June 17, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -
A total of 28 University of North Carolina former, current and future swimmers are slated to begin competition June 29 in the 2008 United States Olympic Swimming Trials, seeking a spot on the Olympic team which will compete in August in Beijing, China. The trials will run through July 6 and will be held in a temporary facility at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.
Current and former UNC staff members who will be coaching swimmers at the Trials include Tar Heel head coach Rich DeSelm as well as current and former assistant coaches Catherine Vogt, Mike Litzinger, Eric Stefanski, Ryan Woodruff, Dan Flack and Bill Tramel.
Four past Tar Heels, 17 current Tar Heels and seven future Tar Heels have earned Olympic qualifying standards and will be in the competition.
Here is a complete list of competitors.
ALUMNI
Erika Acuff-Erndl, '01, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM
Keith Laabs, '08, 100-meter back
Kelsey Morrissy, '08, 50-meter free, 100-meter free
Zach Swartz, '08, 100-meter back
CURRENT TAR HEELS
Andy Brake, Soph., 400-meter IM
Hank Browning, Jr., 200-meter free, 400-meter free
Eliza Butts, Jr., 100-meter free
Ashley Howard, Jr., 200-meter backstroke
Alison Clemens, Jr., 100-meter breast, 200-meter breast, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM
Josh Hafkin, Soph., 100-meter back
Tyler Harris, Soph., 200-meter fly, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM
Kature Harvey, Soph., 400-meter free
Jeff James, Jr., 100-meter back, 200-meter back, 200-meter IM
Rebecca Kane, Soph., 50-meter free
Joe Kinderwater, Soph., 1500-meter free
Chip Peterson, Soph., 200-meter free, 400-meter free, 1500-meter free, 400-meter IM
Vinny Pryor, Soph., 200-meter breast
Whitney Sprague, Sr., 400-meter free, 800-meter free
Megan Steeves, Jr., 100-meter free
Tommy Wyher, Soph., 100-meter back, 100-meter fly
INCOMING FROSH
Layne Brodie, Fr., 100-meter breast
Steve Cebertowicz, Fr., 50-meter free, 100-meter free
Keri McAfee, 100-meter fly
Laura Moriarty, Fr., 100-meter breast, 200-meter breast, 200-meter IM, 400-meter IM
Evan Reed, Fr., 100-meter free
Enuf Swanson, Fr., 200-meter fly
Sarah Tanner, Fr., 200-meter IM
