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US AT&T Winter Nationals
Willis and White Qualify for Olympic Trials; Moyar Competes in Consolation Finals at U.S. Nationals
12/5/2015 11:49:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Juniors Jamal Willis and Justin White have become the first Lehigh swimmers, male or female in the last 40 years, to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials with their performances at this week's AT&T U.S. Winter National Championships. Both swimmers hit the automatic qualifying time in their heats on Thursday in the 50 meter freestyle, earning them an automatic bid to next summer's Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. Fellow Mountain Hawk Jacob Moyar also competed and qualified for the 'C' consolation final in the 200 meter butterfly late Saturday evening.
Willis and White were both among the 106 total competitors in Thursday's 50 meter freestyle. Willis took to the pool in Heat 7 and outpaced the other seven swimmers to win the heat with an exact qualifying time of 23.29 seconds. The time was good enough for 38th place overall in the event.
White followed that up in the very next heat with a solid time of 23.16 seconds, also earning him an automatic bid to the Olympic trials. The time was tied for 31st overall and tied for third highest in the heat, at 0.93 seconds behind the winner.
The 50 meter event was won by Nathan Adrian, a U.S. National Team member and Olympic gold medalist. Other notable finishers included Josh Schneider (fifth place), a fellow national team member and former American (50m freestyle) and world record (200m MED-R) holder, and 2010 NCAA 50 yard freestyle champion.
Moyar took to the pool on Saturday morning in the 200 meter fly, looking to meet the Olympic trial qualifying mark of 2:01.99. He finished 17th overall with a time of 2:02.86, which was good enough to qualify him for the 'C' final on Saturday evening. In the consolation final, Moyar bested his time from earlier in the day, touching the wall in fifth place in 2:02.57. It marked the second year in a row that Moyar qualified for the consolation finals in the 200 fly. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic swimmer in history and current world record holder in the event, was crowned the national champion after taking top spot in the 'A' final.
On Friday, the trio also competed in a number of long course time trials. Willis swam in the 100 meter freestyle (53.84) and the 200 meter freestyle (2:05.50). White also participated in the 100 meter freestyle (52.30), in addition to the 100 meter butterfly (57.30), and Moyar swam in the 100 fly (56.81) and 200 IM (2:09.08).
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Juniors Jamal Willis and Justin White have become the first Lehigh swimmers, male or female in the last 40 years, to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials with their performances at this week's AT&T U.S. Winter National Championships. Both swimmers hit the automatic qualifying time in their heats on Thursday in the 50 meter freestyle, earning them an automatic bid to next summer's Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. Fellow Mountain Hawk Jacob Moyar also competed and qualified for the 'C' consolation final in the 200 meter butterfly late Saturday evening.
Willis and White were both among the 106 total competitors in Thursday's 50 meter freestyle. Willis took to the pool in Heat 7 and outpaced the other seven swimmers to win the heat with an exact qualifying time of 23.29 seconds. The time was good enough for 38th place overall in the event.
White followed that up in the very next heat with a solid time of 23.16 seconds, also earning him an automatic bid to the Olympic trials. The time was tied for 31st overall and tied for third highest in the heat, at 0.93 seconds behind the winner.
The 50 meter event was won by Nathan Adrian, a U.S. National Team member and Olympic gold medalist. Other notable finishers included Josh Schneider (fifth place), a fellow national team member and former American (50m freestyle) and world record (200m MED-R) holder, and 2010 NCAA 50 yard freestyle champion.
Moyar took to the pool on Saturday morning in the 200 meter fly, looking to meet the Olympic trial qualifying mark of 2:01.99. He finished 17th overall with a time of 2:02.86, which was good enough to qualify him for the 'C' final on Saturday evening. In the consolation final, Moyar bested his time from earlier in the day, touching the wall in fifth place in 2:02.57. It marked the second year in a row that Moyar qualified for the consolation finals in the 200 fly. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic swimmer in history and current world record holder in the event, was crowned the national champion after taking top spot in the 'A' final.
On Friday, the trio also competed in a number of long course time trials. Willis swam in the 100 meter freestyle (53.84) and the 200 meter freestyle (2:05.50). White also participated in the 100 meter freestyle (52.30), in addition to the 100 meter butterfly (57.30), and Moyar swam in the 100 fly (56.81) and 200 IM (2:09.08).
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