New Zealand Olympic-bound swimmers Lauren Boyle and Glenn Snyders both won titles on the final day of the prestigious Santa Clara Invitational meet in California today.
Snyders set the tone when he won the 100m breaststroke in impressive fashion, after clocking a superb 1:00.87 in the heat. He was slightly slower in winning the final in 1:01.44 but beat off the challenge of four-time Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima of Japan.
The North Shore swimmer was fastest in the first 50 metres with a slick time of 28.50 and held on as the challengers, led by Kitajima, came at him coming home.
"They are the fastest two swims that Glenn has ever done while in full work, so I am pleased with his progress," Snyders' coach Mark Regan said. "I would have liked to have seen him go faster in the final, because that's something we have been working on, but it was an excellent swim and an excellent result."
Boyle was then all class in adding the 800m freestyle title to the 1500m freestyle she won on the opening day of a meet that attracted a number of America's best ahead of their Olympic trials later in the month.
