The University of Denver Hilltoppers swim team recently returned from the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships in Federal Way, Wash., where TOPS finished fifth in the combined team results — helped by a second-place finish by the women's team.
In total, TOPS earned 20 final/scoring swims, resulting in the following finishes:
Women's Relays
- 400 Medley A: First Place (Sydney Silver, Emma Weber, Holley Dennis, Anna Shaw)
- 200 Medley A: Second Place (Sydney Silver, Emma Weber, Holley Dennis, Anna Shaw)
- 200 Free Relay A: Fourth Place (Jenna Smith, Anna Shaw, Holley Dennis, Sydney Silver)
- 400 Free Relay A: Fourth Place (Jenna Smith, Anna Shaw, Holley Dennis, Sydney Silver)
- 400 Medley B: Seventh Place (Abigail Storm, Sophia Bradac, Jenna Smith, Chase Davison)
- 800 Free A: 12th Place (Jenna Smith, Anna Shaw, Chase Davison, Sydney Silver)
- 200 Medley B: 16th Place (Allie Sanchez, Sophia Bradac, Jenna Smith, Chase Davison)
Men's Relays
- 400 Medley Relay A: Seventh Place (Nathan Griffin, Sebastian Wolff, Hunter Foehner, Will Chavez)
- 200 Medley Relay A: 11th Place (Nathan Griffin, Sebastian Wolff, Hunter Foehner, Will Chavez)
Individual Finals Swims
- Emma Weber: Second Place (100 Breast and 200 Breast)
- Sydney Silver: Second Place (200 Back) and Sixth Place (100 Back)
- Anna Shaw: Sixth Place (50 Free) and 21st Place (100 Free)
- Holley Dennis: 13th Place (100 Breast) and 14th Place (200 Breast)
- Jenna Smith: 13th Place (100 Free)
- Chase Davison: 23rd Place (200 Breast)
According to head coach Shawn Smith, the Hilltoppers' performance at Jr. Nationals will give multiple swimmers and DU relays ranked in the top-three in the country in their respective age groups. Several TOPS swimmers have notched times that would qualify for the NCAA Division I National Championships — all by current high school-age swimmers.
