the FAST Facility on Thursday night.
"I think we had a decent finals session," said head coach
Jonas Persson. "Overall, I'm pleased with our swims and how we handled ourselves and competed. We're learning a lot about ourselves, like how to go from Conference to another championship meet just a week later. It's really good for our young team to get this experience in, so I'm pleased with our performance today."
Top of the Lane
- Jones Lambert dropped six seconds in the men's 500-yard freestyle to earn the gold with a time of 4:18.02.
- Nick Chirafisi wasn't far behind, taking the silver in the same race, clocking in at 4:21.52.
- In the men's 200-yard IM, Strahinja Maslo finished in the top five at 1:47.64.
- Grabbing Utah's second silver, Erin Palmer finished the 50-yard breaststroke at 27.85.
- Palmer turned around and brought Utah a gold with a 22.38 in the 50-yard freestyle.
Swimmers Swimming
- Quinn Jones earned a place in the A-final of the 500-free, finishing in sixth at 4:24.05.
- In the B-final of the 500-free, Jakub Walter touched in first at 4:24.03, taking eleventh overall.
- Owen Carlsen finished his race at 4:27.34 for the 14th spot in the 500-free.
- In the 200 IM A-final, Durgan McKean clocked 1:49.80 for ninth-place.
- Kelson Flynn touched in right after McKean, sitting in tenth with a 1:50.59.
- Placing 18th, Rylee McColley swam a 28.73 in the 50-breast.
Looking Ahead
Utah continues their end-of-season meet on Friday morning with prelims starting at 7:30 a.m. MT in Ocala, Fla. at the FAST Facility.
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