DAY 1 RESULTS
DAY 2 RESULTS
DAY 3 RESULTS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — There were gold medals, school records and Olympic Trials cuts galore this weekend, as Notre Dame headed east for the three-day Ohio State Fall Invitational. As a team, the No. 10 men finished fourth, and the women also took fourth.
Starting on the men’s side, U.S. National Team member Chris Guiliano continues to prove he is one of the nation’s best. Guiliano won the 50 free (18.84), 100 free (41.30) and 200 free (1:32.14). He broke his own school records in the 50 and 100, and he earned an NCAA A cut in the 100 as well. He was one of just two male swimmers at the meet to earn an individual A cut. Guiliano was already headed to Olympic Trials this summer, but he further solidified his standing by going under the Trials mark in all three events in prelims. His LCM 100 free time of 47.98 was more than 2 seconds under the Olympic Trials cut.
Sophomore Tommy Janton won the 200 back (1:40.34), and Division III record holder Tanner Filion took second (1:42.21). In the 100, Janton, Filion and Marcus Gentry all earned Olympic Trials qualifying times. Gentry ultimately had the highest finish in finals, bringing home the silver medal with a personal best time of 45.79.
Senior and captain Sean Faikish had a nice meet as well with an Olympic Trials cut in the 200 IM (2:02.70) and a pair of U.S. Open cuts in the 100 and 200 breast (1:04.01/2:18.64). NCAA champion Abdelrahman El-Araby is also Olympic Trials bound with a 50 free time of 22.65.
Notre Dame also broke three relay school records:
- 200 free relay: El-Araby, Guiliano, Janton, Filion
- 400 free relay: Guiliano, El-Araby, Janton, Filion
- 400 medley relay: Janton, Tyler Christianson, Cason Wilburn, Guiliano
Moving to the women, Grace Brenneman notched herself her first school record with a 25.97 LCM performance in the 50 free. The local product out of Elkhart, Ind., ultimately finished 18th in the event with a season-best performance of 23.11.
Madelyn Christman continued her superb junior year with a fourth-place finish in the 100 back. Her time of 53.29 is a season-best and an NCAA B cut. She also finished 12th in the 200 back (1:55.39) and 17th in the 50 free (23.03). Her 50 free time in prelims was a personal best time (26.41).
Rookie Abigail O’Sullivan has had a couple of notable swims in her short Irish career, and she snuck into the A final of the 200 fly on Saturday and finished 10th (2:03.14). Senior Megan Deuel was there with her and took eighth (1:58.69). That is an NCAA B cut.
Select Irish swimmers will now head to the U.S. Open after the Thanksgiving holiday. The meet will be held from Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in Greensboro, N.C.