Six Virginia Swimmers Compete At Olympic Trials

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Aug. 14, 2000

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Virginia swimming program was represented by six swimmers in the sixth day of competition at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Monday (August 14) at the Indiana University Natatorium. None of the six swimmers were able to advance out of the preliminary round.

Rising second-year Cara Lane (Charlotte, N.C./Providence) turned in the top finish among the Cavaliers as she finished 16th in the preliminaries of the women’s 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:52.08.

Doak Finch (Southern Pines, N.C./O’Neal), a 2000 UVa graduate who advanced to the finals of the 200-meter butterfly, was 32nd overall in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 55.44.

UVa swimmers return to action at the U.S. Olympic Trials tomorrow morning (August 15).

Listed below are the results from all of Virginia’s swimmers who competed in preliminaries on the sixth day of competition at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials:

Swimmer         Event                  Place      TimeCara Lane       800-meter freestyle    16th       8:52.08Doak Finch      100-meter butterfly    32nd       55.44Matt Lee        100-meter butterfly    74th       57.05Troy Johnson    50-meter freestyle     T79th      24.22Megan Iffland   200-meter backstroke   85th       2:24.47Evan Taylor     100-meter butterfly    91st       58.51