March 6, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas - The 200-meter freestyle relay team of Adam Pluemer, Nik Kemp, Jimmy Fong and Trent Richardson earned a second-place showing in 1:38.73 to highlight the first day of the All-American Long Course Invitational for UC Davis Thursday at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center.

Junior Alex Arbios had the best individual finish for UC Davis with his 10th-place showing in the 400 in a time off 4:02.42. Freshman Kyle Anderson also had a solid finish in the 200 individual medley by placing in the top 20 with a time of 2:18.89.

The Aggies returned to the invitational after a year away and faced some of the elite swimmers in the world. Olympic gold medalists Ian Crocker and Michael Phelps were the headliners competing against UC Davis at the event. Crocker claimed the 100 butterfly (51.67) while Phelps was first in the 200 individual medley (1:57.39).

Day two of the event begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. PST with preliminaries.

All-American Long Course Invitational (Day 1) March 6, 2008

Men's Individual Results (Top finisher and UC Davis only)

200-Meter Freestyle Relay 1. Swim Atlanta (Stephen Swan, Kyle Douglas, Jeff Cox, Andrejs Duda), 1:37.69; 2. UC Davis (Adam Pluemer, Nik Kemp, Jimmy Fong, Trent Richardson), 1:38.73.

100-Meter Butterfly 1. Ian Crocker, Longhorn Aquatic, 51.67... 30. Toki Burke, 59.90.

400-Meter Freestyle 1. Klete Keller, Trojan Swim Club, 3:47.60... 10. Alex Arbios, 4:02.42 (4:04.13); 15. Adam Borchard, 4:12.94; 21. Matt Herman, 4:21.03 (4:17.15).

200-Meter Individual Medley 1. Michael Phelps, CW-MI, 1:57.39...20. Kyle Anderson, 2:18.89.

50-Meter Freestyle 1. Gar Weber-Gale, Longhorn Aquatic, 22.24... 34. Trent Richardson, 24.59; 35. Nik Kemp, 25.03.

400-Meter Medley Relay 1. Swim Atlanta (Andrejs Duda, Dawii Zarins, Miller Douglas, Stephen Swan), 3:56.40... UC Davis, DQ.