Ohio State's Hunter Armstrong wins national backstroke title
Former Ohio State swimmer Hunter Armstrong won the national title in the 100 backstroke at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis on Friday.
Armstrong finished in 52.33, edging four-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy by .06 seconds. Armstrong’s finish earned him a spot on the Team USA roster for the World Championships in Japan.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Armstrong won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay, swimming backstroke in the preliminaries, and placed ninth in the 100 meter backstroke.
OSU's Charlie Clark won the B final of the 400 free with a time of 3:49.54, which is .18 seconds shy of the program record of 3:49.36 he set in 2022.
Hannah Bach placed seventh in the A final of the 100 breast, finishing in 1:08.18. Josie Panitz took third in the C final of the 100 breast with a time of 1:09.19.
Amy Fulmer took sixth in the 100 back B final with a time of 1:00.43. In the 100 back C final, Nyah Funderburke finished second with a personal-best time of 1:01.44.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State's Hunter Armstrong wins national backstroke title
