IRVINE, Calif. – This five day contest showcased the best swimmers in the world. Current and former Wildcats who participated include:
Justin Wright,
Katrina Konopka,
Chatham Dobbs, Leah Smith,
Hannah Cox,
Kirsten Jacobsen,
Chris Wieser,
Brooks Fail,
Isaac Stump, Kevin Cordes,
Sam Iida,
Steven Medvedev,
Jamie Stone,
Mathias Oh,
Noah Reid,
Mallory Korenwinder, Matt Grevers, Matt Salerno, and
Jerad Kaskawal.
Recent grad Wright won the 200m butterfly on Day 1. His time of 1:54.63 earned him the national title.
Upcoming senior Konopka finished 5
th in the C final of the 100m free with 55.58. Konopka, in the women's 50m free, finished fifth in the B final with 25.39.
Incoming senior Dobbs placed 4
th in the men's 100m free with 49.83.
Training in Tucson, Smith finished runner-up in the 800m free with 8:22.79. Upcoming junior Cox placed 26
th in that race, with 8:43.57, and Jacobsen 31
st (8:46.63).
Recent grad Wieser placed 7
th in the men's 1500m free with 15:12.01 and 17
th (8:02.53) in the men's 800m free final.
Upcoming sophomore Fail placed 18
th in the 1500m (15:28.36) and the 800m (8:02.90).
Smith placed fourth in the 200m free with 1:56.93. Incoming junior Jacobsen finished fourth in the C final with 1:59.47.
Wieser finished 8
th in the C final in the men's 200m free with 1:51.54. Fail, with 1:50.58, finished fifth in the D final.
UA Alum Kevin Cordes finished 5
th in the 200 breast with 2:09.71. Upcoming sophomore Iida finished runner-up in the B final with 2:12.48.
Fail placed fifth in the D final with 2:02.90.
Dobbs earned bronze in the 50m fly with 23.38.
Smith finished fourth in the 400m IM with 4:35.68.
Cordes placed fourth in the 50m breast with 27.21. Konopka finished third in the C final of the women's 50m breast with 28.70.
Volunteer assistant Grevers finished fifth in the 50m back with 24.63, one-hundredth of a second behind fourth place.
Smith finished runner-up in the 400m free with 4:02.21, and Jacobsen placed eighth (4:11.14).
Wieser earns bronze in the 400m free with 3:48.92. Fail placed runner-up in the C final with 3:52.24.
Cordes finished runner-up in the 100m breast with 1:00.14 and Grevers placed second in the 100m back (52.55).
Iida placed sixth in the C final in the 200m IM with 2:02.48.
Konopka finished fifth in the B final with 25.39 in the 50m.
