Weiss earns semifinal swim, but unable to advance at U.S. Olympic Trials

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Weiss earns semifinal swim, but unable to advance at U.S. Olympic Trials

June 30, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Former Wisconsin standout finishes 11th in 200 individual medley semifinal

OMAHA, Neb. – Former Wisconsin swimmer Michael Weiss made his second appearance in a semifinal at the 2016 U.S. Swimming Olympic Team Trials in the men's 200-meter individual medley, but came up short of advancing to the final of the event on Thursday in Omaha, Nebraska.

Beginning the day with a time of 2 minutes, 1.96 seconds in preliminaries, Weiss earned himself a spot to compete later in the evening during the 200 individual medley semifinal. Weiss swam in the first heat of the semifinal and finished sixth in the section with a time of 2:01.39, but it unfortunately ended up being the 11th-fastest time and did not earn him one of eight spots in the final.

A handful of other Badgers competed earlier in the day during preliminaries at the CenturyLink Center. Ivy Martin finished 20th in the women's 100-meter freestyle with a swim of 55.57 seconds. Chase Kinney clocked in at 56.03, Abby Jagdfeld finished in 56.48 and Beata Nelson recorded a 58.04.

In the men's 200-meter backstroke, Todd McCarthy finished 43rd overall in prelims with a time of 2:02.95. Austin Byrd was close behind with the 48th-best time overall in 2:03.18.

Maria Carlson led all Badgers in prelims of the women's 200-meter breaststroke, clocking in at 2:35.31. Anna Meinholz and Jenny Holtzen also swam, finishing in 2:36.61 and 2:37.50, respectively.

In prelims of the men's 200-meter individual medley, incoming freshman Cooper Hodge swam a time of 2:04.01. Brett Pinfold also competed in the event and finished in 2:04.70.