Tanko Takes 13th in 50 Fly at World University Games

Nebraska's Beatrix Tanko got her appearance at the World University Games off to a strong start with a 13th-place finish in the 50-meter butterfly to kick-off the swimming events on Thursday in Germany.

Tanko, a junior-to-be for the Huskers from Budapest, Hungary, raced to a life-time best of 26.80 in Thursday's semifinals, after posting a then-lifetime best of 26.83 in the morning preliminaries. Her semifinal time was 0.24 seconds faster than her gold-medal-winning time (27.04) at the Hungarian National Championships in mid-April.

Although Tanko did not advance to Friday's final in the 50 fly, she will be back in the water Friday morning in Berlin to compete in the preliminary heats of the 100-meter freestyle.

World University Games Swim Schedule

Thursday, July 17 - Women's 50M Fly Prelim (2:34 a.m. CT) - Beatrix Tanko - 26.83
Thursday, July 17 - Women's 50M Fly Semifinal (12:10 p.m. CT) - Beatrix Tanko - 26.80 (13th)
Friday, July 18 - Women's 100M Free Prelim (2:59 a.m. CT) - Beatrix Tanko 
Friday, July 18 - Women's 100M Free Semifinal (12:11 p.m. CT)
Saturday, July 19 - Women's 100M Free Final (Noon CT) 
Sunday, July 20 - Women's 1,500M Prelim (2 a.m. CT) - Gena Jorgenson 
Sunday, July 20- Women's 100M Fly Prelim (2:56 a.m. CT) - Beatrix Tanko
Sunday, July 20 - Women's 100M Fly Semifinal (12:52 p.m. CT)
Monday, July 21 - Women's 100 Fly Final (Noon CT) 
Monday, July 21 - Women's 1,500M Final (12:14 p.m. CT)
Tuesday, July 22 - Women's 50M Free Prelim (2:20 a.m. CT) - Beatrix Tanko
Tuesday, July 22 - Women's 50M Semifinal (2:04 p.m. CT)
Wednesday, July 23 - Women's 50M Free Final (12:36 p.m. CT)