Men's Swimming Roundup: Records Set in National, International Competition

The success continues for Princeton men's swimmers over the summer, with Tigers competing in national and international competitions. Here's a look at the noteworthy finishes:

• Rising sophomore Raunak Khosla set three long-course meters school records at the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships that wrapped up Sunday at Stanford. Khosla finished 10th in the 400 IM in 4:19.12, bettering the 4:19.68 Corey Okubo '18 set in 2015. He finished 12th in the 200 IM in 2:01.53, surpassing Okubo's 2015 record of 2:03.03, and finished 18th in the 200 fly in 1:59.22, breaking Okuba's 2015 record of 1:59.53. Khosla's 200 IM time was the ninth-fastest in the world by a 19-year-old so far in 2019, and his 400 IM time ranked 57th in the world for all swimmers in 2019. Khosla qualified in all three events for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials, to be held in June 2020 in Omaha, Neb., joining rising senior Derek Cox (200 fly) in qualifying for the Olympic Trials. Incoming freshman Dylan Porges also competed at the nationals, swimming the 400 free. Full results for the USA Swimming Nationals are available here.

• Incoming freshman Nicholas Lim competed for Hong Kong at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea that closed July 28. Lim finished 34th in the 200 fly in 2:01.46 and 42nd in the 100 fly in 54.36 while also competing on four relay teams. Lim holds the Hong Kong record in the 200 fly at 2:0043, set in April at the Hong Kong Festival of Sport. Results for the FINA World Championships are available here.

• Rising sophomore Max Walther competed at the German Nationals that wrapped up Sunday, finishing seventh in the 100 free in 51.15 seconds to set a personal best. He also competed in the 50 free, clocking 23.83 seconds to finish 19th, and in the 200 free, finishing 23rd in 1:54.31 to set a personal best. Results for that competition are available here.

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