Two swimmers in finals at World University Games
New Zealand swimmers will contest two B finals on the third night of competition in the pool at the World University Games in Bangkok.
Breaststrokers Glenn Snyders and Kelly Bentley (pictured) will fly the kiwi flag in finals late tonight.
Snyders (North Shore) was just outside his own national record to be 10 fastest in the 100m breaststroke, just missing a place in the A Final. He clocked 1:02.42 to finish 10th fastest.
Bentley, from the Capital club in Wellington, won her heat of the 200m breaststroke to be 12th fastest overall in 2:32.35. This places the national record holder into the B final.
In other heats action this morning Helen Norfolk was 21st fastest in the 400m freestyle and her North Shore clubmates John Zulch and Cameron Stanley were 25th and 39th fastest respectively in the 50m backstroke while Cameron Gibson and Corney Swanepoel were 19th and 51st fastest in the 100m freestyle while Michael Jack (West Auckland Aquatics) and Bryn Murphy (Waves, Dunedin) were 38th and 40th respectively in heats of the 200m individual medley.
NZ results, day 3 heats:
400m freestyle: Helen Norfolk 4:23.25, 21.
100m breaststroke: Glenn Snyders 1:02.42, 10.
50m backstroke: John Zulch 27.0, 25; Cameron Stanley 28.54, 39.
200m breaststroke: Kelly Bentley 2:32.35, 12; Sarah Vettoretti 2:43.11, 31.
100m freestyle: Cameron Gibson 50.71, 19; Corney Swanepoel 52.80, 51.
200m individual medley: Michael Jack 2:09.90, 38; Bryn Murphy 2:12.57, 40.
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