#USC2Paris Olympics Recap (Day Five): Men’s Water Polo Trojans Emerge Victorious In Group Play

PARIS, FRANCE — It was a largely successful day in and on the water today for USC's continent competing on day five of Olympic action in Paris. USC's program-record seven Trojans in the men's water polo field all emerged with wins with their respective nations today, with Team USA's Hannes Daube delivering his second straight hat trick in a key win for the United States. Also in the pool today, USC's first set of Trojan Olympian twins hit fast times in the 200-meter butterfly semifinals, with Michal Chmielewski recording a personal-best time and Krzysztof Chmielewksi setting a USC record in the event. Krzysztof earned a spot in tomorrow's final with his semifinal effort today. Meanwhile, in rowing, Denmark's Astrid Steensberg advanced to the women's four B Final with a good day on the water in Repechage. Back on land, USC also saw success in beach and indoor men's volleyball. See below for full results and statistics for USC athletes in Paris today.

July 30 Recap
Men's Indoor Volleyball
USA 3, Germany 2
   • Trojan alum and three-time Olympian Micah Christenson helped the USA to 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 15-11) win in its second match in Pool C. He tallied 39 assists along with three digs and a block in the Team USA victory to improve the Americans to 2-0 in Paris.

Men's Beach Volleyball
Benesh/Partain (USA) def. Abicha/Elgaroui (Morocco)
   • First-time Olympian Trojan Andy Benesh earned his first Olympic victory with a 2-0 (21-12, 28-26) win today. He recorded 16 kills, three aces, two digs and a block in the match.

Men's Swimming
200m Butterfly Heats
   • Current Trojan and first-time Olympian Michal Chmielewski (Poland) finished seventh in a time of 1:55.28 to advance to the semifinals.
   • Current Trojan and two-time Olympian Krzysztof Chmielewski (Poland) finished ninth in a time of 1:42 to advance to the semifinals.
200m Butterfly Semifinals
   • Michal Chmielewski (Poland) finished ninth in a time of 1:54.64 to miss advancement to the final. His time was a personal best.
   • Krzysztof Chmielewski (Poland) finished sixth in a time of 1:54.28 to advance to tomorrow's final. His time today set a new USC record in the 200m butterfly.
100m Freestyle Heats
   • USC alum Dylan Carter (Trinidad & Tobago) finished 33rd in a time of 49.34 to miss advancement to the semifinals.
   • USC alum Nikola Miljenic (Croatia) finished 34th in a time of 49.35 to miss advancement to the semifinals.

Men's Water Polo
Australia 8, Serbia 3
   • A 2018 NCAA champion at USC, goalie Nic Porter made nine saves in Australia's win over Serbia.
   • A 2018 NCAA champion at USC, Jacob Mercep scored one goal and had two steals and two blocks vs. Serbia.
   • Two-time Olympian Lachlan Edwards started for Australia and got one rebound.
   • Two-time Olympian Blake Edwards started for Australia and had a steal..
USA 14, Romania 8
   • Playing in his second Olympic Games, Hannes Daube scored three goals for Team USA vs. Italy.
   • Playing in his second Olympic Games, Marko Vavic started and played almost 12 minutes for Team USA.
Greece 17, Montenegro 16 (penalty shootout)
   • Playing in his third Olympic Games, three-time NCAA champion Kostas Genidounias scored a 5-meter penalty shot in the first period and then scored again in the deciding penalty shootout to help Greece beat Montenegro and register the Greeks' second win in group play.

Rowing
Women's Four Repechage
   • A first-time Olympian, Denmark's Astrid Steensberg finished third in her boat's race, qualifying the B Final on Aug. 1.

NEXT UP:
Tomorrow (July 31), USC will have athletes in action for men's swimming, women's beach volleyball, women's diving, women's rowing, women's soccer and women's water polo. Incoming Trojan Kate Miller (Canada) will be making her Olympic debut in women's synchronized 10m platform diving tomorrow. Also in the pool, Krzysztof Chmielewski (Poland) will be swimming in his second career Olympic final, looking to improve on his eighth-place finish in the 2020 Games when he races in tomorrow's 200m butterfly final at 11:37 a.m. PT Check the full list of participating Trojans along with schedule and results HERE.

Players Mentioned

Krzysztof Chmielewski

Michal Chmielewski