Alabama Swimming and Diving Sends Four to World University Games in Italy
7/3/2019 2:59:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide contingent includes Robert Howard (United States), Sezin Eligul (Turkey), Leonie Kullmann (German) and Zane Waddell (South Africa)
NAPOLI, Italy – When the 2019 World University Games get underway on July 4 in Napoli, Italy, the Alabama Crimson Tide will be well represented. The 30th "Summer Universiade" will be held July 4-9, featuring college students from around the world.
The Tide's contingent includes:
- A 2019 senior, Robert Howard will make his national-team debut as part Team USA's 400 relay squad. Howard, a native of Alexander City, Ala., is an NCAA Champion, All-American and Scholastic All-American who was named the SEC Male Swimmer of the Year in the spring.
- Zane Waddell, a rising senior at Alabama, will represent his native South Africa, will have a full slate, swimming the 50m and 100m freestyles as well as the 50m and 100m backstroke. Waddell, an NCAA Champion and All-American, hails from Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- Leonie Kullmann, a rising junior, will compete in the 200m and 400m freestyles for her native Germany. An Olympian, All-American and school record holder, Kullmann is from Dresden, Germany.
- Sezin Eligul, also a rising junior, will swim for Turkey in the 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and the 100m freestyle. Eligul is a native of Istanbul, Turkey.
The World University Games takes place every two years and brings student-athletes together from around the world to compete in multiple sports. The last games were held in 2017 in Taiwan.
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