INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 10, 2023) – All five Rollins swimmers who traveled to Indianapolis for the 2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships were in the pool on Friday for day three of the competition, with
Luke Dinges earning an All-American spot to provide the top moment of the day for the Tars.
For Friday's trials results, click
here, and for the Friday finals results, click
here.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Luke Dinges swam the 200-yard butterfly, clocking a 1:47.28 to finish the prelims 11th, which put him in the consolation final later in the evening.
- In the consolation final, Dinges swam a 1:47.56, which placed him 11th once again, making him a Second Team All-American and scoring six points for the team total.
- Chance Ricca posted a 20th-place time of 4:31.12 in the 500-yard freestyle prelims, narrowly missing out on advancing to the finals by just over two seconds.
- With Dinges' six points, the men are now tied for 28th place in the team standings.
- For the women, Alonna Clark finished the 500-yard freestyle prelims in a tie for 18th place with a time of 4:59.32; because the 17th- and 18th-place finishers in that event come back as alternates for the finals, she competed against Ellie Walker of Drury in a swim-off, but unfortunately came up short.
- Jill Hughes also swam the 500-yard freestyle, clocking a 5:00.26 to finish 27th in the prelims.
- Abigayle Wood made her NCAA Championships debut, placing 26th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.55.
- After three days of competition, the women are tied for 36th place with one point.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will wrap up the NCAA Championships tomorrow, with Wood returning to the water to swim the 200-yard breaststroke, while Hughes and Ricca will each compete in the 1650-yard freestyle event.
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