Monthly Archives: March 2014

Hebard, Beers, Kerns all win at spring divisionals

Eleanor Hebard of Olympic Aquatic Club won two individual titles and placed in two other events at the Pacific Northwest age-group spring swimming divisional meet Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Hebard won the 100-yard freestyle title in the 9-year-old division in 1 minute, 12.84 seconds. She won the 100 individual medley in 1:23.26, and was second in the 50 breaststroke and fourth in the 50 backstroke. Ava Harris of PPST was second in the 10-year-old 50 butterfly while Margaret Hayes of BISC was third. Hayes finished second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 50 backstroke.

Bremerton YMCA Swim Team’s Brendan Kerns won the 9-year-old 50-yard butterfly in 34.41 seconds. He was third in the 50 backstroke, 100 individual medley and 100 freestyle. Bainbridge Island Swim Club’s Sean Markow was second in the 50 breast. In the 10-year-old division, Isaac Beers of Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team won the 50 butterfly in 32.75, was third in the 50 backstroke and fourth in the 100 IM.

The meet continues Sunday.

LOCALS

Girls

8-Under

50 butterfly

16, Emma Johnson (OAC) 50.09. 20, Kathrine Houseman (BISC) 59.20.

50 breaststroke

16, Amelia Sinopole (PPST) 56.24. 22, Johnson (OAC) 58.50.

50 freestyle

18, Alexa Fiore (BISC) 40.06. 41, Johnson (OAC) 45.03. 45, Houseman (BISC) 46.22.

100 IM

42, Sinopole (PPST) 1:58.76. 43, Johnson (OAC) 1:59.67.

9 year old

100 freestyle

1, Eleanor Hebard (OAC) 1:12.84. 32, Regina Obnial (PSSC) 1:30.63.

50 backstroke

4, Hebard (OAC) 39.72. 9, Emma Solseng (BISC) 41.09. 48, Obnial (PSSC) 48.07. 53, Emily Hung (BISC) 49.30.

50 breaststroke

2,  Hebard (OAC) 43.87. 8,  Solseng (BISC) 47.10; 18,  Obnial (PSSC) 49.80. 27,  Hung (BISC) 52.17.

50 freestyle

12,  Solseng (BISC) 36.62.

100 IM

1, Hebard (OAC) 1:23.26. 12, Solseng (BISC) 1:31.94.

10 year old

50 butterfly

2, Ava Harris (PPST) 32.19. 3, Margaret Hayes (BISC) 32.90. 23, Siena Levan (BISC) 38.79. 32, Eden Michael (BISC) 41.03.

100 freestyle

9, Hayes (BISC) 1:08.79. 37, Michael (BISC) 1:16.76.

50 backstroke

3, Hayes (BISC) 35.39. 7, Harris (PPST) 36.18. 43, Elena Conklin (BISC) 41.86. 58, Annie Brooks (BISC) 45.25.

50 breaststroke

32,  Michael (BISC) 48.73. 38,  Levan (BISC) 50.69. 56,  Brooks (BISC) 54.39.

50 freestyle

2, Hayes (BISC) 30.97. 10, Harris (PPST) 31.44. 56, Levan (BISc) 37.01. 59,  Conklin (BISC) 37.31. 87,  Brooks (BISC) 41.25.

100 IM

11, Harris (PPST) 1:19.79. 33, Michael (BISC) 1:28.31. 49,  Levan (BISC) 1:32.79. 58, Conklin (BISC) 1:35.90.

Boys

8Under

50 breaststroke

6, Finn Wenker (BISC) 52.59.

50 freestyle

31, Wenker (BISC) 43.50.

9 year old

100 freestyle

3, Brendan Kerns (BYST) 1:10.87. 23, Adam Eaton (BISC) 1:26.48. 26, Ramzi Megalli (OAC) 1:26.87. 33, Colin McDevitt (BISC) 1:36.83.

50 butterfly

1, Kerns (BYST) 34.41. 2, Sean Markow (BISC) 36.56.

50 backstroke

3, Kerns (BYST) 40.34. 6,  Markow (BISC) 41.25. 25,  Eaton (BISC) 46.69. 26,  Megalli (OAC) 46.84.

50 breaststroke

2, Sean Markow (BISC) 44.16.

50 freestyle

5, Markow (BISC) 34.27. 34, Eaton (BISC) 39.68.

100 IM

3, Kerns (BYST) 1:23.58. 36, Eaton (BISC) 1:45.13.

10 year old

100 freestyle

7, Isaac Beers (PPST) 1:09.97. 9, Mitchell Bell (BISC) 1:11.27. 22, Joe Kobelansky (BISC) 1:17.35. 34, Alex Miller (BISC) 1:21.35.

50 butterfly

1, Beers (PPST) 32.75. 14, Bell (BISC) 41.35. 18, Kobelansky (BISC) 44.46.

50 backstroke

3,  Beers (PPST) 35.96. 27, Kobelansky (BISC) 43.87. 33,  Miller (BISC) 45.15.

50 freestyle

12, Bell (BISC) 33.24. 34,  Miller (BISC) 36.71.

100 IM

4, Beers (PPST) 1:17.15. 24, Miller (BISC) 1:32.55. 26, Bell (BISC) 1:33.15. 33, Kobelansky (BISC) 1:35.35.

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YMCA Nationals start next week

The Bremerton YMCA Swim Team will be represented for the second straight year at the YMCA Short Course National Championships next week in Greensboro, N.C.

The meet is Tuesday-Friday.

Aspen Monkhouse will swim in the 50-yard freestyle. Sam Lingenbrink, who went last year, will be in the 200 backstroke and the 100 back.

Olympian Alex Meyers will lead the march of athletes during the opening ceremonies and Olympic gold medalist Tyler Clary will also attend.

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Spring Divisional Championships this weekend

The Pacific Northwest Spring Divisional age group championships are this weekend at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

The meet is Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m.

Among the local clubs competing are Olympic Aquatic Club, Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team, Bainbridge Island Swim Club and Puget Sound Swim Club.

Individually, PPST’s Isaac Beers is seeded No. 1 in the 10-year-old boys 50-yard butterfly and fourth in the 50 back. Margaret Hayes of BISC is seeded first in the girls 50 backstroke in the girls 10 and under, third in the 100 freestyle, and second in the 50 fly and 50 free while PPST’s Ava Harris is the fourth seed in that event.

In the 13-year-old girls division, Samantha Sinopole of PPST is seeded third in the 200 breaststroke. In the boys 11-12, BISC’s John Velisaris is seeded third in the 50 free.

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Update from SCS Western Region meet

Here’s what I know from the first couple days of the Speedo Championship Series (SCS) Western Region Meet that is ongoing at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way this week.

None of our local swimmers have made the top 20, but at this point it’s all about progression.

Here’s a rundown on who is there and how they’ve fared so far:

GIRLS

Lia Campbell (Bainbridge Island Swim Club):  41st, 100-yard freestyle, 52.29 seconds.

Alison Murphy (BISC): 95th, 200 breaststroke, 2 minutes, 29.11 seconds; 98th, 200 backstroke, 2:11.89.

Candice Rosen (BISC): 127th, 200 breast, 2:37.36; 185th, 200 freestyle, 2:03.06.

Sam Lingenbrink (Bremerton YMCA): 74th, 200 back, 2:07.22.

Shayla Archer (BISC): 81st, 200 back, 2:07.95; 164th, 200 free, 1:58.15.

Kelsey Crane (Olympic Aquatic Club): 160th, 200 free, 1:58.00.

BOYS

Spencer Alpaugh (BISC): 63rd, 200 butterfly, 1:57.33; 42nd, 400 Individual Medley, 4:09.08.

Marcus Tonsmann (BISC): 80th, 200 fly, 1:59.19.

I’ll have an update when the meet ends on Saturday.

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Adrian part of 2014 Chinn Foundation Asian Hall of Fame Class

In what will be a first of many inductions to come for Bremerton’s multiple gold medalist, Nathan Adrian will be inducted into the Robert Chinn Foundation Asian Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2014.

The HOF was founded in 2004 to “honor achievement, inspire the next generation, and build the national community of Asian Pacific Americans,” swim swam.com’s correspondent Braden Keith said on the website.

“I am thrilled to be honored by the Asian Hall of Fame,” Adrian said to Braden. “It has always been important to me to remember both sides of my cultural heritage and hopefully inspire young individuals to be the best at whatever it is they choose to do.”

The hall’s location is in Seattle. His mother, Cecelia, is of Chinese decent and was raised in Hong Kong. Adrian told Keith he will be present at the May 14th May 31st ceremony at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.

Also being honored are Manu Tuiasosopo, former San Francisco 49ers lineman who won a Super Bowl in 1985; actress Grace Park (Hawaii Five-0, Battlestar Galactica) and Norman Y. Mineta, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Commerce.

 

*updated to reflect date change of HOF induction

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Western Section SC Championship this week

The USA Swimming/Speedo Western Section short-course championship is this week at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Olympic Aquatic Club and Bainbridge Island Swim Club will be participating.

The meet begins Wednesday with a 2 p.m. finals session. Thursday thru Sunday the prelims are at 9 a.m. and the finals at 5:30 p.m. The top eight individuals earn medals with the top three relays reaching the podium.

I’ll update throughout the week.

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Bremerton Y adds to nationals roster

The Bremerton YMCA Swim Team will have another swimmer at the YMCA Nationals next month.

Aspen Monkhouse won the 50-yard freestyle at the Daffodil Classic in Tacoma, and earned her a bid into nationals April 11-14 in Greensboro, N.C. Monkhouse, 15, lowered her own record in 24.79.

Teammate Sam Lingenbrink had already qualified for nationals in the 100 and 200 backstroke events.

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Adrian announcing at men’s Pac-12 championships

Bremerton’s Olympic champion Nathan Adrian will have his second opportunity to broadcast a  collegiate swimming meet. Adrian, a Cal alum, is part of an Olympic-laden broadcast team for the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way at the King County Aquatic Center.

The Pac-12 Network will air the championships on March 10 (Monday) at 7:30 p.m. pacific time. Adrian joins Rich Burk and Jason Knapp, who will rotate play-by-play. The women’s championships concluded last week as Amy VanDyken and Natalie Coughlin joined Cynthia Potter and Burk in the booth while Adrian did his first live broadcast.

The men’s Pac-12 Championships started Wednesday and end Saturday. Prelims are at 11 a.m. and finals are at 6 p.m.

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Bremerton Y wins regional meet in Boise

The Bremerton YMCA swim team earned its biggest honor in the last three years as it won the mid-size team title at the YMCA Regional Swim Meet in Boise, Idaho, last weekend.

Bremerton, which sent five swimmers three years ago, sent 31 participants and finished fourth overall.

Sam Lingenbrink won six events, broke two Bremerton Y records in the 50-yard backstroke in 27.60 seconds, and the 1,000 freestyle in 11 minutes, 16.75 seconds. She also won the high-point award for the girls 15-21 category and third in the 50 free (25.50).

Aspen Monkhouse won the 50 free, and also broke two team records. She lowered her own record in the 50 in the leadoff split of the 200 free relay (24.95) and set the record for the 50 fly (27.92) in finishing second.

In the boys 9-10 category, 200 free relay of Dietrich Meyer, Spencer Gill, Brendan Kerns and Rainier Meyer won the event in 2:09.25 and qualified for regionals. Also, in the boys 8 and under, Blake Robinson won the 50 breast in 52.17.

Other top finishers include Sarah Avery in the girls 15-21 category. Avery was second in the 50 breast (33.43) and third in the 100 breast (1:12.22). In the girls 8 and under, Aziza Meyer placed third in the 25 fly (19.42) and 50 fly (48.30).

In the boys 9-10 category, Brendan Kerns placed second in the 100 breast (1:35.42) and 100 butterfly (1:23.95) and third in the 50 fly (36.20). Also, Dietrich Meyer placed second in the 200 free (2:26.77) and third in the 100 back (1:19.94), 100 fly (1:26.94) and 100 individual medley (1:18.99). In the boys 13-14, Isaiah Snow finished third in the 50 fly (28.00).

Here’s the full list of Bremerton swimmers.

 

Leah Avery Girls 15-21 8th 100 Breast 1:15.48
9th 100 Back 1:05.44
4th 200 IM 2:23.84
Sarah Avery Girls 15-21 7th 50 Free 26.30
5th 100 Free 56.85
5th 100 Fly 1:01.89
4th 200 Fly 2:22.33
2nd 50 Breast 33.43
3rd 100 Breast 1:12.22
Danielle Bodlorick Girls 11-12 7th 100 Free 1:04.93
8th 200 Free 2:24.45
Natalie Cole Girls 11-12 10th 50 Fly 32.86
Sienna Cheng-Lucey Girls 8&Under 7th 25 Free 17.72
9th 50 Free 40.29
4th 25 Back 20.95
4th 50 Back 43.72
Brandon Gill Boys 8&Under 9th 50 Free 40.79
6th 100 Free 1:37.84
7th 50 Back 48.69
7th 25 Back 21.34
Spencer Gill Boys 9-10 8th 200 Free 2:47.76
9th 100 Free 1:13.93
9th 50 Back 38.68
8th 200 IM 3:13.43
Caley Haydu Girls 8&Under 4th 25 Free 17.41
7th 50 Free 39.01
8th 100 Free 1:29.95
7th 25 Back 21.57
6th 50 Back 45.64
Brendan Kerns Boys 9-10 10th 100 IM 1:24.75
3rd 50 Fly 36.20
4th 50 Free 32.37
2nd 100 Breast 1:35.42
2nd 100 Fly 1:23.95
4th 200 IM 2:55.40
Bowie Lee Boys 15-21 6th 50 Breast 30.23
7th 100 Breast 1:06.78
Aziza Meyer Girls 8&Under 7th 100 IM 1:38.95
6th 100 Free 1:25.59
3rd 25 Fly 19.42
12th 25 Free 18.38
11th 25 Breast 26.14
3rd 50 Fly 48.30
10th 50 Free 40.43
Haakon Meyer Boys 13-14 5th 200 Back 2:27.82
10th 200 Breast 2:49.72
9th 100 Back 1:08.36
9th 50 Fly 30.90
Dietrich Meyer Boys 9-10 4th 100 Free 1:10.66
2nd 200 Free 2:26.77
3rd 100 Back 1:19.94
3rd 100 Fly 1:26.94
3rd 100 IM 1:18.99
5th 200 IM 2:56.45
Blake Robinson Boys 8&Under 5th 25 Free 16.58
8th 25 Back 21.48
1st 50 Breast 52.17
4th 25 Fly 18.50
8th 50 Fly 48.75
Brady Robinson Boys 11-12 9th 100 Back 1:17.32
Aspen Monkhouse Girls 15-21 1st 50 Free 25.10
4th 50 Back 29.76
2nd 50 Fly 27.92 * Bremerton YMCA Swim Team Record
David Royce Boys 13-14 5th 50 Back 31.28
Isaiah Snow Boys 13-14 8th 200 Free 2:04.24
8th 50 Breast 35.64
7th 100 Fly 1:04.77
5th 50 Free 25.08
9th 100 Free 56.17
3rd 50 Fly 28.00
Aaron Tang Boys 11-14 8th 200 Back 2:36.34
Samantha Lingenbrink Girls 11-21 1st 400 IM 4:47.28
1st 1000 Free 11:16.75 * Bremerton YMCA Swim Team Record
1st 200 Free 1:58.49
1st 200 Back 2:07.78
3rd 50 Free 25.50
1st 50 Back 27.60 * Bremerton YMCA Swim Team Record
1st 500 Free 5:23.23
Kody Mears Boys 13-14 5th 500 Free 5:55.47
7th 50 Breast 35.30
9th 100 Breast 1:14.29
8th 200 Breast 2:43.15
9th 200 IM 2:25.89
Relays
100 Medley Relay Girls 8&Under Sienna Cheng-Lucey Caley Haydu 3rd 1:31.74
Aziza Meyer Emma Corman
100 Free Relay Girls 8&Under Sienna Cheng-Lucey Caley Haydu 2nd 1:17.12
Aziza Meyer Emma Corman
200 Medley Relay Boys 9-10 Rainer Meyer Brendan Kerns 2nd 2:34.60
Dietrick Meyer Spencer Gill
200 Free Relay Boys 9-10 Dietrick Meyer Spencer Gill 1st 2:09.25 < Qualifies for Pacific Northwest Sectionals
Brendan Kerns Rainer Meyer
200 Medley Relay Boys 14 & Under Aaron Tang Kody Mears 8th 2:10.81
Haakon Meyer Brady Robinson
200 Free Relay Boys 14 & Under Aaron Tang Brady Robinson 9th 1:59.09
Kody Mears Haakon Meyer
200 Free Relay Girls 15-21 Aspen Monkhouse* Marie Snow 4th 1:46.78 * Aspen Monkhouse’s leadoff swim of 24.95 breaks
Leah Avery Sarah Avery Bremerton YMCA Swim Team Record
200 Medley Relay Boys 21 & Under David Royce Bowie Lee 10th 1:55.21
Daniel Beery Isaiah Snow
200 Free Relay Boys 21 & Under Bowie Lee David Royce 10th 1:43.17
Isaiah Snow Daniel Beery
200 Medley Relay Girls 12 & Under Kylee Hutchinson Danielle Bodlorick 9th 2:23.81
Natalie Cole Brooke Lynne Tarbox
200 Free Relay Girls 12 & Under Natalie Cole Rain Bitah 6th 2:02.60
Brooke Lynne Tarbox Danielle Bodlorick

 

 

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