Taylor Abbott

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Sogar, Romano win races on night 3 of Austin Sectional

Full Name:	Taylor Abbott
Born:	June 03rd, 1998
	Cedar Park, Texas
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Abbott was a member of the United States Junior National Team as a junior world champion and junior US national champion in open water events. Abbott finished as the runnerup in the 1500 freestyle at the FINA Junior Worlds. University of Tennessee 2016-17 Abbott finished fourth in the 1650 freestyle at the USA Winter Nationals with a 15:03.43, the fourth-fastest time in Tennessee program history. Collegiately, he finished seventh in the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships (14:55.41) and placed 13th in the 500 freestyle (4:18.96) and 36th in the 200 butterfly (1:48.85). Abbott qualified for the NCAA Championships, where he finished 27th in the 1650 free (15:00.75) and 39th in the 500 free (4:20.78). 2017-18 Abbott placed 11th in the 1650 freestyle (14:55.96), 16th in the 500 freestyle (4:19.80) and 28th in the 200 butterfly (1:47.73) at the SEC Championships. 2018 U.S. National Championships Abbott finished 37th in the 1500 freestyle (15:45.13) and 58th in the 400 freestyle (3:57.78) at the Phillips 66 National Championships.

Sogar, Romano win races on night 3 of Austin Sectional

Former college standouts Laura Sogar and Megan Romano each won a title on Saturday night of the Speedo Sectional in Austin, Texas.

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