GREENSBORO, N.C. --- UNI sophomore sprinter Faith Larsen became the first Panther in program history to compete in a U.S. Open final on Thursday, swimming the 50-meter freestyle at the Toyota U.S. Open Championships in North Carolina.
Larsen, competing in a rare in-season national meet in a long course pool, tied her career-best in Thursday's preliminary heat with a time of 26.25, qualifying for the C-final. In the C-final, Larsen swam a 26.53 for an eighth place finish.
Addison Sauickie of the Sarasota Sharks Swim Club (FL) took first in the C-final with a time of 25.