Alabama Swimming Duo Wrap Up Competition at the 2017 World University Games in Taiwan
8/28/2017 6:06:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Sophomore Zane Waddell and junior Laurent Bams both competed in the sprint events in Taipei
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Alabama swimming and diving team had two swimmers – sophomore Zane Waddell and junior Laurent Bams – competing at the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taiwan Sports University Arena this past week.
Waddell led his squad to the championship final of the 400-meter freestyle relay, where South Africa took eighth place with a 3:20.67. Waddell led off the quartet with a 49.21. Waddell took 15th in the 50-meter butterfly, touching the wall with a 24.16 in prelims and a 24.48 in the semifinals. He also posted a top-20 finish in the 100-meter freestyle, going 50.23, good for 19th place. Waddell was 35th in the 50-meter freestyle after stopping the clock with a 23.25.
In his first season with the Crimson Tide, Waddell earned All-America honors in the 50 and 100 freestyles and was second at the NCAA Championships as part of Alabama's 200 medley relay. He also earned All-SEC and All-America honors as part of three relays.
Bams, swimming for the Netherlands, competed in the 50 and 100-meter butterfly as well as the 50 and 100-meter freestyle. Bams finished 29th in the 100m freestyle with a time of 50.51 and was 40th in the 50m freestyle with a 23.38. He took 36th in the 50m butterfly and 37th in the 100m butterfly, posting times of 24.81 and 54.54, respectively.
As a rookie at Alabama, Bams was the SEC Male Freshman of the Year. He earned All-America honors in the 100 freestyle as a sophomore and as part of Crimson Tide relays as a freshman and sophomore.
Waddell and Bams, along with the rest of their Crimson Tide teammates, return to collegiate action on Sept. 15 at Delta State.
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