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Nationals On Deck for Golden Gophers
7/25/2022 10:05:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
MINNEAPOLIS – Numerous members of the Minnesota swimming and diving programs are set to take part in their respective countries' national championships this week.
Fourteen Golden Gophers are headed to Irvine, Calif., for the Phillips 66 National Championships, July 26-30.
The Minnesota men's team will have eight representatives: William Christenson (200 Fly, 400 IM), Cameron Linder (400 IM), Max McHugh (100 and 200 Breast), Chris Morris (100 and 200 Free, 200 IM), Chris Nagy (800 and 1500 Free), Kaiser Neverman (100 and 200 Fly, 200 IM), Desmon Sachtjen (100 Back and 200 Back) and Casey Stowe (100 Back).
In addition, six Minnesota women will be in action: Rachel Butler (200 IM), Emma Lezer (100 and 200 Breast), Paula Rodriguez Rivero (100 Back), Maggie Summit (50 and 100 Free), Molly Urkiel (200 Breast) and Megan Van Berkom (200 Fly, 200 and 400 IM).
The Olympic Channel will air finals live each night at 7 p.m. CT, while USASwimming.org/watch will carry prelims live each day at 11 a.m. CT. A complete schedule of events can be found at USASwimming.org.
The Speedo Canadian Senior Championships run July 25 to August 1 in Montreal with rising sophomore Hannah Cornish and two-time Olympian Kierra Smith slated to compete. Cornish, who has already set program records in the 50 and 100m freestyle this summer, will compete in both of those events plus the 200 free, 50 fly and 50 back. Smith, meanwhile, is set to take part in the 100 breast.
Sophomore-to-be Bar Soloveychik will race this week in the 200 and 400m freestyle at the Israeli Nationals, his last tune-up before the European Championships in Rome next month.
Earlier this month, Soloveychik competed at the 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 where he finished 16th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 3:49.87, breaking the school record of 3:50.43 set by Justin Mortimer at the 2004 Olympic Trials. Soloveychik followed that up by placing 17th in the 800m freestyle prelims with a time of 8:04.14. In his final competition he helped Israel's 4x200m free relay team to a 10th place finish in a time of 7:12.70.
Rising junior James Freeman will also be representing his home country of Botswana at the Commonwealth Games, July 28 through August 8, in Birmingham, England. Freeman will swim in four freestyle races (100, 200, 400 and 1500) with his first coming on July 29 with the 400 Free.
Incoming freshman Alberto Hernández recently competed at the Spanish Nationals where he won a pair of medals, including gold in the 200 IM (2:02.87) and bronze in the 200 Back (2:00.36, the sixth fastest all-time performer for Spain in a textile suit). He also posted impressive times in the 200 Fly (2:01.96), 100 Back (55.57) and 200 Free (1:50.18).
Fellow incoming freshman Lovro Serdarevic is slated to race at the Croatian Nationals starting this Thursday. He is scheduled to race in the 50 and 100 Free, and 50 and 100 Back.
Fourteen Golden Gophers are headed to Irvine, Calif., for the Phillips 66 National Championships, July 26-30.
The Minnesota men's team will have eight representatives: William Christenson (200 Fly, 400 IM), Cameron Linder (400 IM), Max McHugh (100 and 200 Breast), Chris Morris (100 and 200 Free, 200 IM), Chris Nagy (800 and 1500 Free), Kaiser Neverman (100 and 200 Fly, 200 IM), Desmon Sachtjen (100 Back and 200 Back) and Casey Stowe (100 Back).
In addition, six Minnesota women will be in action: Rachel Butler (200 IM), Emma Lezer (100 and 200 Breast), Paula Rodriguez Rivero (100 Back), Maggie Summit (50 and 100 Free), Molly Urkiel (200 Breast) and Megan Van Berkom (200 Fly, 200 and 400 IM).
The Olympic Channel will air finals live each night at 7 p.m. CT, while USASwimming.org/watch will carry prelims live each day at 11 a.m. CT. A complete schedule of events can be found at USASwimming.org.
The Speedo Canadian Senior Championships run July 25 to August 1 in Montreal with rising sophomore Hannah Cornish and two-time Olympian Kierra Smith slated to compete. Cornish, who has already set program records in the 50 and 100m freestyle this summer, will compete in both of those events plus the 200 free, 50 fly and 50 back. Smith, meanwhile, is set to take part in the 100 breast.
Sophomore-to-be Bar Soloveychik will race this week in the 200 and 400m freestyle at the Israeli Nationals, his last tune-up before the European Championships in Rome next month.
Earlier this month, Soloveychik competed at the 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 where he finished 16th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 3:49.87, breaking the school record of 3:50.43 set by Justin Mortimer at the 2004 Olympic Trials. Soloveychik followed that up by placing 17th in the 800m freestyle prelims with a time of 8:04.14. In his final competition he helped Israel's 4x200m free relay team to a 10th place finish in a time of 7:12.70.
Rising junior James Freeman will also be representing his home country of Botswana at the Commonwealth Games, July 28 through August 8, in Birmingham, England. Freeman will swim in four freestyle races (100, 200, 400 and 1500) with his first coming on July 29 with the 400 Free.
Incoming freshman Alberto Hernández recently competed at the Spanish Nationals where he won a pair of medals, including gold in the 200 IM (2:02.87) and bronze in the 200 Back (2:00.36, the sixth fastest all-time performer for Spain in a textile suit). He also posted impressive times in the 200 Fly (2:01.96), 100 Back (55.57) and 200 Free (1:50.18).
Fellow incoming freshman Lovro Serdarevic is slated to race at the Croatian Nationals starting this Thursday. He is scheduled to race in the 50 and 100 Free, and 50 and 100 Back.
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