<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/student-swimmers-olympic-trials.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>06/03/2021</pubDate><title>Two F&amp;M Swimmers to Compete in Olympic Trials</title><description>Victory in the pool is often decided by one hundredth of a second. 
But for two Olympic hopefuls on the Franklin &amp; Marshall College men's swim team, one year has arguably made all the difference. For senior Chris Schiavone, one gap year after high school steered the multi-sport standout away from water polo and toward swimming. The postponed 2020 Olympic games gave junior Brendan Cline time to realize his full potential and qualify for trials just weeks before the May 31 deadline.</description><author>Kim O'Brien</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/82252742389640687-schiavone-chris-swat-bryn-mawr-11-01-19-007.0.155.4928.2969.full.jpg" alt="F&amp;M swim team captain Chris Schiavone 22 competed in this years Olympic trials. We came together as a team, unsure of what the season was going to look like, and did our best to motivate through hard work, he said."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Astronomy and Astrophysics</tag><tag>Athletics</tag><tag>Fraternities and Sororities</tag></tags></item>