Watch Friday's Preliminary Round & Saturday's Action (USASwimming.org)
Friday Night's Finals Available On Peacock Streaming Service

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three members of the University of Evansville swimming team – junior Alon Baer (Gesher HaZiv, Israel) and sophomores Daniel Santos Lopez (Madrid, Spain) and Benjamin Hasanovic (Innsbruck, Austria) – will represent UE at one of the nation's premiere swimming events beginning on Friday, as they will each take part in the Toyota U.S. Open Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Toyota U.S. Open Championships, which begins today and runs through Saturday, is a long-course meter competition which consists of hundreds of athletes, including members of the U.S. National Team, National Junior Team, the 2020 U.S. Olympic team, and the 2022 FINA World Championships U.S. roster.  In order to participate in the meet, participants had to meet qualifying time standards in either the long-course meter or short-course yard version of events in the last calendar year.

All three UE swimmers will be in action on Friday, as Santos Lopez will compete in the 100-Meter Butterfly competition, while both Baer and Hasanovic will compete in the 100-Meter Breaststroke event.  Friday's action will begin at 8 a.m. central time with preliminary-round swims in the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, and 100 Backstroke.  Timed finals in each event of the day will begin at 5 p.m. central time.  Friday's preliminary rounds will be shown live on USA Swimming's website (www.usaswimming.org/watch) with Friday night's finals being shown live on the Peacock streaming service beginning at 5 p.m. central.

Baer will also represent UE on Saturday in the 200-Meter Breaststroke competition.  Saturday's action will begin at 8 a.m. central time as well with preliminary-round competition.  Saturday's finals will begin at 5 p.m. central time.  Every preliminary-round swim and final on Saturday can be found live on USA Swimming's website at the link above.

 "We are really excited to have three members of our program qualify for an event of this quality," said UE swimming and diving head coach Stuart Wilson.  "The Toyota U.S. Open is one of the top swimming events in the country.

"All three men have put in a lot of work and are ready for competing on this stage.  Now, it's just time to let all of that hard work show in the pool."