CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hough High School graduate Erika Brown, fresh off her bronze medal performance in Tokyo, came up short in her bid to compete for a second medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle Wednesday.
Brown finished 18th overall with a time of 53.87. U.S. swimmer Abbey Weitzeil was 11th, good enough to reach the semifinals later this week.
Brown made her Tokyo debut last Saturday, swimming the first leg of the 4x100m freestyle relay. The United States earned bronze in that event. Entering Wednesday's events, the U.S. leads all countries with 12 swimming medals, including three gold.
In her standout career at the University of Tennessee, Brown was named 2020 SEC Female Swimmer of the Year and won 23 SEC gold medals.
On Monday, Lydia Jacoby, the first Alaska native to make the U.S. swim team, earned gold in the women's 100-meter breaststroke, defeating defending champion Lilly King. Jacoby's stunning win salvaged what had been a disappointing morning for the American team. The U.S. had only managed a pair of bronze medals before the high schooler came through.
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