Aug. 3, 2013
IRVINE, Calif. – University of Notre Dame men’s swimmer Zach Stephens claimed the seventh top-20 finish for Irish Aquatics on the final day of the 2013 United States Open Saturday at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center.
Stephens posted the 14th-best preliminary time in the 200-meter individual medley after touching the wall in 2:03.33. The Irish junior swam a near identical 2:03.41 in the race’s B final to finish in 14th place. Stephens added a 19th-place result in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:15.71) earlier in the competition.
Cameron Miller was the second Irish Aquatics athlete in the 200 IM field, posting a preliminary time of 2:08.60 (70th place). Miller was also a member of the 16th-fastest 4X100-meter medley relay squad (3:49.92) and placed 20th in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke (1:03.22) during the week.
Brennan Jacobsen was the lone Notre Dame entrant in the final distance race of the U.S. Open, placing 38th overall in the 800-meter freestyle Saturday with a time of 8:35.67.
Frank Dyer capped off his seventh event of the week in the 50-meter freestyle, posting a preliminary heat 23.46 (40th place). Dyer picked up the top Irish Aquatics finish earlier in the week in the 400-meter freestyle (3:56.43, eighth place), and added top-20 placements with the 16th place 4X100 medley relay team and in the 200-meter freestyle (1:49.75, 17th place).
2013 Irish In The U.S. Open-Final Results
John Williamson
200-meter butterfly – 1:59.99, 15th place (preliminary)
200-meter butterfly – 2:00.21, 16th place (final)
400-meter freestyle – 4:04.86, 66th place (preliminary)
100-meter butterfly – 55.10, 41st place (preliminary)
4X100-meter medley relay – 3:49.82, 16th place
Brennan Jacobsen
200-meter butterfly – 2:06.02, 72nd place (preliminary)
1,500-meter freestyle – 16:30.32, 43rd place (preliminary)
400-meter freestyle – 4:07.56, 72nd place (preliminary)
800-meter freestyle – 8:35.67, 38th place (final)
Frank Dyer
100-meter freestyle – 51.02, 46th place (preliminary)
400-meter freestyle – 3:54.50, fifth place (preliminary)
400-meter freestyle – 3:56.43, eighth place (final)
200-meter freestyle – 1:51.00, 18th place (preliminary)
200-meter freestyle – 1:49.75, 17th place (final)
4X100-meter medley relay – 3:49.82, 16th place
50-meter freestyle – 23.46, 40th place (preliminary)
Zach Stephens
200-meter breaststroke – 2:16.76, 22nd place (preliminary)
200-meter breaststroke – 2:15.71, 19th place (final)
100-meter breaststroke – 1:03.51, 25th place (preliminary)
200-meter individual medley – 2:03.33, 14th place (preliminary)
200-meter individual medley – 2:03.41, 14th place (final)
Cameron Miller
200-meter breaststroke – 2:19.12, 42nd place (preliminary)
100-meter breaststroke – 1:03.28, 18th place (preliminary)
100-meter breaststroke – 1:03.22, 20th place (final)
4X100-meter medley relay – 3:49.82, 16th place
200-meter individual medley – 2:08.60, 70th place (preliminary)
Matt Buerger
200-meter backstroke – 2:11.75, 88th place (preliminary)
100-meter backstroke – 59.01, 72nd place (preliminary)
4X100-meter medley relay – 3:49.82, 16th place
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