OMAHA, Neb. -- Over the weekend, two swimmers connected to the Kenyon College program participated in Wave I of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the CHI Health Center Omaha.

Andrea Perttula, who swam two seasons at Kenyon, but stepped aside this year due to the pandemic, qualified for the Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke. On Saturday, the second day of the Trials, Perttula whipped up a time of 1:11.06 in her preliminary heat. That placed her 11th in a field of 52 and qualified her for the Wave I finals.

When she returned to the pool, Perttula cranked out a time of 1:10.96. That mark did not allow her to move on to Wave II of the Trials, but it did land her in 12th place overall.

On Sunday it was Hannah Saiz's turn. A 2013 graduate and an NCAA Division III champion in the 200-yard butterfly, Saiz qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 100-meter butterfly. In the preliminary heats, she clocked in at 1:02.27, which eliminated her from advancing and placed her 31st among the 38 participants in the event.

While the result wasn't what she envisioned, Saiz was the oldest swimmer, by seven years, in the 100-meter butterfly field. She's now a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, previously competing at the event in 2016.