Santa Maria Swim Club phenom Josh Prenot kept his 2012 Olympic hopes alive at the Short Course USA Swimming Nationals on Dec. 4, winning the 18-and-under National Championship in the 200-yard butterfly event.
Prenot’s time of 1:46.17 placed him sixth overall in a field including college, Olympic, and professional athletes.
Prenot also placed fifth in the 400-yard Individual Medley, 24th in the 100-yard Fly, and 31st in the 200-yard Individual Medley event. The 17-year-old Prenot will be competing at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 2012.
This article appears in Dec 16-23, 2010.