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BISC sets records at regional meet

I missed this meet last month, so I’m playing catch up.

Bainbridge Island Swim Club sent 31 swimmers to the Northwest Region Short Course Age Group Championships at KCAC in Federal Way. Alicia Campbell, Sam Alpaugh, Kevin Houseman and Aron Markow all won individual titles.

Markow set an age-group record in the 11-year-old division in the 50 breaststroke while Houseman set a record in the 12-year-old division in the 50 and 100 breaststroke races.

The meet, which included about 1,300 swimmers from 156 teams in the Northwest, including Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii. BISC finished fifth overall, its highest finish.

Here’s a list of the top eight finishers.

Girls (Name, division, place, event):

Alicia Campbell, 14 year old: 3^rd 50 freestyle, 1^st 100 freestyle, 1^st200 freestyle, 1^st 500 freestyle, 3^rd 100 backstroke, 5^th 100 butterfly.

Shannon Campbell, 12 year old: 8^th 200 free, 6^th 500 free; 11-12 girls: 7^th 400 individual medley.

Moorea Eldon-Everts, 11 year old: 8^th 100 back, 8^th butterfly, 7^th 200 IM.

Margaret Hayes, 10 & Under: 8^th 100 back.

Boys:

Sam Alpaugh, 15-18: 2^nd 100 back, 1^st 200 back, 4^th 400 IM.

Keenan Grant, 15-18 year old: 5^th 100 breaststroke.

Kevin Houseman, 12 year old : 1^st 50 breast, 1^st 100 breast, 3^rd 200 breast, 5^th 200 IM, 7^th 400 IM.

Makai Ingalls, 13 year old : 6^th 100 back, 7^th 100 fly, 7^th200 fly.

Ian Lipton, 10& Under: 3^rd 50 free, 3^rd 200 free, 3^rd 50 back, 3^rd 100 back; 11 & Under : 4^th 500 free.

Aron Markow, 11 year old: 3^rd 50 free, 3^rd 100 free, 1^st 50 back, 1^st 100 back, 1^st 50 breast, 3^rd 100 breast.

Garrett Waite, 13 year old: 2^nd 100 back, 3^rd 200 back, 5^th 400 IM.

Jude Wenker, 12 year old: 3^rd 200 free.

Andrew Witty, 11 year old: 7^th 100 back, 5^th 200 IM.

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BISC’s Markow sets NW age-group record

Annette Griffus

Bainbridge Island Swim Club’s Aron Markow set a Pacific Northwest age group record this past weekend in the 50-yard butterfly during the PNW Spring Divisional short-course swimming meet at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Markow, competing in the 11-year-old boys division, touched the wall in 29.50 seconds. The old record was 32.09.

Also, Elizabeth Helmer of Olympic Aquatic Club was second in the 100 freestyle, BISC’s Amelia Kimball was second in the 50 breaststroke and 100 individual medley in the 11-year-old division. Hannah Tonsmann of BISC was third in the 100 breaststroke for the 13 and over division.

Locals (top 25)

Girls

11 years

100 freestyle

2, Elizabeth Helmer (OAC) 1:03.67. 8, Amelia Kimball (BISC) 1:05.16.

50 backstroke

4, Milena Broom (BISC) 34.83. 8, Helmer (OAC) 35.12.

50 breaststroke

2, Kimball (BISC) 38.07. 3, Broom (BISC) 38.10.

50 freestyle

6, Kimball (BISC) 29.51. 11, Helmer (OAC) 30.17.

100 IM

2, Kimball (BISC) 1:14.01. 12, Helmer (OAC) 1:17.19. 16, Broom (BISC) 1:18.57.

12 year olds

12, M. Brotherton (PPST) 33.97.

13 & Over

200 backstroke

4, McKenzie Bell (BISC) 2:19.94. 15, Isabel Hendryx (PPST) 2:26.10.

100 freestyle

12, Hannah Tonsmann (BISC) 58.21

200 breaststroke

4, Tonsmann (BISC) 2:40.69. 20, Daisy Bell (BISC) 2:47.54.

200 freestyle

8, Tonsmann (BISC) 2:05.97.

100 backstroke

11T, Bell (BISC), Sierra Lesnik (Issaq) 1:05.91. 23, Isabel Hendryx (PPST) 1:07.67.

200 butterfly

12, Bell (BISC) 2:34.85. 22, L. Kobelansky (BISC) 3:00.13.

100 breaststroke

3, Tonsmann (BISC) 1:14.76. 21, D. Bell (BISC) 1:20.67.

50 freestyle

21, Tonsmann (BISC) 27.04.

Boys

11 years old

100 freestyle

21, Nathaniel Lapin (BISC) 1:10.32. 25, Ben Chapman (BISC) 1:11.09.

50 butterfly

1, Aron Markow (BISC) 29.50*. 11, Chapman (BISC) 35.27.

50 backstroke

6, Lapin (BISC) 36.63.

50 breaststroke

8, Lapin (BISC) 40.41.

100 IM

11, Lapin (BISC) 1:19.33.

13 & Over

200 butterfly

12, Sam Chapman (BISC) 2:51.70.

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Hebard, Beers, Kerns all win at spring divisionals

Annette Griffus

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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Update from SCS Western Region meet

Annette Griffus

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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Western Section SC Championship this week

Annette Griffus

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’s Lingenbrink shines at YMCA meet

Annette Griffus

Bremerton YMCA Swim Team’s Sam Lingenbrink remained undefeated in YMCA competitions this year thanks to a strong effort at the Washington State YMCA Championships last weekend at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. The club, which qualified swimmers into 12 of 14 event finals, finished second in the boys’ team title while the girls were third.

Lingenbrink won the 500-yard freestyle in 5 minutes, 20.02 seconds, 200 free (1:58.47) and 100 backstroke (59.21 seconds). She also broke the state YMCA meet record in the 200 free and backstroke. Lingenbrink’s backstroke time also set a Puget Sound Swimming Association League record and earned her a National YMCA SWYMS database ranking, which recognizes the fastest female backstroke swimmers from Y teams across the country.

Other Bremerton Y swims include Sarah Avery, who won the 100 free (56.50) and 100 butterfly (1:01.16), which also set a Bremerton Y record. Aspen Monkhouse won the 50 free, setting a team record in 24.99. Also claiming victories were Aziza Meyer (25, 50 freestyles), Blake Robinson (50 back), Brady Robinson (100 back) and Brendan Kerns (25 breast).

The team will participate in the YMCA Challenge Meet at Bainbridge in order to qualify swimmers for the YMCA Regional meet, Feb. 28 to March 3 in Boise, Idaho.

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Washington Open meet begins Thursday at KCAC

Annette Griffus

The 38th Washington Open will begin Thursday and run through Sunday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

The meet, which is hosted by Valley Aquatics, lists the Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team, Bremerton YMCA Swim Team, Olympic Aquatic Club and Bainbridge Island Swim Club as participants.

Thursday’s meet begins at 6 p.m. with the finals of the 1,000-yard freestyle. Friday prelims are at 9:30 a.m. with finals at 5:30 p.m., Saturday is at 9 a.m. with finals at 5:30 p.m. Sunday prelims are at 9 a.m. and finals at 4:30 p.m.

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