Two University of California men's swimmers, Guy Barnea and Sean Mahoney, shined Wednesday, July 8 at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. Barnea (Omer, Israel), who will be a junior next season for the Golden Bears, placed third in the 50-meter backstroke for his native Israel with a time of 25.09. Barnea trailed only Japan's Junya Koga (24.36) and Ryosuke Irie (25.05). Senior-to-be Mahoney (Rio Vista, Calif.), swimming for the United States, was fifth in the 200-meter breaststroke with a mark of 2:11.82.
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