No. 38 Swimming & Diving Has A Pair Finish Among Top-Five of the 500 Free B Finals On Thursday
Dec 5, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 38 Tulane swimming and diving team had a pair of swimmers finish among the top five in the 500 free B finals on the team's first day at the US Open Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Aquatics Center.
Lise Coetzee started the day and took 13th in the preliminaries of the 500 free with her 4:58.17. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou was 15th in the preliminaries of the 500 free with a 5:07.28.
Both improved their times in the finals as Coetzee swam a 4:54.89 to earn third in the B Finals. Petropoulou improved by swimming a career-best 4:56.42 in the finals to earn fifth in the B Finals.
Next, Tulane continues competing at the US Open Championships with Paula Gaya Bisquerra racing in the preliminaries of the 100 breast on Friday at 9:05 a.m. CT. The finals start at 5 p.m. CT
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Lise Coetzee started the day and took 13th in the preliminaries of the 500 free with her 4:58.17. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou was 15th in the preliminaries of the 500 free with a 5:07.28.
Both improved their times in the finals as Coetzee swam a 4:54.89 to earn third in the B Finals. Petropoulou improved by swimming a career-best 4:56.42 in the finals to earn fifth in the B Finals.
Next, Tulane continues competing at the US Open Championships with Paula Gaya Bisquerra racing in the preliminaries of the 100 breast on Friday at 9:05 a.m. CT. The finals start at 5 p.m. CT
TICKETS
Tickets for the football and the men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Tulane Swimming and Diving on social media @GreenWaveSwim on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.Â
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WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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