Indiana University postgraduate swimmers Zach Apple and Blake Pieroni won bronze medals on Friday morning at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
Both Apple and Pieroni swam on Team USA’s 4x200m freestyle relay, helping the team touch third in the final with a time of 7:01.98. The medals are the second for both Hoosier swimmers, as they won gold with Team USA in the 4x100m freestyle relay earlier in the week.
Swimming the second leg, Pieroni recorded a split of 1:44.98 – the third-fastest flying leg in the event. Apple swam third for Team USA, posting a split of 1:46.03.
In the men’s 100m butterfly, IU postgrad Vini Lanza placed 12th overall for Team Brazil with a time of 51.92. In the men’s 50m freestyle, rising IU junior Bruno Blaskovic placed 33rd overall for Team Croatia with a mark of 22.55.
Swimming prelims in Gwangju begin each night at 9:00 p.m. ET, with finals the next morning starting at 7:00 a.m. ET. Swimming at the FINA World Championships runs through Monday, July 28.
