Olympic Swimming: Caitlin Leverenz Looks For Gold To Go With NCAA Success
Caitlin Leverenz swims in the women's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. By Shoshanna Rutemiller, Swimming World In 2008, Caitlin Leverenz barely missed the Olympic team when she placed third in the 200 breaststroke. In 2012, she certainly made sure it didn't happen again. Although Elizabeth Beisel took first in the 400IM, Leverenz captured second by a remarkable margin, leaving open water for the third-place finisher, who touched over four seconds behind. "I was ready to do this and ready to go," Leverenz said post-race. "I remember in 2008, I was in the lane next to Elizabeth and was telling her congratulations [for making the Olympics].... This year we were both telling each other congratulations." Following her Trials silver in the 400IM, Leverenz added another event to her Olympic line-up by finishing first in the 200IM. When asked about the way she handles meets with mu...