University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Compete On Fifth Day Of U.S. Olympic Trials
7/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Four Gophers were in action on the fifth day of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. Gopher 14-time All-American David Plummer reached the semifinals of the 200-meter backstroke to lead Minnesota's contigent. He ended up with a 16th place finish.
Plummer, who placed seventh in the 100-meter back earlier in the Trials, posted a semifinal time of 2:02.24. He clocked a 2:01.09 in the preliminaries to advance to the semis with the 16th-best time.
In the other men's individual event, Alex Wold posted a lifetime-best time of 2:03.74 to place 22nd in the in the 200-meter individual medley. The junior has had an outstanding meet, clocking personal-best times in each of his three events. Graduated senior Russ Payne also placed 28th in 2:04.21 and junior Mark Solfelt was 63rd in a time of 2:07.05.
Tomorrow's schedule of events includes the men's 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter butterfly along with the women's 800-meter free and 200-meter backstroke.
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