Apple Earns Runner-up Nod at U.S. Open
 ATLANTA – A total of 13 current and former Indiana men’s and women’s swimmers participated in the second day of action at the 2019 Toyota U.S. Open Championships. The meet has swum at the Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center on Thursday.
Former Hoosier seven-time All-American Zach Apple highlighted the second day of action with a runner-up finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.81. He joined Zane Grothe and Marwan El Kamash as the three swimmers with Indiana ties to compete in the A Final on the second day of competition.
INDIANA RESULTS
Women’s 50 freestyle
Cora Dupre – 25.56
Men’s 50 freestyle
Zach Apple – 21.81
Bruno Blaskovic – 22.58
Justin Winnett – 24.13
Women’s 400 freestyle
Kennedy Goss – 4:22.01
Men’s 400 freestyle
Zane Grothe – 3:52.41
Marwan El Kamash – 3:53.77
Michael Brinegar – 3:53.59
Mikey Calvillo – 3:56.75
Jakub Karl – 4:00.44
Women’s 200 IM
Laura Morley – 2:20.17
Emily Weiss – 2:24.58
Men’s 200 IM
Mohamed Samy – 2:00.68
NOTABLES
- The second-place finish from Apple marked the best Indiana finish of the night. His 50 free time also qualified him for the Olympic Trials.
- Michael Brinegar opened the day with an Olympic Trial cut time in 400 free of 3:55.25 and bested his time in the C Final with a 3:53.59 winning effort in the evening session.
- Indiana freshman Cora Dupre also threw down a pair of Olympic Trial cut times in the 50 free. She opened in the preliminary round with a time of 25.88 before swimming a time of 25.56 in the C Final.
 UP NEXT
Day three of the Toyota U.S. Open Championships will begin tomorrow, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. with the preliminary heats of the 400 IM. All 17 current and former Indiana swimmers will be in action tomorrow.
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