U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials: Hongzhe Sun falls in semis
Former Iolani and Stanford swimmer Hongzhe Sun ‘03 reached the semifinals in the 100m backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials with the ninth best qualifying time of 54.83 (seconds), but fell short of the 8-man final which will be held today in Omaha, Nebraska.
Sun finished 11th in the semifinals with a personal-best time of 54.47, 1.38 seconds off of 1st place and .29 seconds behind the final qualifier.
Sun graduated from Stanford University in 2007 with a degree in Management Science & Engineering and currently works as the Business Development/ Monetization Product Manager at Cooliris, an internet company based in San Francisco.
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Hongzhe Sun ‘03 didn’t break the Stanford record, but successfully defended his title in the 200 backstroke for the 3rd consecutive year in leading the Stanford Cardinal to their 26th straight Pac-10 team title. Hong picked up another first place finish as a member of the 400 IM relay team and finished in second and third in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM, respectively (events he won in 2006).