Posted: Mar 26, 2011
Three-Time CAC Men's Swimmer Of The Year Stephen Clendenin Finishes His Career With Another All-America Performance
University of Mary Washington senior
Stephen Clendenin (Ashburn, Va., Home Schooled)
closed his brilliant career by capturing his third All-America
honor of the week, placing ninth in the 200 yard backstroke by
breaking his own record by more than two seconds, with a time of
1:47.89, at the NCAA Division III National Swimming Championships
on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.
Clendenin's previous best was 1:50.37, and
he bettered that to 1:49 in the morning prelims. He then closed his
career in storybook fashin, knocking another 1.5 seconds off his
best time to claim his third All-America honor of the year.