COLLEGE STATION, Texas - WKU swimmer Sean Penhale put another mark on the record book breaking the school record in the 500 freestyle in the 2009 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving National Championships. The junior competed in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle in the championships.
In the 500 freestyle, Sean picked up a 30th place finish with a time of 4:20.18. He also placed in the top 25 in the 1650 freestyle finishing in 24th place after touching the wall in 15:06.14. His time in the 1650 free was also the second best time of his career.
“It was great to watch Sean finish out his season in great fashion, head coach Bruce Marchionda said.” With a school record in the 500 freestyle. To finish in the top 30 in the Nation in two events is a great step forward for Sean. He represented WKU very well at his first National Championship.”
This season, Sean won the Sun Belt title in the 1650 free breaking the SBC Championship record by almost 30 seconds. In addition, he finished the season with the best time on the team in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free.
