28 Tar Heels Headed To U.S. Olympic Trials
June 17, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A total of 28 University of North Carolina former, current and future swimmers are slated to begin competition June 29 in the 2008 United States Olympic Swimming Trials, seeking a spot on the Olympic team which will compete in August in Beijing, China. The trials will run through July 6 and will be held in a temporary facility at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. Current and former UNC staff members who will be coaching swimmers at the Trials include Tar Heel head coach Rich DeSelm as well as current and former assistant coaches Catherine Vogt, Mike Litzinger, Eric Stefanski, Ryan Woodruff, Dan Flack and Bill Tramel. Four past Tar Heels, 17 current Tar Heels and seven future Tar Heels have earned Olympic qualifying standards and will be in the competition. Here is a complete list of competitors. ALUMNI Erika Acuff-Erndl, '01, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM Keith Laabs, '08, 100-meter back Kelsey Morrissy, '08, 50-meter free, 100-meter free Zach Swartz, '08, 100-meter back CURRENT TAR HEELS Andy Brake, Soph., 400-meter IM Hank Browning, Jr., 200-meter free, 400-meter free
Eliza Butts, Jr., 100-meter free Ashley Howard, Jr., 200-meter backstroke Alison Clemens, Jr., 100-meter breast, 200-meter breast, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM Josh Hafkin, Soph., 100-meter back Tyler Harris, Soph., 200-meter fly, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM Kature Harvey, Soph., 400-meter free Jeff James, Jr., 100-meter back, 200-meter back, 200-meter IM Rebecca Kane, Soph., 50-meter free Joe Kinderwater, Soph., 1500-meter free Chip Peterson, Soph., 200-meter free, 400-meter free, 1500-meter free, 400-meter IM Vinny Pryor, Soph., 200-meter breast Whitney Sprague, Sr., 400-meter free, 800-meter free Megan Steeves, Jr., 100-meter free Tommy Wyher, Soph., 100-meter back, 100-meter fly INCOMING FROSH Layne Brodie, Fr., 100-meter breast Steve Cebertowicz, Fr., 50-meter free, 100-meter free Keri McAfee, 100-meter fly Laura Moriarty, Fr., 100-meter breast, 200-meter breast, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM Evan Reed, Fr., 100-meter free Enuf Swanson, Fr., 200-meter fly Sarah Tanner, Fr., 200-meter IM |
