From Emory University Athletics

Junior Oliver Smith advanced to the Championship Final of the 50 Freestyle while sophomore Trey Kolleck and senior Christian Baker reached the C Final in the 50 Free and 200 Free, respectively, on day two of the Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas.

Smith qualified for the A final in the 50 Free with a preliminary time of 23.23. In the final, Smith bested his prelim time, touching at 23.13, to place eighth in the event. He was edged out in the finals by Shinri Shioura (1^st, 22.44), Yuri Kisil (2^nd, 22.46), Michael Andrew (22.65), Matt Grevers (4^th, 22.66), Ryan Held (5^th, 22.69), Syun Kawasaki (6^th, 22.88) and Luis Flores (7^th, 23.00).

In the C Final of the 200 Freestyle, Baker recorded a time of 1:55.85 to finish 24^th overall. Earlier in the day, Baker turned in the 22^nd fastest prelim time at 1:54.71. In the C Final of the 50 Free, Kolleck finished 24^th overall following a time of 24.19. Kolleck advanced to the finals after posting a mark of 23.98 in prelims, the 24^th fastest during the morning session.

Other Eagles in action on Saturday were sophomore Thomas Gordon in the 200 Free (76^th, 2:02.13) and freshman Sage Ono in the 200 Back (40^th, 2:11.53) and 50 Free (65^th, 25.26).