Santiso Advances With Lifetime Best in 100 Free at Pan American Games
October 23, 2023 | Swimming & Diving
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Matias Santiso advanced to the B-final of the 100 freestyle with a lifetime best preliminary time of 49.68 for the Argentinian. He finished fourth in the B-final with a 49.99.
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The University of Louisville swimming team has sent three athletes and a coach to the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The Games began Thursday, with swimming competing Saturday, Oct. 21 until Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Gabi Albiero (TeamUSA), Murilo Sartori (Brazil) and Matias Santiso (Argentina) will represent the Cardinals on the international stage.
Team USA is sending a roster of 36 American swimmers, and leading the team will be coaches Brent Arckey (Sarasota Sharks), Mark Bernardino (NC State), Stephanie Juncker (University of Louisville), Jeremy Linn (Nation's Capital Swim Club) and Jake Shrum (University of Virginia).
Gabi Albiero will compete in the 50M freestyle, Murilo raced the 200M free and Matias Santiso will swim both the 50M and 100M freestyle. All three are eligible to race relays as well. Â
The men's 200M Free heats were competed on Sunday, Oct. 22. The men's and women's 100M Free prelims were held on Monday, Oct. 23 with the finals this evening. The men's and women's prelims in the 50M Free will being on Tuesday, Oct. 24 with finals that same night.
Pan Am Guide
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The University of Louisville swimming team has sent three athletes and a coach to the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The Games began Thursday, with swimming competing Saturday, Oct. 21 until Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Gabi Albiero (TeamUSA), Murilo Sartori (Brazil) and Matias Santiso (Argentina) will represent the Cardinals on the international stage.
Team USA is sending a roster of 36 American swimmers, and leading the team will be coaches Brent Arckey (Sarasota Sharks), Mark Bernardino (NC State), Stephanie Juncker (University of Louisville), Jeremy Linn (Nation's Capital Swim Club) and Jake Shrum (University of Virginia).
Gabi Albiero will compete in the 50M freestyle, Murilo raced the 200M free and Matias Santiso will swim both the 50M and 100M freestyle. All three are eligible to race relays as well. Â
The men's 200M Free heats were competed on Sunday, Oct. 22. The men's and women's 100M Free prelims were held on Monday, Oct. 23 with the finals this evening. The men's and women's prelims in the 50M Free will being on Tuesday, Oct. 24 with finals that same night.
Pan Am Guide
-  Games Information: The official website of the Pan American Games includes medal standings, venue details and more.
- Pan Am Schedule: Here is a link to the official Pan Am schedule, sortable by sport.
- How to Watch: More than 1,900 hours of competition will be available online at https://www.panamsportschannel.org/main.
- What time zone is Chile in? Chile is an hour ahead of the US Eastern Time. (If it is 12 noon in Louisville it is 1 p.m. in Santiago)
- Schools represented on Team USA:Â 152
- Conferences represented on Team USA:Â 56
- Top-Contributing Conferences:Â Pac-12, SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Ivy League, Big 12, GNAC, Sun Belt, Mountain West, Coastal Athletic Association, Big East, Patriot
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