Bach Wins 100 Breast, Seven Buckeyes Compete at U.S. Open
12/5/2021 12:29:30 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Seven student-athletes represented Ohio State at the 2021 U.S. Open Championships in Greensboro, N.C. this week. Among those competing, Charlie Clark broke a school record in the 800 Free in the opening event of the championships and Hannah Bach won the 100 Breast.
Charlie Clark started off the event with an impressive finish in the 800 Free on Thursday evening. The sophomore finished in a time of 7:54.40 for a school record and second place in the event. He led for the first 750m of the race, but ultimately finished 0.33 seconds behind the 2020 Olympic champion Bobby Finke. He bested his previous school record in the event by four seconds. Clark went on to earn second in the 1500 Free (15:07.53) and take fourth in the A Final of the 400 Free (3:51.95).
Hannah Bach earned her first national win of her career in the 100 Breast on Friday. Dominating the entire race, she touched the wall in 1:09.01, 1.27 seconds ahead of second-place swimmer. The junior also raced in the 200 Breast on Saturday, finishing in a time of 2:45.57 in the B final.
Sem Andreis earned a spot in one A final and two B finals at the 2021 U.S. Open. In the 50 Free, he finished seventh in the prelims (22.92) for a spot in Thursday’s A final where he took eighth. The senior raced a time of 54.99 in the prelims of the 100 Fly, good for a B final cut. He improved his time by 0.4 seconds in the finals, recording a time of 54.59 for third in the B final. After taking 11th in his preliminary swim of the 100 Free (50.92), Andreis went on to win the B final in a time of 50.45.
Chachi Gustafson represented Ohio State in the B finals of the 100 and 200 Fly. In his first race of the meet, he raced a 54.82 in the 100 Fly for 12th overall in the prelims. He went on to finish fourth in the B final (55.29). The junior raced a 2:05.93 in the 200 Fly for 11th overall during the morning session and took fourth again in the B final, this time finishing in 2:06.83.
Teresa Ivan raced in three events for the Buckeyes, including the 50 and 100 Free and the 100 Back. In the 50 Free, the freshman earned a spot in the B Final after posting a time of 26.17 in the morning prelim session. She took fourth in the B final and improved her time for a 26.08 finish. In the 100 Free, she made it to the C Final with a 57.71 swim in the prelims and ultimately took eighth in her final heat (58.43). Ivan finished in a time of 1:07.59 in the prelims of the 100 Back.
Competing in two events at the meet, Alex Quach won the B final of the 100 Fly in a time of 54.36. He improved his preliminary swim time by 0.01 seconds (54.37). The freshman started his week off with the 50 Free, racing a 23.57 in the prelims and 23.72 for third in the C final.
Hudson McDaniel took the pool for the 100 Breast, swimming a time of 1:03.90 for a third in the B final. He raced a 1:03.39 in his preliminary swim, good for 11th overall in the morning session.
Ohio State returns to team competitions in the new year, welcoming Texas and Kentucky to McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on Jan. 14 and 15.
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