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	Andersson Finishes 31st At Beijing Olympics UNLV men's swimmer Jonas Andersson swam in his first competition of the 2008 Olympics on Saturday morning in Beijing, China from the National Aquatic Center. [ + ]
	Trio Of Rebels Off To Beijing UNLV will be represented by three members of its men's swimming and diving team as the 2008 Beijing Olympics opens this weekend in China. Alumni Joe Bartoch will swim for Canada, while two Rebels who just completed their eligibility this past spring, Richard Hortness and Jonas Andersson, will swim for Canada and Sweden, respectively. [ + ]
	Six Rebels Set For US Olympic Trials Six current and former members of the UNLV men's and women's swimming programs are participating in the U.S. Olympic Trials, which begins this weekend at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. The trials will run from June 29-July 6, and swimmers from all over the country will be attempting to make the US Olympic swim team, which will take 26 men and 26 women to Beijing. [ + ]

Rebels Place 11 On Academic All-MWC Team
UNLV placed 11 members of the men's swimming and diving team on the 2008 Spring Academic All-Mountain West Conference team. To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-MWC team, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the school while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their team. [ + ]

Four Rebels Named Academic All-District
Four UNLV athletes have been voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII University Division At-Large Teams as selected by sports information directors, it was announced on Thursday. Swimmer Johan Claar was named to the men's first team for the second straight year, while Matt Kinsinger of the men's golf team was a second team selection. Kim Bonney of the women's swimming team earned her third career academic all-district honor, as she was named to the first team for the first time, while Elena Gantcheva of the women's tennis team was a second team selection. [ + ]

Three Rebels To Represent UNLV In Beijing
The UNLV men's swimming team saw a total of two current swimmers and one alumni qualify over the past four days for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, after the final day of competition ended at the Canadian Olympic Trials on Sunday in Montreal. [ + ]

Two Rebels Qualify For 2008 Olympics
The UNLV men's swimming team saw two of its members qualify this week for this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, China. [ + ]

Rebels Finish Action At NCAA Championship
Two Rebels competed for UNLV on Thursday on the first day of action at the 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. This year's championship is being held from Thursday through Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. [ + ]

Rebels Nearly Miss Top-16 Relay Finish
Four Rebels just nearly missed out on earning All-American status on Friday night, as UNLV's 800 free relay was .04 seconds away from a 16th-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. This year's championship is being held from Thursday through Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. [ + ]