AUBURN, Ala. – Four Auburn swimmers earned 2020 USA Olympic Trials cuts and three set national records during the 2019 Richard Quick Invite at the Martin Aquatics Center this past weekend in Auburn.
David Crossland, Claire Fisch, Emily Hetzer and Aly Tetzloff each earned their way to Omaha, Nebraska, site of the 2020 USA Olympic Team Trials.
Crossland, who will be a senior this fall, punched his ticket with a 56.59 in the 100m backstroke, hitting exactly on the time needed to get to Omaha.
Fisch, who will also be a senior this fall, collected Trials cuts in the 50m free and the 100m free. Her 50 free time of 25.75 was .23 seconds faster than the standard and her 100 free time of 55.73 was .56 seconds under the cut-off.
Hetzer, who just finished an outstanding freshman campaign, qualified for Trials in both the 400m free and the 1500m free. Her 4:14.88 in the 400m free is 2.01 seconds under the cut and her 16:45.33 in the 1500m free was 3.86 seconds under the cut.
Tetzloff, who finished her decorated career on the Plains this past March, collected a trio of cuts, going 1:02.54 in the 100m back, 55.71 in the 100m free and 59.12 in the 100m fly. Her 100 back time was .15 seconds below the standard, her 100 free time was .58 below the standard and her 100 fly time was 1.57 seconds below the standard.
The USA Olympic Team Trials will be held June 21-28,2020, at Omaha’s CHI Health Center.
In addition, Abi Wilder, who will be a junior next season, swam a 2:14.76 in the 200m backstroke to qualify for U.S. Nationals, which will be held July 31-Aug. 4 at Stanford University at Palo Alto, California.
On the international scene, Santiago Grassi, Luis Martinez and Julie Meynen all put their names in their respective country’s record book with swims over the weekend.
Grassi swam a 51.88 in the 100m fly to establish the Argentinian national record and also meet the Olympic A cut. An Olympian in 2016, he now holds Argentina’s record in both long course fly distances.
Martinez, who also competed at the 2016 Olympics, swam a 1:59.48 in the 200m fly to set the Guatemala national record. He now holds Guatemala’s records in the 50-, 100- and 200m long course flys.
Meynen, also a 2016 Olympian, clocked a 25.00 50m free and a 54.49 100m free to set the Luxembourg national records.
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