USA Junior National Team fourth at World Championships

Stanford club members Phoebe Champion and Kim Krueger helped the USA 20-under national team finish fourth at the 7th FINA Junior World Championships in Portugal. In the first round, the team beat Portugal, lost to Hungary and beat Germany. Team USA defeated Japan in the round of 12 and Italy in the quarterfinals before falling to China in the semifinals. Hungary defeated Team USA in overtime for the bronze medal. Stanford’s Kyle Utsumi was the head coach of the team.