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For those of you who were at the meet the past two days, I don't have to tell you that our team swam really well. For those of you who weren't there, let me tell you that our team swam really well. More importantly to me was the way we conducted ourselves at the meet. We had great spirit and great team support across the board. Our team is perhaps tighter and more cohesive than it has ever been. I couldn't be prouder. Thanks to all of you parents who timed, corralled, served food, computed, officiated, and cheered not only your own kids, but our team.
I would like to think of this meet as not the pinnacle of what we are trying to do, but the springboard for even better things in the future. I have a feeling we have many fired up swimmers about right now, and I hope we can keep that focus and enthusiasm as we get back to work. Our kids work hard in the pool during a time of the year that going swimming might not be the most appealing thing to do. The payoff for that commitment shows when we perform as we did. SOOOOO swimmers...get yourself to workout and lets see if we can take another step forward as we head into the 2005 season.
As a team, we ended up 3rd place. Same as last year although this year we had a much smaller team. Well beyond my expectations going into the meet. I don't have complete results, but off the top of my head I will try to give some stats on what happened. Forgive me if I miss someone or something.
NEW BOARD SWIMS
Brad Cline --50 free, 100 fly
Peter Landefeld--100 back, 100 fly
Elizabeth Kamai--50 free, I think the 200 breast
Ste Christofferson--100 breast(team record), 200 breast(team record),100 fly,200 IM(team record), 400 IM(team record)
Steven Marais--100 breast,200 breast,100 fly,200 IM
NEW FW TIMES (formerly Q times)
Kate Bettinger--100 free,200 free,50 fly,100 IM
Birgitte Winkler--50 breast,100 breast
Charlotte Kamai--50 back,50 free
Conner Evans--50 breast
Raquel Newman--50 breast,100 breast
Mattie Winkler--100 breast
Devon DeMont--200 IM
Peter Landefeld--50 back,100 back,50 free,100 fly
Sasza Danel Lohrey--50 free,100 back
Elizabeth kamai--100 breat,200 breast
Girls 9-10 200 medley relay (Chalotte K, Jo JO W, Kate B. Claire Healy)
Girls 9-10 200 free relay (Charlotte K, Tess Mattimore, Claire H, Kate)
**If any of you were there for this relay, you saw one of the best races of the meet. Kate swam an anchor leg that will go down in the annals of Tuna lore!!
Girls 11-12 200 Medley relay (Deborah R, Madison Livingston, Devon D, Laura S)
Girls 200 free relay (Deborah R, Roxanne Hesh, Devon D, Laura S)
Girls 13-14 200 free, 400 free, 200 Medley, 400 Medley (Stephanie C, Elizabeth K, Kelly Garrett, Saza D-L)
Boys 13-14 200 free, 400 free, 400 Medley ( Dillon Moscone, Chris Packer, Nolan Mattox, Rod Hesh, Shayan Sayadi)
** These 13-14 boys relays were very gratifying for me . Last year at this meet, with almost the same cast, we placed 8th ( out of 8) in these relays. This year we won two of them and got second in the other. Shows what a year of training and growth can do for a swimmer!!
I was going to list new AA times, but was overwhelmed with how many there were..Congratulations to all those who achieved these new standards
Zone Champions
Birgitte Winkler--100 breast
Conner Evans--50 breast
Brad Cline--100 free, 100 fly 100 IM
Peter Landefeld--100 fly
Stephanie Christofferson--100 fly, 400 IM
Girls 9-10 200 free relay
Boys 13-14 200 and 400 free relays
Good job Tuna!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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