Quance of Northridge to Swim for U.S. Squad in Italian Meet

Kristine Quance of Northridge was selected for the U. S. swim team that will compete in the Legion of European Nations Cup on Aug. 9-12 in Rome. Quance will travel directly to Italy from Austin, Tex., where she has been competing in the U. S. Swimming Long Course national championships.

Her third-place finishes in the 400-meter individual medley and the 200 breaststroke earned her a berth on the U. S. team. Quance, 15, set personal bests in both races with times of 4 minutes 49.52 seconds and 2:33.52.

Quance also placed eighth in the 200 IM (2:19.79), which was contested Thursday, and ninth in Wednesday’s 100 breaststroke (1:12.13).

The meet in Rome represents her first international competition.