[HMSD] Crimson Swimmers Perform Well in Final Day of NCAA Championships

<http://www.gocrimson.com/HomePage.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000> spacer image Crimson Swimmers Perform Well in Final Day of NCAA Championships Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications Release: 03/30/2008 Eric Lynch finished 18th in the 1650 freestyle. View larger <javascript:ViewPhoto('434930','300','400','400','434930');> Courtesy: DSPics.com Eric Lynch finished 18th in the 1650 freestyle. *FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - *Three Harvard swimmers raced in the final day of competition at the NCAA Championships held at the King County Aquatic Center. Junior Eric Lynch <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649068> placed 18th in the finals of the 1650 freestyle event with a time of 15:11.36. Earlier Saturday in the preliminary races, senior Geoff Rathgeber <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649078> finished 24th in the 200 breaststroke, as the senior touched the wall in 1:59.08. Rathgeber earned All-America status Thursday in the 200 IM, and followed with All-America honorable mention Friday in the 400 IM event. He was sixth with a mark of 1:45.61 in the 200 IM, and was 11^th in the 400 IM (3:47.65). In the 200 butterfly, junior Bill Jones <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=649061> placed 25th^ in the preliminaries, with a time of 1:46.12. The Crimson finished 31st as a team at nationals with 19 points.