Burton Completes 50 Free; Swimmers Conclude 2016 Olympic Trials Friday
6/27/2016 3:30:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Davidson swimmer Luke Burton wrapped up his 2016 Olympic Trials campaign Friday morning at the CenturyLink Center, finishing the 50m freestyle with a split of 23.62 seconds in the largest men's event of the trials.
Burton, a Kennesaw, Ga., native, holds the program record in the event in addition to six other events, and led the Wildcats at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championships with 46 individual points.
Burton competed against at least four former or present Olympians in the event, including three medalists.
Burton- 50m Freestyle Results
6/30/2016
OMAHA, Neb. -- Rising senior Katy Williams concluded her 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Thursday afternoon, competing in the women's 200m breastroke at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb.
Williams finished the prelims at a 2:37.61 time, finishing in the Top 100 in the third largest women's event of the Trials.
Williams holds five program records, and is also the Atlantic 10 record holder in the 100m breast. She will return to Davidson this upcoming school year for her senior season.
Williams- 200m Breast Results
6/27/2016
OMAHA, Neb. -- Wildcat swimmers Luke Burton and Katy Williams wrapped up their first day of competition at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Monday, with Burton competing in the 100m backstroke and Williams the 100m breastroke.
Burton finished the prelims with a time of 58.07 seconds in the back, and Williams recorded a clip of 1:11.95 in the breast. Burton competed against over 150 athletes, while WIlliams' field was slightly smaller at 125.
Each will compete in one more event this week- Burton will participate in the 50m freestyle on Friday at 11:00 a.m. and Williams in the 200m breastroke at 12:06 p.m. on Thursday.
Burton- 100m Back Results
Williams- 100m Breast Results
6/24/2016
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson swimming and diving's Luke Burton and Katy Williams will represent the Wildcats in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, set to take place June 26-July 3 in Omaha, Neb. Each will compete in two events.
Both swimmers will kick things off on Monday, with Burton competing in the 100m backstroke at 12:43 p.m. (ET) and Williams in the 100m breaststroke at 12:15 p.m. (ET). Burton will swim again Friday, this time in the 50m freestyle (11:00 a.m. ET), while Williams will conclude her Trials with the 200m breast (12:06 p.m. ET) on Thursday.
"Katy and Luke have each given their teammates, coaches, and the Davidson community a lot to celebrate during their time as Wildcats," Young said. "Qualifying for the US Olympic Team Trials, with a chance to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games, is a capstone accomplishment for the best athletes in our sport. I am proud of their accomplishments and appreciative of the leadership role that they've each embraced for our program."
Burton, a Kennesaw, Ga., native, qualified for the 50 free while participating in a meet in California last summer, and then added his second event this past February at a time trials meet in Virginia.
Williams, a rising senior from Apex, N.C., posted both of her qualifying times last July at the 2015 North Carolina Long Course Championships.
"It is a fantastic, super fast meet," Burton said. "There is such a high level of competition; sometimes this meet can be faster than the actual Olympics, because there are so many good swimmers in our country. The best way I can describe the difference is that a college meet is usually just family and friends, and the Trials is like the Super Bowl."
"It's always been a goal of mine to make Olympic Trials," Williams said. "When I touched the wall and looked up, that was so exciting. I was like 'hey, that's pretty fast'. It's a really cool atmosphere to be in, and there's so much pride and enthusiasm because everyone is just so happy to be there."
Former Davidson standouts Drew Onken '13 and Geoffrey Peitz '12 represented the Wildcats in the previous Olympic Trials.
Events begin each day at 10 a.m. CDT, and will be shown via live stream on nbcsports.com. The trials will also be aired on NBC and NBC Sports each night beginning at 6 p.m. EDT. A complete television schedule can be found here.
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