OMAHA — Kelly Naze of the DU Hilltoppers finished 18th and just missed qualifying for the 200 individual medley semifinals at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials here Wednesday morning.
Naze clocked a season-best 2:16.16, just .31 out of one of the 16 semifinal spots.
The other locals at Trials:
Women’s 200 IM: Caroline Piehl, Colorado Stars, 87th, 2:21.35; Michelle Patton, DU Hilltoppers, 113th, 2:27.99 … Women’s 200 freestyle: Jordan Mattern, 37th, 2:01.92; Piehl, 56th, 2:03.21; Mackenzie Stein, DU Hilltoppers, 91st, 2:06.18 … Men’s 200 butterfly: Clark Smith, Denver Swimming Academy, 25th, 2:00.87; John Martens, Mission Aurora Swim Club, 41st, 2:01.93; Andrew Torres, North Jeffco Swim Team, 56th, 2:02.50; Brandon Hatanaka, Loveland Swim Club, 85th, 2:03.77; Tyler Pennington, DU Hilltoppers, 116th, 2:05.93.
John Henderson: 303-954-1299, or jhenderson@denverpost.com.
