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American Swimming Has Four Placewinners at US Open Championships
Liscinsky takes fifth in 100 Backstroke;Szabo finishes thirteenth in 100 Breaststroke

Dec. 7, 2001

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.-- Eight swimmers and one assistant coach represented American University at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships held in Long Island, N.Y. on Nov. 29-Dec. 1. Three current swimmers, sophomore Ethan Bassett (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill), junior Mark Liscinsky (Olney, Md./Sherwood) and sophomore Dominick Szabo (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) placed at the event, along with current assistant coach Frank Byskov (American '01).

Liscinsky had the highest finish at the meet, finishing fifth in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 55.89, notching a short course meter school record. He had a second short course record at the meet in the 200 Individual Medley, which he finished in 2:04.46 for 12th place.

After swimming a 2:21.47 in the preliminaries of the 200 Breastroke, Bassett finished with a 2:18.78 in the finals to put him in 17th place in the event. He also finished 18th in the 400 Individual Medley in 4:27.81, a short course meter school record.

Szabo put up a short course meter school record as well with a 1:03.89 in the 100 Breastroke. He finished at 13th in this event and also came in 13th in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:05.32.

American assistant coach Byskov also competed at the amateur event and finished 19th in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:52.49. Other American mens' competitors included Erik Hollingshead (Magnolia, Tex./Klein Forest), who swam in the preliminary 100 Freestyle, 100 Breastroke, 200 Breastroke, and 200 Individual Medley events, Mike Lawson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown School), who competed in the preliminaries of the 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, and 200 Individual Medley and Stephen Maher (Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln), who swam preliminary races in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, and 200 Freestyle.

On the women's side, Stina Lindman (Skane, Sweden/Polhemsskolan) notched a short course meter school record in her preliminary 100 Breastroke race with a time of 1:13.16. She also swam the 200 Breastroke and 200 Individual Medley preliminary events. Maria Ortiz (Cali, Columbia/Bolles School) rounded out the Eagles entrants, swimming the 100 Breastroke, 200 Breastroke, and 200 Individual Medley preliminary events.

* Fastest short course meter times in school history

* Fastest short course meter times in school history

* Fastest short course meter times in school history

The American swimming and diving teams have a break until Jan. 19, when some team members travel to Spain for the VI Tourneo Ciudad. The men and women return to action on Jan. 26 when they host Army at 12:00 p.m. in the Reeves Aquatic Center.