Gamecocks Show Out at USA National Championships
STANFORD, Calif.- South Carolina swimming and diving turned in another good performance on the summer swimming circuit at the 2019 Phillips 66 USA National Championships. The Gamecocks had 10 current and former student-athletes swim at the meet.
A pair of Gamecocks, recent graduate Emma Barksdale and sophomore transfer Lewis Burras combined for four top-10 finishes. Barksdale took home fourth and sixth in the 200m and 400m IM, respectively, while Burras picked up two first-place finishes in the B-final of the 100m and 50mfreestyle races.
Carolina also had swimmers qualify for the USA Olympic trials in four different races. Barksdale qualified for the 200m and 400m IM, while Emily Cornell and Hallie Kinsey also joined the list of Gamecocks headed to Olympic trials. Cornell made the cut for the 100m backstroke, and Kinsey made the 100m butterfly cut.
2019 USA Nationals Gamecock Results (Current Gamecocks in bold)
Emma Barksdale
200m Medley – 2:13.06 – 4th
400m Medley – 4:41.49 – 6th
200m Breaststroke – 2:30.12 – 21st
100m Breaststroke – 1:10.15 – 32th
Lewis Burras – Sophomore
100m Freestyle – 48.58 – 1st B Finals* 5th fastest performance in British history
50m Freestyle – 22.15 – 1st B Finals* 7th fastest performance in British history
Emily Cornell – Senior
200m Backstroke – 2:15.75 – 40th
Hallie Kinsey – Sophomore
100m Butterfly – 1:00.41 – 45th
200m Butterfly – 2:17.81 – 67th
200m Medley – 2:21.43 – 73rd
Coleman Kramer – Sophomore
100m Freestyle – 3:59.13 – 64th
200m Freestyle – 1:53.15 – 107th
Christina Lappin – Senior
50m Freestyle – 26.06 – 41st
100m Butterfly – 1:01.67 – 88th
Ellie Masterson – Sophomore
400m Medley – 5:04.19 – 76th
Will Riggs – Senior
200m Butterfly – 2:03.39 – 64th
AJ Ross – Junior
50m Freestyle – 23.28 – 68th
Caleb Tosh
100m Freestyle – 50.25 – 46th
100m Butterfly – 54.45 – 71st
50m Freestyle – 23.52 – 91st
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