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| Swanson Finishes Seventh at World University Championships |
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SUWON, Republic of Korea - Melinda Swanson (Honolulu, Hawaii / University of Hawaii at Manoa) finished in seventh place in the +78kg division at her first World University Championships on Sunday in Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Swanson, who won the Senior Nationals in her first attempt in April, had a difficult opening match, drawing Katrin Beinroth (GER), one of the top 10 players in the world and a medalist at this year's Moscow and Paris Super World Cups.
After losing to Beinroth by ippon (instant win), Swanson dropped down to the repechage, where she dominated her match against Bronwyn Boebak (RSA), holding Boebak scoreless and beating her by two waza-aris (half-point each).
- USA Judo
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