Kate is seeded first in tonight's 800 Free final and it will be an interesting race between her and the second seed Katie Hoff. The focus though is that Kate touches the wall either first or second at this point. She already swam a best time when she qualified in the 400 Free earlier this week.
Matthew will swim the 1500 Free this morning; event 26, heat 3, lane 2. This race can be seen on nbcolympics.com.
Update: 2:00 PM - Matthew just swam his favorite event, the 1500 Free. His desire to do well showed clearly when he started the race with a 50 meter split under 28 seconds. With his mother Joanne and his girlfriend Sjirsten cheering him on, he continued to lead his heat all the way to the 500 meter mark. The second third of the race saw him continue swimming splits under 32 seconds, but he had to surrender his lead to reigning Ivy League champion in the mile. His final time was a strong 15:53.36 and he improved by 12 places relative to his seed position.
Matthew will not make the Beijing Olympic Team, but the experience he gained at these Trials will proof invaluable for the next time around.
Matthew will swim the 1500 Free this morning; event 26, heat 3, lane 2. This race can be seen on nbcolympics.com.
Update: 2:00 PM - Matthew just swam his favorite event, the 1500 Free. His desire to do well showed clearly when he started the race with a 50 meter split under 28 seconds. With his mother Joanne and his girlfriend Sjirsten cheering him on, he continued to lead his heat all the way to the 500 meter mark. The second third of the race saw him continue swimming splits under 32 seconds, but he had to surrender his lead to reigning Ivy League champion in the mile. His final time was a strong 15:53.36 and he improved by 12 places relative to his seed position.
Matthew will not make the Beijing Olympic Team, but the experience he gained at these Trials will proof invaluable for the next time around.
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