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Burke runner-up at NCAA swimming championships

Rachael Burke finished second in the 1,500-meter freestyle Saturday night in the NCAA women's championships in College Station, Texas. The sophomore registered a time of 15:55.27, earning first-team All-American status for the second consecutive year.

As a team, Virginia finished 19th at the championships with 53 points, the team's seventh top-20 finish at the meet in seven years.

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