May 4, 2008

SEVILLE, SPAIN - University of North Carolina sophomore swimmer Chip Peterson of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., just missed out on a spot on the 2008 United States Olympic Team Sunday morning as he finished 13th in the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain. The Top 10 competitors in the 10-kilometer swim event qualified for the Olympics which will be held in China in August.

Peterson's time was 1 hour, 53 minutes, 41.6 seconds. He finished 20.6 seconds behind the winning swimmer. More importantly, he finished 2.2 seconds behind the 10th and final automatic qualifier.

UNC sophomore Joe Kinderwater still has his swim ahead of him this week as he competes in the 5-kilometer world championship event Tuesday.

Only the 10-kilometer event is on the event schedule for the 2008 Olympics.