The Phillips 66 Swimming National Championships started Tuesday at the IU Natatorium, and the Carmel Swim Club is making its presence known, even while swimming alongside Olympians.
So far, the best result has come from Veronica Burchill, a 2016 Carmel graduate who just completed her freshman year at the University of Georgia. Burchill made the “A” final of the women’s 100 freestyle after placing eighth in the afternoon preliminaries, then moved up to seventh place in the evening finals. Burchill’s finals time was 54.92, an improvement of 0.12 seconds.
Amy Bilquist, a 2015 Carmel graduate who swims at the University of California, made the “B” final in the 100 free, finishing 11th. Three more current and former Greyhounds swam the “C” final: Claire Adams (a 2016 Carmel graduate and swimmer at the University of Texas) finished 20th, Pash (a junior-to-be) placed 22nd and Rothrock (a senior-to-be) finished 24th.
Drew Kibler, a senior-to-be at Carmel, raced in the “C” final of the men’s 100 freestyle, finishing 19th.
Here is a complete list of Hamilton County swimmers that competed on Tuesday:
AFTERNOON PRELIMS
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY
31. Lauren Edelman (Carmel Swim Club) 2:15.55, 49. Sammie Burchill (CSC) 2:17.18.
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE
8. Veronica Burchill (Carmel/University of Georgia) 55.04, 10. Amy Bilquist (Carmel/University of California) 55.08, 20. Claire Adams (CSC) 55.78, 21. Kelly Pash (CSC) 55.96, 30. Trude Rothrock (CSC) 56.13, 94. Lauryn Parrish (Fishers Area Swimming Tigers) 57.92.
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE
T29. Drew Kibler (CSC) 50.03.
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE
46. Emma Nordin (CSC) 9:09.13.
EVENING FINALS
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY
“C” Final: 22. Edelman 2:14.15.
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE
“C” Final: 20. Adams 55.64, 22. Pash 55.99, 24. Rothrock 56.52.
“B” Final: 11. Bilquist 55.07.
“A” Final: 7. Burchill 54.92.
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE
“C” Final: 19. Kibler 50.00.