Friday, November 30, 2012

Alex Lewis helps CSU swim team to record finish


Alex Lewis, a 2010 graduate of New Richmond High School, helped his Cleveland State 4x50 free relay team to the school's first top 8 finish in a national meet with an 7th place finish Thursday in Day 1 of the AT@T Winter National Championships at Austin, Texas.

The field at Austin includes Olympians Ryan Lochte to Missy Franklin.

Alex Lewis (third from left) and Cleveland State teammates teammates Justin Hill, Berry Thompson and Al Shillito finished 7th in the 4x50 free relay at the Winter Nationals Thursday.

Lewis and relay teammates Justin Hill, Berry Thompson and Al Shillito, took home the eighth place finish in the preliminaries with a time of 1:22.00 to move on to the finals where they moved up to seventh overall with a time of 1:21.60.

Lewis also will be competing in the 100 butterfly in Day 2 Friday. Click on the link below to read a full account.

http://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/112912aaa.html