The following is from a release put out by Auburn Athletics.
Two days after winning a gold medal with the men’s U.S. 4×100 freestyle relay, Zach Apple swam two events during Wednesday morning’s session in Tokyo with the men’s 100 freestyle semifinals and the men’s 4×200 free relay final.
Apple placed 11th in the 100 free semifinals, and though he dropped time from the heats – going from 48.16 to 48.04 – it wasn’t enough to secure a spot in Thursday’s final.
In the 4×200 free relay, Apple and his teammates just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish behind Great Britain, ROC, and Australia. The Auburn record-holder in the 200 freestyle swam the third leg for Team USA who clocked a time of 7:02.43.
In the prior session, incoming transfer Adriel Sanes wrapped up his first Olympic Games with the men’s 200 breaststroke. Sanes, swimming for the U.S. Virgin Islands, finished 33rd overall at 2:16.87. He also swam the 100 breaststroke earlier in the week. Sanes is expected to arrive at Auburn next month and will swim for the Tigers in 2021-22.
Former Tigers Julie Meynen and Annie Lazor will make their Tokyo 2020 debut Wednesday with heats in the women’s 100 free (Meynen) and women’s 200 breaststroke (Lazor).
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Swimming
Julie Meynen (Luxembourg) – Women’s 100 Free Heats, 5 a.m. CT
Annie Lazor (USA) – Women’s 200 Breast Heats, 5:36 a.m. CT
Julie Meynen (Luxembourg) – Women’s 100 Free Semifinals, 8:53 p.m. CT
Annie Lazor (USA) – Women’s 200 Breast Semifinals, 9:54 p.m. CT