If you haven’t checked it out yet, go to Eve And Candace’s YouTube page (or click here) to watch the “worlds’ foremost unknown swim vloggers” interview Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian at the Golden Goggles earlier this month.
It’s pretty good stuff as the ladies and Nathan discuss his Christmas list, his love of all things Pixar, training for the 2015 World Championships in Russia and more.
There are some local swimmers I wanted to mention who swim for Tacoma Swim Club that competed at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Short Course Championships Dec. 18-21 at KCAC in Federal Way.
Tyler Stewart of Silverdale, 10, qualified for every event offers for his age and out of the six individual events, Stewart medaled in all of them — fourth in the 50 free, third in the 500 free, fifth in the 50 breast, sixth in the 100 breast, third in the 100 IM, and third in the 200 IM. He also swam in two relays, in which the team earned ribbons, and has earned six regional times.
Stewart’s brother, Curtis, 9, also earned two individual ribbons and two relay ribbons.
Here’s the link to check out how all our local swimmers fared. The season is somewhat quiet with a handful of January challenge meets before the 39th Washington Open Jan. 15. The Washington State YMCA Championships are slated for Jan. 31. The schedule heats up again in the spring with the Speedo Championship Series March 15, NWAG Regionals March 22, and the Spring Divisional Championships March 29.
Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian took another run at one of his American records on Sunday at the Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am.
Adrian won the 100-yard freestyle in 41.58 seconds, a half second off his own AR of 41.08. He easily won the event as Miguel Ortiz finished second in 42.41.
Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian came close to breaking his own American record in the 50-yard freestyle Saturday at the Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am.
Adrian touched the wall in 18.67 seconds, just off his record of 18.66, to earn $5,000 for the win. Josh Schneider was second in 18.96. Adrian was second in the 200 freestyle on Friday. He will compete in the 100 free Sunday.
Bremerton’s Nathan Adrian was a close second to Dax Hill in the 200-yard freestyle at the Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am on Friday, hosted by the American Energy Swim Club in Edmonds.
Hill touched the wall in 1 minute, 33.15 seconds to claim the $5,000 winners check. Adrian was right behind in 1:33.18.
Adrian is also scheduled to swim in the 50 free on Saturday and the 100 free on Sunday. Prelims are at 8:30 a.m. (CST) and finals are at 5 p.m.
Nathan Adrian will compete this week in the 23rd Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am short-course meet this week in Edmond, Oklahoma. Adrian is seeded first in the 50 freestyle (Saturday) and 100 freestyle (Sunday) and third in the 200 freestyle (Friday). The meet prelims begin at 8:30 a.m. (CT) and 5 p.m. for finals.
The meet is offering $5,000 for individual winners, with $60,000 available total.
And in case you missed it, here’s a link on freestyle technique (body positioning) from Nathan.
I checked out the first couple days of the USA Swimming Junior Nationals online and so far haven’t seen any local swimmers competing.
That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check out the meet if you have the chance. It continues through Saturday. Some of the top young talent will be in the pool and those kids are good at dropping times right and left. I wouldn’t be surprised if a national age-group record is set.
With the majority of our swimmers participating in the Pacific Northwest Division 4 meet at Olympic Aquatic Club last weekend, it would take me much too long to mention everyone. So, I’m going to hit on a few highlights and then tell you you can find the results at the pns.org website.
Several swimmers pulled down multiple wins. For girls, Kira Crane of Olympic Aquatic Club won the 50 backstroke, 50 butterfly, 100 Individual Medley in the 13 and over category. Jaine Macias of Port Angeles Swim Club won the 100 back, 200 fly and 200 IM while Carter Juskevich of PASC picked up wins in the 50 breast and 200 breast.
In the 11-12 category, Kira Ashmore of OAC won the 200 back and 100 fly.
For boys, Ian Stefanski of Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team earned wins in the 9-year-old 50 back and 50 breast. Bainbridge Island Swim Club’s Collin Bushey was first in the 50 fly and 50 back in the 10-year-old category. In the 11-12, PPST’s Jesse Johnston won the 200 back and 100 back. And ross Burchell of OAC won the 50 breast and 100 IM in the 13 and over category.
Olympic champion Nathan Adrian of Bremerton won the 100-yard freestyle at the Winter Nationals Saturday to claim all three freestyle events at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greenboro, North Carolina.
Adrian set his second course-record of the meet and blew away the rest of the field with a time of 41.31 seconds. Second-place went to Anze Tavcar in 43.03, a full two seconds behind Adrian. Josh Fleagle placed third in 43.09.
Adrian holds the American record in 41.08. He also won the 50 free on Thursday and the 200 free on Friday.
For the first time in his career, Nathan Adrian won the 200-yard freestyle at the Winter Nationals Friday at Greensboro, North Carolina. It was the Bremerton Olympic champion’s debut in the event. Adrian specializes in the sprints (50 and 100).
Adrian won in a personal-best time of 1 minute, 32.83. Michael Wynalda of Grandville, Michigan, was second in 1:33.95 while Josh Fleagle (St. Mary’s, Ohio) finished third in 1:34.33.
“That was a lot more of what I think that I need to be versus where I was about two weeks ago,” Adrian said. “I swam a lot more of my own race that time and I was happy about that.”
Adrian won the 50 free title on Thursday and will swim in the 100 free event on Saturday.
