Trio of ECU Swimmers Make A Splash in Summer Competitions
August 31, 2015 | Swimming & Diving
A trio of Pirate swimmers: Fran Krznaric, Vendela Norrman and Victor Santos made a splash this summer in both national and international competitions.
Norrman, a sophomore from Sweden, started her summer off at the 2015 Swedish Championships in early July. She qualified in the A final in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke and placed second in the junior final in the 200 breaststroke and fourth in the Open A Final with a personal best LCM time of 2:32.83.
Krznaric also competed in his native homeland of Croatia over summer was crowned national champion in the 50-yard backstroke as well as the 200-yard IM, where he posted the fastest time (2:06.29 LCM) in the event by a Croatian this year. He also added a pair of relay titles to his belt in the 4x100 freestyle and medley relays and captured the silver medal in the 100-yard backstroke.
Santos represented his home country of Brazil at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Singapore earlier this month. Santos' 4x100 freestyle relay team nearly claimed the bronze medal, but missed the medal stand by less than a half of a second for a respectful fourth-place finish. He also competed in the 50-yard butterfly and placed 27th.
"As a staff we are very proud of these athletes for what they accomplished worldwide this summer" ECU Head Swimming & Diving Coach Rick Kobe said. "We are excited to see what these swimmers along with the rest of our team will accomplish this season."
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