University of North Carolina Athletics
Peacock Closes Out Trials With Sixth Place Finish
July 2, 2012 | Swimming & Diving
OMAHA, Neb. -Rising junior Stephanie Peacock closed out Carolina's competition at the 2012 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials with a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter freestyle Sunday evening. Peacock's performance highilghted the 49 current, former and future Tar Heels competing at the meet.
Peacock's sixth-place finish in 8:30.97 was a career-best time as well as a new University of North Carolina long course record. She grabbed the Tar Heel's 10th top-20 finish at the Trials, and along with 2011 graduate Tyler Harris' sixth-place finish in the 200- individual medley Friday, was the highest finish for North Carolina at the meet.
"Stephanie had a great swim tonight in the finals of the 800-meter freestyle to finish sixth and improve her prelim time by almost four seconds to a new UNC record," head coach Rich DeSelm said. "This was a much more controlled swim early, and then stronger on the end. We are excited for Stephanie to swim so well and finish the Olympic Trials on such a high note."
2001 graduate Erika Erndl also competed Sunday evening in the 50-meter freestyle semifinals, finishing 11th in 25.37.
The 2012 U.S. Swimming Olymic Trials conclude Monday at the CenturyLink Center. Continue to follow live results at USASwimming.org, and watch the last night of finals on NBC from 8-8:30 p.m. ET.
Additional Note: Kathleen Ledecky, who won the event in 8:19.78 to qualify for the London Games, is coached by former Tar Heel Yuri Suguiyami at the Curl- Burke Swim Club. Suguiyami is a 2004 graduate of UNC.
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