USC Wraps Successful World Championships

Swedish senior co-captain Louise Hansson, a 100-meter butterfly finalist at the 2019 FINA World Championships that wrapped Sunday, joined two-time Hungarian winner Katinka Hosszu and four other Trojans as qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics with their performances at the international competition in Gwangju, South Korea.

Hansson and Hosszu joined former USC swimmers Anika Apostalon (Czech Republic), Kasia Wilk (Poland), Dylan Carter (Trinidad & Tobago) and Haley Anderson (U.S.) with tickets punched for Toyko next year. All were NCAA individual or relay champions.

Hansson, a three-time NCAA champion who won two titles this year, including her second in the 100-yard fly, finished a career-best seventh in the 100m fly last week with a 57.16. She was 0.09 out of fourth, 0.55 out of third but fast enough to qualify her for her second straight Olympic appearance.

Hosszu, among the top handful of women's swimmers in the world, turned in a pair of historic performances with her wins in the 200m and 400m individual medleys. Her win in the 200 made her the first woman to win the same event four times in a row while her victory in the 400 made her the first woman to win the same event five times.

Hosszu is now among only four Trojans who have qualified for five or more Olympics. She joins fencer Janice Romary (six) and sprinter Don Quarrie and swimmer Ous Mellouli (five each). The Tunisian Mellouli, who competed at the Worlds in Open Water, is still seeking to qualify for 2020.

Wilk and Apostalon both earned spots in 2020 as part of their country's 4x100m free relays, both of which posted Olympic qualifying times. Apostalon anchored her country's relay with its best split. Wilk led off the Polish relay, also with her team's best effort.

This will be Wilk's third Olympic appearance and Apostalon's first.

Carter earned a repeat trip to the Olympics thanks to his 48.52 in the 100m free which was good enough for 12^th overall out of the semifinals.

Anderson actually kicked off the Worlds two weeks ago with a silver medal in the open water 10K. The medal clinched her third straight Olympics berth, winning the same medal she did in the 2012 Olympics.

Anderson also won bronze in the mixed 5k relay. She was joined in the open water by Swedish sophomore Victor Johansson and Mellouli.

Trojan sprinting great Vladimir Morozov, who will look to qualify for the Olympics at the Russian Trials, won a silver medal as part of Russia's 4x100m free relay and a bronze in the 4x100m medley relay. He was also fourth in the 50m free (21.53).

Among other Trojan results, incoming Trojan freshman Jack Kirby (Barbados) was 42^nd in the 100m back and was 48^th in the 50m back.

Former All-American Santo Condorelli, now representing Italy, finished fourth in the 4x100m free relay. He was also 18^th in the 100m free (48.80).

Hansson just missed a finals appearance in the 50m fly, taking 10^th in 26.10. She was also 26^th in the 50m back (29.12).

NCAA champion Cristian Quintero (Venezuela) was 24^th in the 200m free (1:48.10) and 30^th in the 100m free (49.40). He will have another chance to qualify for Tokyo at the upcoming Pan Am Games.

Junior Nikola Miljenic (Croatia) was 35^th in the 50m fly (24.06) and raced on his country's 4x100m medley relay.

Sophomore Alexei Sancov (Moldova) tied for 27^th in the 200m free (1:51.68) and was 46^th in the 100m free (51.28) and also swam in the 4x100m medley relay.

Romanian Robert Glinta was a two-time finalist, finishing seventh in the 50m back (24.67) and eighth in the 100m back (54.22).

Players Mentioned

Louise Hansson

Victor Johansson

Nikola Miljenic

Alexei Sancov