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After a strong opening day in the 50-meter butterfly on Thursday, Nebraska's Beatrix Tanko produced an even more powerful performance at the World University Games on Friday by finishing 11th overall in the 100-meter freestyle.
Tanko, a junior-to-be for the Huskers from Budapest, Hungary, sprinted to a lifetime best of 56.05 to win her opening heat on Friday morning in Germany, slashing nearly a second off her previous lifetime best (56.94) in the event. She provided an impressive encore in the semifinals by racing to another lifetime best of 55.50 to finish 11th. She missed a spot in the eight-person finals by just 0.44 seconds.
Tanko, who opened the World University Games in Berlin by taking 13th in the 50-meter fly with a lifetime best of 26.80, will be back in action on Sunday to compete in the 100-meter butterfly. Tanko took second in the 100 fly at the Hungarian National Championships in mid-April with a lifetime best of 59.41.
In addition to Tanko's swim in the 100-meter fly, fellow Husker Gena Jorgenson will hit the water at the World University Games for the first time on Sunday in the preliminaries of the 1,500-meter freestyle for Team USA. Jorgenson, a two-time All-American in the 1,650-yard free for the Big Red, set her lifetime best with a school-record 16:19.28 to finish fifth in the 1,500-meter free at the Toyota USA Championships in June.
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 - 56.05
Friday, July 18 - Women's 100M Free Semifinal (12:11 p.m. CT) - Beatrix Tanko - 55.50 (11th)
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)