Wales swims to silver medal

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Saturday, August 15, 1998

BY KELLIE TAYLOR
The Cincinnati Enquirer

St. Xavier grad Dod Wales claimed the silver medal at the U.S. Swimming Championships in Fresno, Calif., on Friday.

Wales' career-best time of 53.64 earned the senior-to-be a spot in next July's PANPAC competition, the world's third-biggest swimming event (behind the Olympics and World Championships), held in Sydney, Australia.

"Coming into the meet, I felt I could definitely finish in the top two," Wales said. "I felt very confident. I think other people were more surprised in my win than I was."

Wales' time was more than a second better than his previous best time.

First place went Auburn University's Brock Neumann.

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