It was a weekend to remember for Notre Dame sophomore Chris Guilliano and freshman Tommy Janton.
Nine Irish swimmers competed this weekend at the Toyota U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C. Guiliano and Janton each walked away with multiple school records and Olympic Trials cuts.
Guiliano got the party started on Thursday with a ninth-place finish in the 50m freestyle (22.46). His 49.17 100 meter freestyle was also the best in Irish history and earned him a spot at Lucas Oil Stadium for 2024 Olympic Trials.
Janton, who was part of a freshmen class ranked 10th in the nation this year, made Olympic Trials in both backstroke events, the 100 and 200. He went 54.96 in the 100, which also broke the school record previously held by Bogac Ayhan (56.87). In the 200, Janton finished second overall with a time of 2:01.40, just over a half-second out of first place.
Freshmen Sammy Sierra and Tate Bacon posted impressive 200 butterfly swims, finishing sixth and seventh in the event’s B Final with times of 2:07.38 and 2:09.25, respectively.
The Irish swimmers will be off for a few weeks as they take finals and head home for a break, but they’ll be back in action beginning January 13 for a tri-meet in Annapolis, Md., against Navy and Princeton.