Former Mustang Swimmer Qualifies For 2008 Olympics
Sep 15 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Sept. 15, 2007
BEIJING, China (SMU)--Former Mustang swimmer Laura (Reback) Bennett has claimed the first spot on the US Olympic triathlon team.
Bennett came in third overall and first for the U.S. in the BG Beijing World Cup, qualifying for her first Olympic team spot. She was fourth and the team alternate in the 2004 Olympics and 5th in the 2000 Olympic trials.
While at SMU, Bennett was an eight-time All-American pick and a member of the 1997 NCAA champion 400 Medley Relay team. Since graduating, Bennett has been a three-time medalist at the ITU World Championships (2003-05), won the Hy-Vee Triathlon Des Moines World Cup (2007) and qualified for the 2007 Pan Am Games, but gave her spot to teammate Sara McLarty instead.
