Massengale and Warner Head to Open Water World Trials
10/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Oct. 18, 2007
Rice's Brittany Massengale and Caitlin Warner are among 20 competitors who will compete Saturday for the chance to represent the United States in the World Open Water Swimming Championships next May in Spain.
The United States Women's Open Water 10K World Championship Trials will be held on Saturday at 8 am (central) at the Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club in Fort Myers, Florida. The top two finishers at the trials will represent the United States at the World Open Water Swimming Championships on May 3, 2008 in Seville, Spain. The World Championships is a qualifying event for the 2008 Olympic Games. The Beijing Olympics marks the first time open water swim events will have official medal status.
Massengale, a senior from Alma, Ark., has been a part of USA Swimming's open water program for over a year. Last August she represented the U.S. at the 2006 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Naples, Italy. Massengale finished 12th in the world in the 10,000-meter event. Warner was one of the top distance swimmers in Conference USA as a sophomore last season. The Clearwater, Fla., native is in the U.S. Open Water Trials for the first time. Warner will be competing in her home state for a chance to make the United States national team.
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