Chan, Minai Post Top-Five Finishes On Day One of NCAA Championships

**INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. **– The No. 14 Washington had two top-five finishes on Wednesday in the first day of the NCAA Championships. The Bears have 32 points and sit in 9

th place.

Top Finishers

• 500 Freestyle

• First-year

Parker Chan claimed second place with a time of 4:23.33, earning his first-career All-America honor

• 200 IM

• Junior

Marco Minai finished fourth, swimming a time of 1:46.18, setting a new program record

• Originally set a new program record in the prelims (1:46.33)

• 50 Freestyle

• First-year

Jackson Heether finished 32nd in the prelims with a time of 20.38

• 400 Medley Relay

• Chan, grad student

Mikey Thurk, Minai and Heether finished 21st in the prelims with a time of 3:20.30

The Bears continue to competition tomorrow with the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 IM and 200 freestyle relay.

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