South Carolina Gamecocks swimmers end U.S. Olympic Trials with two top-20 finishes

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (FOX Carolina) – The South Carolina Gamecocks said on Thursday that their swimmers concluded the U.S. Olympic Trials with a pair of top-20 finishes and other successes.

Greta Pelzek, a rising senior, advanced to the semifinals of the 200 fly on Wednesday. Pelzek was the 2024 Southeastern Conference silver medalist in the Short Course Yards version of the event.

Pelzek swam a new personal best Long Course Meters time of 2:11.70 in the preliminary trials and placed in 16th. This secured her a spot in the semifinals.

Once in the semifinals, Pelzek was able to drop her time by over half a second to 2:11.06, placing her in 15th place. She also competed in the 100 fly where she placed 30th with a time of 59.51.

Delaney Franklin, a native of Senaca, S.C., also achieved a top-20 finish, placing in 18th place with a time of 2:30.89 in the 200 breast.

Bella Pantano, a recent high school graduate, reached a new personal best time of 2:13.06 in the 200. She placed 26th. Pantano also finished in 48th place in the 100 back.

Amy Riordian, Meaghan Harnish, and Jordan Agliano placed 35th in the 200 free, 38th in the 400 Individual Medley, and 47th in the 200 back respectively.

Redshirt junior Sophie Verzyl represented S.C. on the 3-meter diving board, advancing her to the semifinals. She will compete again for a spot in the finals on Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

The Gamecock men also performed well. Raymond Prosinski, a rising sophomore, won the best finish of the event, placing 33rd in the 400 IM with a 4:23.66 on Sunday. Wylie Kruse, a rising senior, placed 35th in the 200 back with a 2:00.85.

Ryan Hufford and Liam Kerns finished 54th in the 100 back and 65th in the 100 breast respectively.

The Gamecocks listed all these swimmers’ times below:

U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Results

Women’s 100 Fly

30 – Pelzek – 59.51

74 – Agliano – 1:01.42

Men’s 100 Breast

65 – Kerns – 1:02.45

Men’s 400 IM

33 – Prosinski – 4:23.66

Men’s 100 Back

54 – Hufford – 55.90

Women’s 200 Free

35 – Riordan – 2:00.71

Women’s 400 IM

38 – Harnish – 4:58.61

Women’s 100 Back

48 – Pantano – 1:02.57

Women’s 200 Breast

18 – Franklin – 2:30.89

Men’s 200 Back

35 – Kruse – 2:00.85

Women’s 200 Fly

16 – Pelzek – 2:11.70

51 – Agliano – 2:17.88

Women’s 200 Fly Semifinals

15 – Pelzek – 2:11.06

Women’s 200 Back

26 – Pantano – 2:13.06

47 – Agliano – 2:15.18

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