University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols Finish USA Nationals in Style
December 07, 2014 | Swimming & Diving
Nov. 6, 2014
GREENSBORO, N.C.--A night after each winning an event, Tennessee swimmers Molly Hannis and Faith Johnson concluded their trip to the 2014 USA Winter Nationals with a second-place finish in their respective events Saturday night.
Molly Hannis' 2:06.98 time in the 200-yard breaststroke allowed the UT senior to earn a second-place finish, while teammate Faith Johnson also earned a second-place result in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in at 48.53.
Both swimmers used some quality finishes to their respective races to earn times less than a second behind the events' winners. Hannis was fifth after the first 50-yards, but managed to pull within the top-three spots over the next 100 yards. Her 32.17 split in the final 50 yards was the fastest in the A final, helping Hannis earn second place behind Auburn University and SwimMAC's Micah Lawrence (2:06.59).
Johnson also earned second place behind a SwimMAC competitor, Columbia's Katie Meili. Johnson clocked in 0.35 seconds behind Meili out of lane two in a sprint in which Johnson's strong finish in the final 50-yards helped her come back from a fifth-place standing after the first 50-yards. In a very tough field, Johnson swam the third-fastest split (25.24) during the final half of the race to hold off Katie Ledecky and Linnea Mack, who both finished within 0.13 of Johnson and 0.48 of Meili.
