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June 24, 2012

Olympic Trials Schedule For Montgomery County Swimmers

Check back here and on Twitter (@MoCoMDHSSports) for results throughout the week.

Where To Watch

All but the fastest heats of preliminaries will be webcast live at usaswimming.org June 25-July 1. The fastest 2-4 heats of preliminaries will be broadcast on tape delay by NBC Sports. Click here for further information.

Schedule

All times Eastern

Men’s 100-Meter Breaststroke

Preliminaries – Monday, 3:01 p.m.; Semifinals – Monday, 9:06 p.m.; Finals – Tuesday, 8:37 p.m.

  • Eric Friedland (University of Texas/Walter Johnson)
  • Michael Wodoslawsky (University of Delaware/Damascus)

Men’s 200-Meter Freestyle

Preliminaries – Tuesday, 11:35 a.m.; Semifinals – Tuesday, 8:11 p.m.; Finals – Wednesday, 8:03 p.m.

  • Stephen Sakaris (Ohio State/Wootton)

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June 20, 2012

Meyer Hopes To Enjoy Second Trip To Olympic Swimming Trials

Mark Meyer swimmingBy Eric Meany

In 2008, recent Walt Whitman High School graduate Mark Meyer had his trip to the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials cut short by obligations to his new school.

Like all incoming freshman at the United States Naval Academy, Meyer was required to participate in Plebe Summer, an intensive seven-week training program designed to turn civilians into midshipmen. So after finishing third in his preliminary heat and 36th overall in the men’s 200-meter butterfly at the trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Meyer traveled directly to Annapolis early the next morning to participate in Induction Day.

This year’s trials begin on Monday, and with his time at the Naval Academy behind him Meyer hopes to enjoy the experience more than he was able to four years ago.

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