Gridley, Foley Capture Olympic Trial Cuts, Blue Devils Conclude Final Day of Toyota U.S. Open

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Duke's Kaelyn Gridley competes at the 2022 US Open

Gridley, Foley Capture Olympic Trial Cuts, Blue Devils Conclude Final Day of Toyota U.S. Open

12/2/2022 8:38:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke swimming and diving completed the third day of the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Freshman Kaelyn Gridley and junior Sarah Foley both earned 2024 U.S. Olympic Trial times during the prelims for day three. Olympic Trials will be held in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., June 15-23, 2024.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Freshman Kaelyn Gridley qualified for the finals Friday evening, swimming a time of 1:08.69 in the 100-meter breaststroke. Her time was fast enough to qualify the Wilmette, Ill. native for Olympic trials.
In the 100-meter breaststroke finals, Gridley swam a time of 1:08.46 to finish second behind Mona McSharry from Ireland.
Gridley becomes the 18 and under US Champion with her silver medal finish in the 100-meter breaststroke. She also was the fastest American in the event, finishing behind Ireland's Mona McSharry.
Junior Sarah Foley also joined Gridley with an Olympic trial qualification in the 100-meter breaststroke, clocking a time of 1:10.24 to qualify for the finals. Foley also finished 8th in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 2:01.36.
Freshman Audrey Portello finished 15th in the 400-meter IM on Friday with a time of 4:56.72.
Freshman Martina Peroni clocked a time of 1:00.79, dropping her season time by 1.08 seconds, to finish 18th in the 100-meter butterfly.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils wrap up the 2022 fall schedule with a dual meet at Queens University on Saturday Dec. 3. The meet will begin at 11 a.m. from the Levine Aquatic Center in Charlotte, N.C.

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