Costa-Schmid Finishes 14th in 400-Meter Free on Day Three of U.S. Open
Thursday, August 6, 2009 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Sophomore Melani Costa-Schmid (Palma de Mallona, Spain) cruised to a 14th place finish in the women's 400-meter free Thursday on day three of the 2009 U.S. Open at the Weyerhauser King Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
Costa-Schmid touched in at 4:17.14 in prelims to advance to the B final where she swam an even quicker 4:15.62 to place 14th. Gator sophomore men's swimmer Jeff Raymond (Davie, Fla.) swam prelims of the men's 400 free, finishing in 4:08.84, 61st overall in the field.
Raymond doubled up on the third day of competition, swimming prelims of the 100-meter butterfly after the 400 free heats. He clocked in at 57.28, a 76th-place finish.
The Gators will continue the final two days of competition at the U.S. Open Friday and Saturday.
Florida swimming fans can follow the 2009 U.S. Open results on Omega Timing here. A recap and results from Florida athletes can be found on www.GatorZone.com and www.swimnetwork.com. Preliminaries will take place at noon (ET) each day of competition, while finals commence at 9 p.m. (ET).
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