CHAI NABS A PAIR OF TOP 8 FINISHES AT THE US OPEN

Brian Brown

At his first US Open Matthew Chai finished the last long course meet of 2021 with two Top 8 finishes. This last long course meet of the 2021 season was held in Greensboro, NC and attracted multiple Olympians including USA Gold Medalists Katie Ledecky and Bobby Finke.   

In the 800-meter freestyle Matthew swam a second-best time of 8:09.74 to finish in 8th place. Notably, Matthew raced to the second fastest final 100 split in the field (56.88), bettered only by Finke's (56.86). 

In the 400-meter freestyle Chai swam a personal best time of 3:57.39 to take 7th place overall. 

These swims bode well for the upcoming 2022 season. Congratulations Matthew!