July 23, 2008

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Thirteen University of North Carolina swimming student-athletes will be in action at the 2008 United States Open Swimming Championships beginning next Tuesday at the University of Minnesota's Aquatics Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The meet will serve as the qualifying meet for the 2009 World University Games which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia.

The meet begins Tuesday, July 29 and concludes Sunday, August 3.

Confirmed swimmers from the University of North Carolina who will be competing next week are:

Swimmer, Club Represented, Events
Brad Mitchell - North Carolina Aquatic Club - 100 Breast, 200 Breast
Jeff James - North Carolina Aquatic Club - 100 Back, 200 Back
Chip Peterson - North Carolina Aquatic Club - 200 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free, 1500 Free, 400 IM, 10k Open Water Swimming
Whitney Sprague - North Carolina Aquatic Club - 400 Free, 800 Free, 1500 Free
Tyler Harris - Poseidon Swimming - 200 Fly, 200 Breast, 400 IM, 200 IM, 10K Open Water Swimming
Layne Brodie - Dynamo Swimming - 200 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 IM
Joe Kinderwater - WSY - 800 Free, 400 IM, 400 Free, 1500 Free, 10K Open Water Swimming
Erika Erndl - Swim Florida - 400 IM, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM
Andy Brake - Curl Burke - 400 IM, 200 IM
Ashley Howard - Duke Aquatics - 200 Back, 100 Back
Wil Singley - North Texas Nadadores - 800 Free
Sarah Tanner - Cincinnati Marlins - 200 IM
Rebecca Kane - New Jersey Race Club - 50 Free
Enuf Swanson - The Woodlands - 200 Fly