Pine Competes in First Event

Athens - Competing in his first event of the Olympic Games, former <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>University of Nebraska swimmer Adam Pine participated Thursday morning in the men’s 100-meter butterfly.  Pine clocked in a time of 53.45 but did not qualify for the finals after finishing eighth in this heat.

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Pine was a member of the Cornhuskers from 1996 to 2000 and became one of the most successful swimmers in school history. 

 

The Ballina, Australia native was a four-year letterwinner at Nebraska and captured the NCAA title in the 100-meter butterfly his senior year.  He followed his collegiate career at NU by competing in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, winning a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay and a silver in the 400-meter medley relay.

 

Although this is Pine’s first event of the 2004 games, he is also listed as a member of three relay teams, two of which have already taken place.  His final relay team competes Friday morning in the 4x100-meter medley.