8 GATOR SWIMMERS MAKE VIRGINIA ZONE TEAM
Eight Gator swimmers will represent Virginia in the 2008 Eastern Zone Long Course Championship in Rockville, MD. Good luck to Jackie Crawford, Maddie Kennedy, Dorathy Halmy, Holly Harper, Ben Kennedy, Joseph Cartledge, Sean Telford, and Jacob Siar.
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KEITH MYBURGH SETS THREE GATOR RECORDS
Over a course of one week Keith Myburgh set three Virginia Gators 8 and under records. During the Roanoke Valley Aquatic Association City/County Championship Keith swam a 1.18.45 in the 100 IM. A couple days afterwards in time trials Keith bested the previous record in the 1650 Freestyle by over a minute with a time of 24.07.83. Finally, in the 200 IM he went a 2.47.86 to beat the team record. Good work Keith!
GATORS FINISH 6TH AT AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Virginia Gators finished a strong 6th place at Virginia Long Course Championships. There were several strong swims, first place finishes, and team records established during the meet. Jacob Siar dropped over 30 seconds in the 1500 Freestyle to finish second. This set a 13-14 team record in both the 800 Freestyle (8.57.83 split) and the 1500 Freestyle with a time of 16.54.14. In the 10 and under 400 Freestyle, Dorathy Halmy won the event with a time of 5:14.95. Also in the 400 Freestyle, Joseph Cartledge swam strong to finish third with a time of 5.31.45. Dorothy Halmy set a 9-10 team record in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2.28.02. Dorothy also won the 9-10 100 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly. Austin Criss and Jacob Siar finished in the top two places in the 13-14 200 Freestyle. Austin's swim of 2.00.57 set a team age group record in this event. Austin continued to rewrite the Gator record board by winning the 200 Fly with a time of 2.12.50. Jacob Siar set his third team record of the meet by swimming 1.05.79 in the 100 Back. Austin won yet another event by going a 4.20.24 in the 400 Freestyle (4.19.73 prelims). On Sunday, Austin finished up his dominating meet by winning the 100 Freestyle with a time of 56.58 and besting the 13-14 200 Backstroke record with a 2.19.12. Good swimming Gators.
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GATORS FINISH 2ND AT LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Virginia Gators concluded the 2008 Virginia Long Course Senior Championships with a strong 2nd place finish. There were 24 team records, 8 meet records, 3 state records, and 2 Olympic Trial cuts swam over the course of the meet. On the fourth day of the meet there were several impressive swims. Todd McGraw won the 800 Freestyle. Also in this event, Ali Horn swam a time of 9.14.61 to set a new 15-16 team standard. Stephen Hawkins, Seth Wensel, and Frederico Castro were the top three swimmers in the 100 Freestyle. In this event, Seth set a new 17-18 team standard with a time of 52.51. In the 200 IM, Ali Horn swam a time of 2.24.55 to set a 15-16 team record. Our relay teams continued to impress. The team of Lauren Hines, Keri Sink, Ali Horn, and Bunge Okeyo won the 200 Medley Relay. In the 400 Freestyle Relay, Frederico Castro, Seth Wensel, Carlos Maciel, and Stephen Hawkins won the event and set a team and meet record with a time of 3.31.44.
During the third day of Virginia Senior Long Course Championships, Seth Wensel continued his great swimming by winning the 400 Freestyle and and breaking the 24 year old meet record in this this event. Frederico Castro and Todd McGraw finished one and two in the 200 Fly. Frederico set a new team standard and 17-18 state record by swimming a time of 2.00.78. Later in the evening, Frederico won the 50 Freestyle with a time of 23.64. This swim also bested a 17-18 Virginia state record. Lauren Hines swam a 26.77 to finish second in the 50 Free and set a new 17-18 team record. Ali Horn broke the15-16 team record in the 400 Freestyle with a swim of 4.28.42. The Gator men's team of Stephen Hawkins, Carlos Maciel, Frederico Castro, and Seth Wensel won the 200 Freestyle Relay and bested the state record in this event with a time of 1.36.26.
On the second day of the competition Seth Wensel set a senior Gator record with a time of 1.53.75 to win the 200 Freestyle. Todd McGraw also set a senior team record in the 1500 Freestyle by swimming a 16.22.99 and also won the 400 IM. Gators won both 100 Fly Events. Frederico Castro swam a time of 54.72 to set a team record and Ali Horn won with a time of 1.03.35 to best her 15-16 team record. Ali also set a senior team record with her swim of 2.06.75 in the 200 Freestyle. Also in this event, Lauren Hines bested the 17-18 team record with a time of 2.06.92. Our women's relay team of Ali Horn, Devin Henry, Lauren Hines, and Victoria Mesner set a new team standard in the 800 Freestyle Relay. Also in the 800 Freestyle Relay, the team of Carlos Maciel, Todd McGraw, Thiago Caze, and Seth Wensel set a meet record and a new team record. Great swimming this weekend Gators!
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GOOD LUCK AT TRIALS TODD AND PETER!
Todd McGraw and Peter Volosin will be competing at the United States Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. Todd will be swimming in the 400 IM and the 200 Fly. Peter will swim in the 400 and 1500 Free. GOOD LUCK!
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JOEY GIRANI WINS B'NAI B'RITH AWARD
Joey Girani was presented the 58th B’nai B’rith Award by the Israel Friedlander Lodge of Roanoke. Joey was the first athlete from Franklin County High School to win this award which is based 50 percent on athletics, 25 percent on academics and 25 percent on citizenship. Congratulations Joey!
VIRGINIA GATORS 110th IN COUNTRY
The Gators finished 110th out of 2450 clubs in USA Swimming's Toyota Virtual Club Championship. This places us in the top 5% in the nation.
USA SWIMMING VIRTUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WEB PAGE
JOEY GIRANI APPOINTED TO US NAVAL ACADEMY
The Virginia Gators would like to proudly announce that Joey Girani has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy. Joey will be swimming for the Midshipmen next season. Way to go Joey!
NEW SOUTH LONG COURSE INVITATIONAL
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2008 HYCAT ODD AGE GROUP MEET
The Gators started off the last short meet of the 2008 season with a bang. 8 year old Keith Myburgh broke a 15 year old team record by swimming a 2.30.57 in the 200 Freestyle. Great job Keith! Results posted below.
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GATOR LONG COURSE SCHEDULE
Below is a link to the 2008 Virginia Gator long course schedule.
GATORS FINISH 6th AT SECTIONALS
Competing against some outstanding competition, the Virginia Gators finished a strong 6th place overall at the 2008 Central Zone Sectional Championship. Our women's team placed 6th and our men's team placed 7th. There were several team records broken over the course of the meet. Carlos Maciel has set three 15-16 team records. Carlos swam a 1.57.38 in the 200 Freestyle, 4.46.16 in the 400 IM, and 8.50.19 in the 800 Free. Ali Horn broke the 15-16 team record in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2.09.73. Austin Criss swam 9.10.02 in the 800 Freestyle to set a new 13-14 team record. In addition, both Seth Wensel and Joey Girani made their Junior National cuts in the 100 Freestyle. Complete scores and results can be found below.
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YOUNGER GATORS SWIM WELL IN HARRISONBURG
Our younger Gators journeyed to James Madison University to participate in the 2008 VAST Spring Splash. Our swimmers made a great showing with Paige Assaid taking 6 first place finishes and Taylor Summerlin having 3 first place swims. Also, good job to Carlos Amaral, Elizabeth Taylor, Kenyon and Kemper John, and Callie and Caroline Summerlin who swam fast and had a great time!
GATOR ALUMNI NEWS
The following e-mail I recieved from Gator Alumni, Nelson Silva. Nelson recently won the NCAA Division II National Championship in the 200 Back with a time of 1.47.31. This is a little thing that meant a whole lot to me and the other coaches of the Virginia Gators.
Erik,
I really appreciate everything you have done for me, i dont know if
you've heard about that i won the 200 back at NCAA's D2 of course
hahaha. So you really have part of this as do Doug, Greg, and the
Criss's. I really appreciate every little thing you've done to help me
out, you really have a part of this title.
thank you very much,
Nelson Silva
PS: I will be there this summer training even harder !
Also, congratulations to another Gator alumni, Peter Volosin. Peter, captain of the Brown University swim team as a senior, set a school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle and then one week later qualified for the United States Olympic Trials in the 400-meter freestyle.
GATORS FINISH 4th AT AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Gator swam to a strong 4th place finish overall this weekend at Virginia Age Group Championships. The boy’s team finished 5th and the girl’s team finished 4th. 15 team records were broken, 9 individual and 6 relay.
Five team records were broke on Friday. Khalil Fonder swam hard and broke the 8 and under 50 Backstroke record with a time of 36.94. Ali Horn set a new record in the 13-14 100 Fly with a time of 57.56. Austin Criss bettered his 13-14 200 Free record by going 1.47.09. Both our 13-14 200 Medley Relay teams also set team records. The team of Jacob Siar, Jared Jones, Austin Criss and Tim Webb went a time of 1.48.20. Holly Harper, Katie Young, Ali Horn, and Jackie Crawford bested the previous 200 Medley relay record by swimming a time of 1.52.02.
On the third day of the meet Ali Horn set the pace with two 1st place finishes both being team records, 2.05.47 in the 200 Butterfly and 5.00.93 in the 500 Freestyle. Ali's swim in the 500 Free broke a 15 year old meet record. Khalil Fonder broke his second team record by going a 33.13. Our 13-14 swimmers also broke 3 team relay records. The 200 Freestyle Relay were broken by the teams of Hannah Harper, Jackie Crawford, Maddie Kennedy, and Ali Horn and Jared Jones, Jacob Siar, Tim Webb, and Austin Criss. The team of Hannah Harper, Katie Young, Ali Horn, and Maddie Kennedy broke the Gator 13-14 400 Medley Relay.
On Sunday, the Gators continued their strong swimming. Khalil Fonder broke his third team record by swimming 1.18.45 in the 100 Butterfly. Austin Criss broke the team 13-14 200 Backstroke record with a 1.58.79. Ali Horn broke a 22 year old meet record by going a 2.06.64 in the 13-14 200 IM. This swim was also a Gator team record. Our 13-14 girls broke their 4th team relay record this meet. The team of Hannah Harper, Jackie Crawford, Maddie Kennedy, and Ali Horn swam a time of 3.40.42 in the 400 Freestyle Relay. Way to go Gators!
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GATORS FINISH 2nd AT VIRGINIA SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
With many of our swimmers not tapered, the Virginia Gators finished 2rd overall at Virginia Senior Championships. Both the women and men's teams finished 3rd. Todd McGraw started off the meet with a 17-18 Gator team record in the 1650 Freestyle. Todd swam a time of 15:47.43 in this event. During the second day of the competition, Miriam McGeath bettered her record in the 15-16 400 IM with a time of 4.27.64. Also, in this event, Ali Horn set a 13-14 team record with a time of 4.28.05. The relay team of Seth Wensel, Carlos Marciel, Todd McGraw and Gustavo Calado won the 800 Freestyle Relay and set a new Gator senior record with a time of 6.48.24. Records continued to fall on Saturday. 14 year old Holly Harper broke a 10 year old record in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 59.04. Gustavo Calado and Todd McGraw finished first and second respectively in the 200 Fly with Todd bettering his 17-18 team record with a time of 1.48.18. On the final day of the meet, Gustavo Calado bettered his Gator senior record that he set 5 years ago with a time of 1.50.38. Finally, our senior men won the 400 Freestyle relay. The team of Joey Girani, Seth Wensel, Carlos Maciel, and Gustavo Calado also set a new Gator senior record with a time of 3.06.32. Good Swimming Gators! The senior team will next compete at the Central Zone Championship Series in Indianapolis, IN.
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2008 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Gators placed 3rd in this weekend's Blue Ridge Regional Championship at the Lynchburgh YMCA. There were many best times and age group championship cuts achieved. Below are the scores and results from the meet.
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2008 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
Good job to all Gators who swam in the Southwest District Championship. There were many best times, new standards, and event two team records achieved. Keith Myburgh started off the meet by winning the 10 and under men's 500 Freestyle as a 8 year old. His time of 6.49.97 set a Gator 8 and under team record. Khalil Fonder also earned a place on the record board by besting one of the oldest Gator records. Khalil went a 15.37 in the 25 Butterfly to win the event and beat a 19 year old team record. Other event winners included Natalie Kulp (10 and under 500 Free), Cabell Whitlow (7 and under 25 Free, 50 Back, 100 Free), Keith Myburgh (8 year old 25 Free, 100 IM, 25 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Free), Emma Cartledge (8 year old 50 Fly, 25 Fly, 100 Free), Khalil Fonder (8 year old 50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 25 Back), Taylor Summerlin (7 year old 100 IM, 25 Breast, 50 Breast, 25 Back), Adler Cargill (9-10 50 Breast, 200 IM, 100 Breast), Caitlin Privott (9-10 200 Free), John Sheffield (13-14 200 IM), Noah Bowers (7 and under 25 Fly, 25 Back), Andy Ryoo (11-12 200 Free, 100 Breast), Dana Barringer (11-12 50 Free). Good Swimming!
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TODD MCGRAW MAKES 2ND OLYMPIC TRIAL CUT
Gator swimmer, Todd McGraw, represented the USA National Junior Team in Australia last weekend at the 2008 Victorian Open. Todd swam exceptionally well, placing 2nd in the 200 Fly and 4th in the 400 IM. His time of 4.28.32 in the 400 IM gave Todd his 2nd Olympic Trial Cut. Additionally, Todd's time of 2.01.25 bettered his 17-18 state record in the 200 Fly. Both times were Gator team records.
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TODD MCGRAW GETS SCHOLARSHIP TO GEORGIA
Gator swimmer Todd McGraw has signed with the 9th ranked University of Georgia Bulldogs for next year. Over the past year Todd has made senior national cuts, placed 3rd in the Junior National Championship in the 200 Fly, earned a place on the United States Swimming National Junior Team, broke Virginia Swimming's 17-18 LCM record and made his Olympic Trial Cut in the 200 Butterfly. Congratulation Todd! Your hard work and dedication to the sport has really paid off.
GATORS MAKE STRONG SHOWING AT HIGH SCHOOL STATES
The Gators swam strong at their high school swim meets. Todd McGraw set a new A-AA state record in the 200 IM by swimming a 1.51.26. Todd also won the 500 Freestyle. Other high school state champions are Seth Wensel in the 200 Freestyle, Ali Horn in the 200 Freestyle, and Lauren Hines in the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke. Congratulations to all Gators who swam at their state meet. You represented both your club and yourselves very well.
SWAT WINTER INVITATIONAL
In the last meet before the championship season begins, the Gators made a strong showing at the SWAT Winter Invitational. Congratulations to Brittany Ritter for making her first two Age Group Championship cuts in the 200 IM and 200 Free. The Gators will next swim at the District Championship in Roanoke on February 15-17. Results and update top times can be found below.
GATORS WIN PITT CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL!!!
Wow! The Virginia Gators placed first out of over 60 teams who participated in this years Pitt Christmas Invitational. The Gators started off the Pittsburgh Christmas Invitational in the right way. Todd McGraw (1000 Free and 100 Fly), Ali Horn (13-14 200 IM), and Austin Criss (13-14 200 Free) won individual events. The Gators' Men and Women teams both won the 800 Free Relay. 5 team records were also broke today. Todd McGraw broke the 17-18 1000 Free record with a time of 9.22.83. Two 15-16 records were broken, Kerri Sink in the 200 IM (2.07.08) and Seth Wensel in the 200 Free (1.40.76). Ali Horn swam a 2.08.52 in the 200 IM to break the 13-14 team record. Also in the 13-14 age group, Austin Criss bested the 200 Free standard with a time of 1.47.38.
The Virginia Gators continued their strong swimming on the second day of the Pitt Christmas Invite. Lauren Hines won the senior 50 Freestyle and Gator relay teams took the Boys 11-12 Freestyle Relay, the 15-16 Girls 200 Medley Relay, and the Men's Senior 400 Medley Relay. In addition, two more team records were broken. In the 400 IM Todd McGraw swam a 3.57.06 to set a record in the 17-18 age group. Also in the 400 IM, Miriam McGeath bettered her 15-16 record with a time of 4.27.73
Our swimmers finished up the final day of the meet by winning 7 individual events and 3 relays. Todd McGraw took the 200 Backstroke and set a Gators 17-18 team record in the process with a time of 1.50.62. Another team record was set by Seth Wensel in the 15-16 100 Freestyle. Seth swam a 47.35 to win this event. Other swimmers to win events were Jared Jones in the 13-14 100 Free (49.53), Lauren Hines in the 100 Free (51.99), Austin Criss in the 13-14 200 Fly (2.02.37), Kerri Sink in the 200 Fly (2.08.90), and Garrett Greenland in the 15-16 100 Breast (59.81). Our 13-14 Girls' Relay of Jackie Crawford, Maddie Kennedy, Holly Harper, and Ali Horn captured the 13-14 200 Free Relay. To cap the meet, both the women (Ali Horn, Bunge Okeyo, Kerri Sink, and Laurn Hines) and the men (Walter Lessa, Carlos Maciel, Joey Girani, and Seth Wensel) swept the 400 Free Relay. Complete results are posted below. Have a safe trip home Gators!
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GATORS SET THREE TEAM RECORDS AT SENIOR CIRCUIT MEET
The Gator senior team swam exceptionally well last week at the Speedo Eastern States Senior Circuit Meet. In this highly competitive meet the Gators won 19 events. Many of our swimmers had multiple best times and three team records were set. Ali Horn broke two 11 year old records in the Girls 13-14 200 Fly (2.06.64) and the 500 Free (5.02.55). The 20 year old record in the15-16 Girls 800 Free Relay was smashed by the team of Miriam McGeath, Devin Henry, Kerri Sink, and Bunge Okeyo with a time of 8.02.92. Way to go girls!
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SMAC AGE GROUP MEET
Our younger Gators attended the SMAC Age Group Meet last weekend in Waynesboro. Our swimmers represented themselves well. Our 8 and under girls won 8 events. Ali Lawson won the 50 Fly, 100 IM, 25 Breast, and 25 Back. Paige Assid won the 50 Back, 25 Fly, and 100 Free. Margo Winn came in first in the 25 Free and also made her first Pittsburgh cut in the 50 Backstroke. Also, good job to Brittany Ritter won dropped 15 seconds in her 200 Freestyle and to Ellie Goldstein who made her first A time in the 50 Fly.
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2007 SWAT THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL
The Gators had a strong meet last weekend in Radford. Meet results and update top times are posted below.
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HALLOWEEN CLASSIC
The Gators hosted our
annual Halloween Classic on October 12 - 14. We had many best times
throughout the weekend. Good job to all our swimmers! Complete results
from the meet as well as updated top times can be found below.
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TODD MCGRAW MAKES NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM
Gator swimmer, Todd McGraw, made the United States Swimming National Junior Team thanks to his performance at Junior National Championships last week. Todd placed 3rd in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2.01.45. The time was an Olympic Trial Cut as well as a new Virginia Gator team record and Virginia Swimming Men's 17-18 state record. As a member of the National Junior Team, he will participate in a training camp in October and an international competition in Australia in January 2008. Great job, Todd!!!
GATORS WELCOME GREG LAKE TO COACHING STAFF
The Gators would like to welcome Greg Lake to our already strong coaching staff. Greg is a native of Springfield, Illinois and brings 16 years of competitive swimming and over 12 years of USA/YMCA coaching experience to our team. He is a level 4 ASCA certified coach. Greg has two children, Jackson age 17 and Eleanor 6 mos. Greg comes to us from the Elgin Pelicans of Elgin, Illinois. The Pelicans recorded over 350 new team Records, sent over 50 individuals to YMCA Nationals, two YMCA National Champions, one USA Senior National Qualifier and have had over 40 Top 16 reportable times during Greg's tenure. Previously Greg coached in Charleston, West Virginia where he was the Head Age Group Coach, Asst. Senior Coach, & Asst. Director of the University of Charleston Aquatic Team (HYCAT) for the 4 years. HYCAT is a team of over 225 swimmers. Where he coached over 30 USS Top 16 Reportable swims since 1999, 5 Southern Zone Finalists, over 30 State Record holders, and numerous Y-National qualifiers. He has served the WV LSC as Age Group Vice-Chair, Top 16 tabulator, club coordinator, and safety coordinator. Greg has also served as the Head coach of the WV Southern Zone team 3 times. Greg was also Head Coach of the Cortez Leopard Sharks in Cortez, Co. where he coached swimmers from novice to college level. The team tripled in size during his tenure and he coached numerous athletes that went on to swim at the collegiate level. He was also the Head Coach for the Women's & Men's High School team at Montezuma High School in Cortez, Co for two years. Every season swimmers went on to swim at the Colorado State High School Championships. Greg will be coaching our Senior group along with our head coach, Doug Fonder.
GATORS TAKE 3rd PLACE AT VIRGINIA SENIOR CHAMPS
Even with many of our swimmers resting for up coming national meets in the coming weeks, the Gators finished a solid 3rd place overall at Virginia Senior Championships. Multiple team records were broken including the 15-16 Men's 100 Fly, 400 Free, and 200 Free by Seth Wensel, Senior/ 17-18 Men's 200 Fly record by Todd McGraw, and the 15-16 Women's 400 Free and 800 Free Relays by the team of Bunge Okeyo, Kerri Sink, Devin Henry, and Miriam McGeath. Todd McGeath was the top male scorer in the meet and Kerri Sink was the top female scorer. Good luck to Kerri and Todd as they journey to Indianapolis, IN for USA Swimming Junior Nationals. The Gators will also be represented at Senior Nationals by Scott Thacker and Brazilian Nationals by Nelson Silva. Good Luck!
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GATORS PLACE 8th AT AGE GROUP CHAMPS
The Gators had a strong showing at Age Group Championships. Among the stand out preformances was Allie Criss who won four events and set a Gator team record in the 400 Freestyle with a time of 5.19.96. Austin Criss also set a team record in 13-14 200 Freestyle with a time of 2.05.86. Great job Gators! Next week our swimmers will compete in Virginia Senior Championships at George Mason University.
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GATORS' TODD MCGRAW MAKES OLYMPIC TRIAL CUT
At the USA Swimming Spring Championships in New York, Todd McGraw made his Olympic Trial qualifying time in the 200 Meter Butterfly. Todd finished 10th overall with a time of 2.03.32. He joins such Gators as Dan Summerlin, J.J. Freitag, Chris Pyle, Angie Farris, Stephanie Brinser, and Claire Wooddall-Gainey in qualifying for this prestigious meet. Way to go Todd!!!! Todd also set a 17-18 team record in the 100 Fly with a time of 56.14. Stephen Hawkins also set two team records in the 17-18 age group. Stephen swam his 50 Free in 24.03 and his 100 Free in 53.06. Finally, our relay team of Stephen Hawkins, Elzio Pereira, Gui Santiago, and Marcos Capuano placed 4th in the 400 Freestyle Relay to set a new Gator senior record.
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GATORS COMPETE AT EASTERN ZONE ALL-STAR MEET
Jacob Siar and Allie Criss represented the state of Virginia at the Eastern Zone All Start Meet in Buffalo, New York. Jacob broke his own 11-12 200 Backstroke record by swimming a time of 2.10.74 and achieved a national reportable time in the 50 Butterfly (26.27) in his lead off split of the 200 IM. Jacob was also part of the winning 400 Freestyle Relay. Allie placed 8th in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1.10.71. Jacob also scored in the 200 IM and the 500 Free.
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GATORS FINISH 8th AT AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP
The Virginia Gators finished 8th in this weekends Age Group Championship Meet in Newport News. Jacob Siar finished in the top two in several of his events and broke the Gator's 11-12 200 Backstroke record with a time of 2.12.63. Good job to everyone who swam this weekend. Updated top times, team records, and meet results have been posted below.
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GATORS PLACE 4th AT SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
The Virginia Gators placed 4th at Virginia Senior Championship at the University of Virginia. The men's team placed 2nd while the women placed 5th. There were several event winners and team records. Miriam McGeath started out the meet by winning the 1650 Freestyle in a time of 17:31.58. Miriam also broke the 15-16 team record in the 400 IM with a 4:31.83. Nancy Baar dropped 4 seconds off her 100 Backstroke to win the event. In the process she set a Gator senior record, a Senior Championship meet record, and made her senior national cut. Nancy also broke the 17-18 team record in the 50 Free with a time of 23.50. The men were not to be out done. The Gator 200 Freestyle Relay team of Kip Abbott, Elzio Pereira, Marcos Capuano, and Gui Santiago place 2nd and broke a 17 year old Gator record (1:24.40). Drew Starr broke four 15-16 team records in the 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back, and 200 Back. Joey Girani also broke a 15-16 team record by swimming a 47.76 in the 100 Freestyle. GOOD SWIMMING GATORS!
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BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
The Gators continued their strong swimming this championship season with a 3rd place finish at the Blue Ridge Region Championship. George Catledge dropped time and obtained A times in every event he swam including first place finishes 100 Free and 100 IM. His brother Jospeh, dropped 8 seconds to swim his first A time in the 100 Butterfly. Sandy Chang also had a great meet. She had best times in all 7 events she participated in and got her first A time in the 100 Breaststroke. Jordyn Jones made her 11-12 age group championship cut in the 200 Backstroke. Emily Heck swam fast to drop time in 6 of her events and make A times in both the 50 Fly and 100 Back. Conner Scro pushed hard in the 100 IM to make his A time and cut time in 5 of his swims. Matt Doughty (100 Fly), Jane-Anna Caldwell (50 Fly), Chelsea Woolfolk (100 Fly, 200 Breast, 400 IM), and Rachel Wrotniewski (50, 100, 200 Back) also achieved A times during this meet. Overall, the Gators had 65 best swims. The Gators will next take part in Senior Championships at the University of Virginia on March 8 – 11th. Go Gators!
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
The Gators started off the 2007 Championship season with a bang at the Southwest District Championship. The team had many 1st place finishes in both individual events and relays. There also many best times and BB time standards achieved. Dana Barringer in her first meet this season won the 9-10 Girls 100 Butterfly and came in 2nd in several other races. Emma Cartledge swept the 7 and under Butterfly events, winning both the 25 and 50. Michael Chang dropped in every event he swam and won the 8 year old 50 Breaststroke. Khalil Fonder was first in both the 25 Breast and 50 Fly. 7 year old Khalil obtained a BB time in the fly with a time of 41.17. Lauren Heck also took home first places in 7 and under events, winning the 100 IM and 100 Freestyle. Brittany Ritter dropped 13 seconds to achieve her BB time in the 500 Free. 6 year old Taylor Summerlin tackled the 500 freestyle in the time of 9:23.41. Andy Ryoo won 5 events at the SW District meet including the 9-10 100 Back in which he swam to an A time. Good job Gators!
STEVEN HAWKINS WINS 2 EVENTS AT HS STATES
Steven Hawkins dominated the AA High School State meet by winning two individual events. Steven won the 50 Freestyle with a time of 20.84 and the 100 Freestyle in 45.52. The 100 Freestyle time set a new AA High School State Record. His swims in this meet also were Senior National cuts and bested the Gator 17-18 team records in these events.
ARTICLE ON NANCY BAAR
Check out the article on Virginia Gator senior swimmer Nancy Baar in this weeks Roanoke Times
GATORS WIN PITT CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL!
The Gators won the 2006 Pitt Christmas Invitational. We had a large amount of best times, events won, team records, meet records, and even a state record in the Men's 400 Medley Relay. The most impressive part of the meet was the dominating performance by our senior men's team. Our senior men won all the individual events in the entire meet. Many times placing top two. GREAT JOB GATORS!!!! Meet results, updated best times, and scores are posted below.
After the first day of the Pittsburgh Christmas Invitation, the Gators have broken four team records. Gustavo Chagas broke both the men's 100 Butterfly record and set a meet record with a time of 48.78. In the same race, Todd McGraw set a Gator 17-18 mark with a time of 49.59. Todd and Gustavo, along with Thiago Caze and Marcos Capuano bested the 800 Freestyle Relay record with a time of 6:50.91. Finally, Dorthy Halmy set the Gator 8 and Under team record with a swim of 1.09.80 in the 100 Freestyle.
Records continue to fall at the Pitt Christmas Invitational. The Gators swam strong and set three additional team records today. In the 50 Freestyle, Gustavo Chagas swam a 20.67 to tie a meet record and set a new Gator senior record. In the same race Stephen Hawkins broke an 15 year old Gator 17-18 record with a time of 21.17. To conclude the day, the Gator senior men's team of Elizo Pereira, Scott Thacker, T.McGraw, and Gustavo Chagas bested the Virginia state record in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3.23.12. The meet concludes Sunday.
The Gators swam strong on the third day of the Pitt Christmas Invitational. Both Nancy Baar and Todd McGraw set team records in the 17-18 age group. Nancy went a 51.66 in the 100 Free to win the event. Todd got his Senior National Cut in the 200 Fly with a time of 1.48.72. Scott Thacker also made his Senior National Cut with a time of 55.96 in the 100 Breaststroke.
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HARGRAVE GROUNDHOG INVITATIONAL
This past weekend the Gators took part in the Hargrave Groundhog Invitational in Chatham, Virginia. All age groups of our team represented themselves well. Our 8 and unders swam particularly hard. Several 8 and unders particapated in longer events and did great! 7 year old Margo Winn had a legal time in the 200 IM. Both Taylor Summerlin (6) and Lauren Heck (7) raced in the 100 Butterfly and achieved B times. Our 9 - 10 year old girls Rachel Wrotniewski and Allie Criss both had great meets. Together, Rachel and Allie won every event they swam this weekend. Conner Scro, in his first meet this season, won the 50 Breaststroke and got his Age Group Championship cut in both the 50 and 100 Breast. Jacob Siar dominated the 11-12 boys, winning every event he swam. Mac McNally dropped time in almost every race and went under a minute for the first time in the 100 Freestyle. The Gators start their championship season in two weeks at the Southwest District Championship in Roanoke. Updated top times have been posted below.
SWAT FROSTY INVITATIONAL
The Gators swam well this weekend at the SWAT Frosty Invitational. Links to results, scores, and updated top times have been posted below.
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GATOR ACHIEVER MEET
Our younger Gator swimmers took part in the Gator Achiever Meet at our sister club in Charlottesville. We swam well and had lots of fun. Good job to Triff H'Doubler who got her first legal times in breaststroke and butterfly. At 3 years 1 month, the Gators had our youngest swimmer ever, Caroline Summerlin, participate at this meet. Caroline swam a legal 25 backstroke with a big smile on her face. Great swimming this weekend Gators!
GATORS COMPETE AT THE US OPEN
The Gators are well represented at the US Open at Purdue University. Nancy Baar, Gustavo Chagas, and Scott Thacker competed with world class swimmers at the first major meet of the season. During the first day of the US Open, Scott Thacker finished 15th in the 100 Breast (LONG COURSE METERS) with a time of 1.05.39. Gustavo Chagas broke the team record in the 50 Free with a time of 23.89. On the second day of the US Open, Gustavo swam a 56.03 in the 100 meter fly to set another team record. Updated team records and full results are posted below.
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GATORS WIN 2006 THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL
In a strong pre-taper meet, the Virginia Gators won the 2006 Thanksgiving Invitational. Austin Criss broke a seven year old 11 - 12 team record when he swam a 1.01.32 in the 100 yard backstroke. The Gator senior men dominated the meet. In many of the final events the Gators held 6 or 7 of the top spots. The following swimmers who won individual events: Allie Criss, Nelson Helm, Austin Criss, Thiago Caze, Gus Chagas, Nancy Baar, Todd McGraw, Scott Thacker, Hayden Helm, Stephen Hawkins, Elzio Pereira, Miriam McGeath, and Matt Doughty. Also, the Gator coaching staff would like to recognize Elise Dove, Kayla Mims, Kim Skellington, and Dominique Young for swimming in their first meet. Great job guys! The Gators next meet will be in Charlottesville on December 2 and 3 at the Gator Dome. Full results, scores, and updated top times can be found below.
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GATORS SWIM WELL AT SMAC
The Gators swam well at the SMAC Fall Invitational this past weekend. There were lots of best times and good races. Good job to Emily Heck, Matt Hannah, George Cartledge, and Joseph Cartledge for swimming BB times in their events. Results and updated top times can be found below. The Gators next meet will be the SWAT Thanksgiving Invitational in November.
GATOR HALLOWEEN INVITATIONAL
The Gators started off the 2006 season with a bang by setting 3 team records. Congratulations to Dorothy Halmy for besting the 8 and Under Girl's 500 Freestyle record with a time of 7:08.85. Austin Criss improved on his 11-12 200 Backstroke record with a time of 2:14.82. Austin also swam 18:03.82 in the 1650 Freestyle to set the 11-12 team record. Good job to everyone who swam this weekend. The Gators next meet will take place November 4-5 at SMAC. Posted below is updated top times, meet results, and updated team records.
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2nd ANNUAL GATOR LAKE SWIM
The Gators will be hosting a lake swim on September 16th and 17th at Bernard's Landing at Smith Mountain Lake. The 5k swim begins at 5:00 P.M. on Saturday the 16th. Sign-ups are from 4 to 4:45. A 1 mile swim begins at 11:00 AM on Sunday the 17th. Sign-ups are from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. The races will take place in Sailors Cove at Bernard's Landing. If any additional information is needed, please contact Coach Doug Fonder at (540) 397-0505.
GATORS PLACE 4th AT SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Gator senior swimmers finished up their long course session with a 4th place finish at Virginia Senior Championships. The men's team just missed winning the meet coming in second by only 30 points. The Gator men bested all five senior team relay records including a state record swim of 1.47.15 in the 200 medley relay by Marcus Capuano, Scott Thacker, Gustavo Chagas, and Stephen Hawkins. Scott Thacker also made his senior national cut by winning the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1.05.10. Other winners included Marcus Capuano (100 Back), Gustavo Chagas (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free) and Nelson Silva (800 Free). Stephen Hawkins also set the 17-18 team record in the 100 Free with a time of 54.98 and Garrett Greenland set a 15-16 team record in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1.09.29. Complete results and scores are posted below.
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GATORS PLACE 4th AT AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Gators swam to an 4th place finish at age group championships at George Mason University. Notable swims included Austin Criss winning the 11-12 men's 400 Freestyle and 200 Butterfly, Ali Horn winning the 13-14 women's 1500 Freestyle and Matt Doughty winning the 9-10 50 Backstroke. Several team records were also set. The relay team of Devin Henry, Victoria Mesner, Ali Horn, and Bunge Okeyo broke the 13-14 200 Freestyle, 200 Medley, and 400 Medley Relays. The team of Devin Henry, Lauren Gray, Ali Horn and Bunge Okeyo broke the 13-14 400 Freestyle Relay Record. The 11-12 men's team of Jacob Siar, Harrison Helm, Mac McNally, and Austin Criss set the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay Records. Dorothy Halmy, Jordyn Jones, Zoe Horn and Allie Criss set the 9-10 women's 400 Medley Relay. Several individual team records were also set. Dorothy Halmy broke the 8 and Under 100 Backstroke with a time of 1.34.83. Austin Criss set both the 11-12 men's 200 Backstroke (2.35.22) and 200 Butterfly (2.32.33). Way to go Gators!!
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TWO TEAM RECORDS SET AT FURNITURE CITY
The Virginia Gators will attend the 18th Annual Furniture City Invitational in High Point, North Carolinia. Two team records were set. Nelson Helm set the 400 Freestyle record for the 9-10 age group by swimming a time of 5.21.58. Austin Criss swam a time of 2.40.64 to bettered his record in the 200 Backstroke. The Gators will next attend the GSA Eastern Invitational on July 7-9.
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2006 CAROLINA AQUATICS LONG COURSE OPEN
The Gators kicked off the season by taking part in the 2006 Carolina Aquatics Long Course Open. Austin Criss set an 11-12 team record in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2.41.64. Good job Austin! Below are the results, updated top times, and team records..
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GATOR MEN PLACE 2ND AT YMCA NATIONALS
Wow! The Vriginia Gators/ Franklin County Family YMCA swim team placed 5th overall at YMCA Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Gator men placed 2nd and set four team relay records, two state relay records, and had one individual national champion. Scott Thacker won the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2.03.64. The relay team of Nelson Silva, Scott Thacker, Igor Nishi, and Gustavo Chagas won the 200 and 400 Medley Relays in state record times. The relay team of Thiago Caze, Nelson Silva, Igor Nishi, and Gustavo Chagas set team records in the 400 and 800 Freestyle Relays.
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GATORS SWIM WELL AT ZONES
The Gators were well represented at the 2006 Eastern Zones All Star Meet. The Gators sent four swimmers, Lauren Gray, Austin Criss, Matty Doughty, and Jared Jones. Jared had a stand out meet, winning four events (50 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, and 200 Fly) and setting 5 team records
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GATORS PLACE 3rd AT AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Gators had a great meet this weekend, placing 3rd in the state of VIrginia. We had a ton of top times and records broken. Check out the meet results and updated top times and records.
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SHORT COURSE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The senior team went into Senior Championships at the University of Virginia and broke several team records. Two of our oldest relay team records were bested. The team of Scott Hawkins, Scott Thacker, Igor Nishi, and Gustavo Chagas swam a 1.34.11 in the 200 Medley Relay. Nelson Silva, Scott Thacker, Igor Nishi, and Gustavo Chagas came back later in the meet in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3.26.80. Three individual records were also broken. Seth Wensel broke the 13-14 100 Backstroke record with time of 56.36. This time is also a YMCA national cut. Andrew Starr broke two records in the 15-16 age group. Andrew swam a 1.54.25 in the 200 Backstroke and a 4.39.09 in the 500 Freestyle. The seniors will swim their last meet before YMCA Nationals at Rock Hill, South Carolina. We will leave for YMCA Regionals on Thursday evening.
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BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Gators finished a close third place this weekend at the Blue Ridge Regional Championship at the Jamerson YMCA in Lynchburg. The Gators swimmers had numerous best times and Age Group Championship cuts achieved. Hayden Helm stood out by finishing in the top 10 in the majority of his events and winning the 10 and under 50 Backstroke as an 8 year-old. Hayden also set three 8 and under team records in the 50 Backstroke, 100 Backstroke, and the 500 Freestyle. Matt Doughty also swam well, achieving an AA time in his 100 Fly and knocking over 30 seconds off his 500 Freestyle. The Gators also had a strong showing from their 10 and under girls. Meagan Skilling, Allie Criss, Zoe Horn, and Rachel Wrotniewski all made Age Group Championship time standards. Virginia Thornhill made her first A time in the 50 Backstroke, Katie Snyder and Emily Heck dropped time in all their events. Not to be out done, our 11-12 swimmers also had some outstanding swims. Jane-Anna Caldwell dropped 12 seconds in her 200 Backstroke and just missed her A time. Rachel Goldstein dropped in 8 of her events, most notably getting a best time in her 500 Freestyle by 7 seconds. Mac pushed hard, dropped time and made both his 100 Fly and 200 Fly cuts. Harrison Helm showed his versatility and made a JO cut in one of his off events, the 200 Back. Finishing off the meet, Lauren Gray swam hard and dropped 3 seconds in her 200 Freestyle to make the Age Group Championship time standard. Congratulation swimmers! Meet results and updated top times are available below.
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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
Championship season started with a bang this past Friday at the Carter Center in Roanoke. The Gators swam hard and went on to win numerous individual events and relays. Our 8 and under boys were lead by Hayden Helm, Joseph Cartledge, Joachim Hermansen, and Bailey Wood who placed highly in their events. Our group of 6 and under girls were amazing. Taylor Summerlin, Claire Snyder, Lauren Heck, and Emma Cartledge had beautiful strokes and swam fast. Lauren took 1st in the 7 and Under 50 Butterfly as a 6 year old with a time of 59.41. Madeline Winn dropped 2 seconds in her 50 Fly and achieved her 10 and under B time. Both Reagan Johnson and Emily Heck stretched out their strokes and both made their BB cuts in the 100 Backstroke. Virginia Thornhill pushed herself hard and dropped 14 seconds in her 100 Butterfly to swim a BB time of 1.32.92. Conner Scro had a wonderful first meet achieved 10 and under BB in the 100 Breast and 50 Back. The 9-10 year old boys of George Cartledge, Matt Hannah, Nathan Melius and Tristan Loflin also swam well this weekend.
The older swimmers also did well in their events. Chris Hermansen and Kaelin Allred started the meet dropping 38 seconds and 24 seconds respectively on their 500 Freestyle. Ty Carlin dropped 25 seconds in his 200 IM and went on to swim personal bests in all his races. Jane-Anna Caldwell made 3 BB cuts in the 200 Free, 500 Free, and the 100 Fly. Congratulations to Darby Dillard and Anna Bellavia who swam in their first meet. Scott Bellavia swam tough and competed in both the 500 Freestyle and the 400 IM within 45 minutes on Friday night. Chelsea Woolfolk and Ruthie Greene ended the meet by swimming strong in their first 1650 Freestyle. Good job guys! The Gators will next compete this weekend in Lynchburg at the Blue Ridge District Championship. Complete meet results, scores, and updated top times can be found below.
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GATORS WIN 2006 GROUNDHOG INVITATIONAL
The Gators swam well in their final meet before championship season begins. There where several good swims and time drops. Congratulation to Hayden Helm who broke the 8 and Under 500 Freestyle record with a time of 7:07.77. Ali Horn swam a 2.16.17 in her 200 Backstroke to set the 11-12 team record. Other notable swims included 11 year old Kaelin Allred dropping 17 seconds in the 100 Breast, Allie Criss swimming a 7.25.10 in her first time swimming the 500 Freestyle, and Lauren Gray dropping a 53 seconds in her 1650. Austin Criss also swim well, dropping 17 seconds in his 500 with a time of 5:28.05 and 48 seconds in his 1650. Chris Hermansen swam hard in his 100 Backstroke to drop 12 seconds. Zoe Horn made her first JO cut with a time of 1:33.06 in her 100 Breaststroke. Also, the team would like to recognize 6 year olds Claire Snyder and Khalil Fonder for swim a legal 100 IM at the meet. Good job guys! Updated information from the meet can be found below. The next meet that the Gators will be swimming is the B/C District Championships at the Carter Center on February 17-19.
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GATORS TAKE FROSTY INVITATIONAL
The Virginia Gators continue to swim well this season. There were lots of best times, new time standards achieved, and great swims this weekend. The 8 and Unders were lead by Hayden Helm and Madeline Winn. Hayden won 6 of his events and attained 4 BB times for 10 and Unders. Madeline Winn achieved a B time in her 50 Fly and won 2 individual events. Our 8 and unders were also strongly represented by Matt Caffrey, Emma and Joseph Cartledge, Khalil Fonder, Lauren Heck, Joachim Hermansen, Brittany Ritter, Claire Snyder, and Margo Winn. These following swimmers dropped time in every event they swam.
The Gator age group swimmers also had some outstanding swims. Megan Skilling made her first 4 age group championship cuts. Included in those swims was a AA time in her 50 Fly. Our 10 and unders continued to impress with big time drops by Virginia Thornhill, Zoe Horn, Rachel Wrotniewski and Allie Criss. Zoe made her first A time in her 50 Back. Triston Loflin swam hard and dropped in all of his events. Nelson Helm had an impressive swim in his 100 IM and achieved a AAA time standard in this event. Our 11-12 year old swam strong. Obi Okeyo, Austin Criss, Harrison Helm, and Rachel Goldstein all had some impressive drops this weekend. 13 year old Ty Carlin had one of the most impressive swims of the weekend dropping over 40 seconds off his 200 Freestyle. Lauren Gray swam her first 400 IM and went an impressive time of 5:07.80. Ruthie Green had a solid meet and swam her first BB time in her 200 Freestyle. She also had notable time drops in her 200 Fly (19 seconds) and her 500 Freestyle (20 seconds). Good job this weekend Gators! Updated times and meet results have been posted below.
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GATORS WIN 2005 PITT CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL
After braving the snow and ice, the Virginia Gators arrived in Pittsburgh and went on to win their 2nd consecutive Team Pitt Christmas Invitational. The Gators swam their way to 11 team records, 4 meet records, 36 events won, 6 National Age Group Reportable Times, and multiple first time U.S. Open, Junior National, and YMCA short course nationals cuts. All age groups represented themselves superbly. Below are links to updated Gator times, meet results, and team records. In the next few days, I will post notable swims from this weekend. Congratulations to all Gator swimmers, your hard work and dedication really paid off this weekend.
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GATOR ACHIEVER MEET
The Gators swam well last weekend at the Gator Achiever meet in Charlotesville. There were lots of time drops and good swims. Emily Heck swam her first BB time in the 50 Backstroke. Matt Hannah dropped 12 seconds in his 50 Butterfly and achieved several B times. Scot Bellavia and Chris Hermansen had their first experiences with longer events and swam great. Our 8 and Under swimmers also had a good meet with notable swims by Madeline Winn (50 Fly), Joseph Cartledge (25 Fly), Bailey Wood (50 Breast), Joachim Hermansen (50 Breast), Rachel Hannah (25 Fly), Margo Winn (25 Fly), and Emma Cartledge (100 IM). Congratulations to all swimmers who participated in the meet.
GATORS WIN SWAT THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL
The Virginia Gators won the 2005 SWAT Thanksgiving Invitational held this weekend at the Dedmon Center in Radford. Our age groupers had some swims including Austin Criss’ first time under a minute in the 100 Free with a time of 59.00. Lauren Gray had best times in all her events and swam a 2:27.90 to place 2nd in the 11-12 200 Fly. Rachel Wrotniewski achieved her first A time in the 9-10 50 Free with a time of 32.08. For the second time in two meets, Jared Jones bested his team record in the 11-12 200 Breaststroke. He won the event and attained an AAAA time standard by swimming a 2:30.63. In the 9-10 age group both Meagan Skilling and Virginia Thornhill both dropped time in all 6 events they swam. Ali Horn also broke a team record and achieved a Top 16 time in the 200 Butterfly. She swam a 2:13.35 which is a YMCA Short Course National cut.
Congratulations to Victoria Mesner and Bunge Okeyo, who both made their first YMCA Short Course Nationals. Victoria swam a time of 2:13.73 in the 200 Butterfly and Bunge swam a 25.21 in the 50 Free. Scott Thacker achieved an AAAA time in his 100 Breaststroke swimming a 59.07. For the full results and updated Gator top times please see the below links.
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GATORS SWIM STRONG AT ROCK HILL, SC
The Gator Senior Team had a strong showing at the Rays' Fall Fling in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Gators took advantage of the beautiful new facility at the Upper Palmetto YMCA to swim fast early in the season. Full meet results and updated Gator top times are available below.
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GATOR HALLOWEEN CLASSIC
The Gators had a great kick off to the short course season this weekend. The swimmers cheered loud and swam great. There were loads of dropped times and new time standards achieved. Performances of note include fast swims by our youngest Gators. The group of Emma Cartledge, Khalil Fonder, Lauren Heck, Claire Snyder, Taylor Summerlin, Brail Wilson, and Margo Winn showed their stuff in the 6 and Under events. The older 8 and unders also had strong swims by Hayden Helm and Emily Heck. The 9-10 year olds were lead by Jordyn Jones, Nelson Helm, and Matty Doughty who both placed high in all their races and achieved AA time standards in several events. In the 11-12 age group both Ali Horn and Jared Jones stood out. Jared broke his own team record in the 200 Breaststoke swimming to a time of 2:33.88. Ali had 10 best times in this meet and achieved AAAA standard in her 200 Fly. Our senior swimmers managed to tear up the water even after both swimming and lifting on Saturday morning before the meet. Congratulations to all the Gator swimmers who participated in the Gator Halloween Classic. Updated top times and meet results have been posted below.
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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE OPEN WATER SWIM
The Smith Mountain Lake Open Water Swim went great. Thank you to everybody who helped put on the event and particapated. Results have been posted and pictures of the event will follow soon.
