Indiana University Athletics
Zubkova Wraps Up Individual Swims at 2008 Olympics
8/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Aug. 14, 2008
BEIJING - Indiana University junior Kate Zubkova competed in her third event at the 2008 Olympics, taking part in the women's 200-meter backstroke preliminaries Thursday night at the Water Cube in Beijing, China. Zubkova is representing her native Ukraine at the XXIX Summer Games.
Competing in the final heat of the preliminaries, Zubkova finished seventh in the heat and tied for 22nd overall with a time of 2:12.64. That is the second-fastest time in school history, just under a second shy of her school mark of 2:11.68 set earlier this summer at the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational.
Only the top 16 swimmers advanced to Friday morning's semifinal.
Zubkova also competed in the preliminaries of the women's 100-meter butterfly on Saturday where she finished sixth in Heat 4 with a time of 58.99. That is a new Indiana record, breaking her previous mark of 59.11 set at the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational in June. Zubkova did not advance to the semifinals. She also swam the 100 backstroke, placing eighth in her heat and 21st overall with a time of 1:01.25. That is the second-fastest time in school history, just behind her mark of 1:00.86, also set at the Swimvitational.
A total of seven athletes with Indiana ties are competing at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition to Zubkova, Hoosier senior Christina Loukas will compete in the three-meter diving competition on Friday. Loukas is chronicling her experiences in Beijing in a diary on iuhoosiers.com.
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