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Locals fare very well at Dick LaFave meet

The Olympic peninsula was well represented on the medal podium last weekend at the Dick LaFave long-course kickoff meet at KCAC in Federal Way.

Clubs from our neck of the woods included Olympic Aquatic Club, Bainbridge Island Swim Club, Port Angeles Swim Club and Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team as well as several swimmers not attached to a club. BISC finished third in the girls team standings with 173 points. The Piranhas were sixth (106.5), PASC was 16th (24 points) and OAC was 20th (12).

On the boys side, Bainbridge was third (272), Olympic sixth (88), Poulsbo tied with Valley Aquatics for seventh (78), while unattached/OAC swimmers were 14th (25) and PASC finished 16th (nine).

With so many kids swimming, I’m only going to mention the top three finishers from each age group and event in this post. You can find full results from the meet on the pns.org website.

Girls

400 IM (11-12 year old)—2, Shannon Campbell (BISC).

400 IM (13-14)—1, Lia Campbell (BISC)

400 free (10-Under)—2, Briann Hoffman (PPST)

400 free (13-14)—2, Hannah Tonsmann (BISC).

50 fly (10-Under)—2, Margaret Hayes (BISC). 3, Ava Harris (PPST).

50 fly (11-12)—3, Eleanor Beers (PPST) 31.44 (meet record).

50 free (1o-Under)—3, Hayes (BISC).

50 free (11-12)—1, Beers (BISC).

200 free (11-12)—2, Beers (BISC). 3, S. Campbell (BISC).

200 fly (13-14)–1, L. Campbell (BISC).

100 back (13-14)—1, L. Campbell (BISC). 3, Carina Laukitis (BISC).

200 breast (13-14)—3, Tonsmann (BISC).

200 IM (13-14)—1, L. Campbell (BISC).

200 fly (11-12)—3, Kira Ashmore (OAC).

1oo back (10-Under)—3, Harris (PPST).

100 back (11-12)—2, Eldon-Everts (BISC). 3, Beers (BISC).

100 free (10-Under)—2, Hoffman (PPST).

100 free (11-12)—1, Beers (PPST).

100 fly (10-Under)—1, Harris (PPST).

50 free (13-14)—1, L. Campbell (BISC) 28.19 (meet record).

100 fly (13-14)—1, Sam Caro (unatt./Bain)

200 back (13-14)—1, L. Campbell (BISC).

200 back (15-Over)—2, McKenzie Bell (BISC).

100 breast (13-14)—2, Caro (unatt./Bain).

Boys

400 IM (11-12)—3, Kevin Houseman (BISC)

400 free (10-Under)—1, Ian Lipton (BISC). 2, Andrew Renninger (OAC).

50 fly (10-Under)—2, Lipton (BISC).

50 back (11-12)—1, Tim Gallagher (PPST) 32.67 (meet record). 2, Aaron Markow (BISC).

50 breast (11-12)—1, Houseman (BISC) 33.64 (meet record).

50 free (10-Under)—1, Lipton (BISC) 32.22 (meet record).

200 free (10-Under)—2, Renninger (OAC).

200 free (11-12)—1, Jude Wenker (BISC). 3, Gallagher (PPST).

200 fly (13-14)—1, Makai Ingalls (BISC). 2, Nathan Rubie (OAC).

100 back (13-14)—2, Ingalls (BISC).

200 breast (13-14)—2, Zane Guyt (OAC). 3, Carter Hall (BISC).

100 free (13-14)—2, Parker Bushey (BISC).

200 IM (13-14)—3, Bushey (BISC).

200 fly (11-12)—2, Gallagher (PPST).

100 back (10-Under)—1, Lipton (BISC).

100 back (11-12)—3, Markow (BISC).

200 breast (11-12)—1, Houseman (BISC).

100 free (10-Under)—3, Collin Bushey (BISC).

200 IM (10-Under)—1, Lipton (BISC) 2:51.90 (meet record). 3, Renninger (OAC).

200 IM (11-12)—2, Gallagher (PPST).

100 breast (11-12)—1, Houseman (BISC) 1:13.11 (meet record).

200 back (11-12)—2, Gallagher (PPST) 2:34.18 (meet record).

100 fly (10-Under)—1, Lipton (BISC). 3, Renninger (OAC).

50 free (13-14)—2, P. Bushey (BISC). 3, Ingalls (BISC).

100 fly (13-14)—1, Ingalls (BISC). 2, P. Bushey (BISC). 3, Rubie (OAC).

100 breast (13-14)—2, Carter Hall (BISC). 3, Ingalls (BISC).

200 free (13-14)—3, P. Bushey (BISC).

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Plenty of locals fare well at April Showers meet in Port Orchard

The Puget Sound Swim Club in Port Orchard held its April Showers long-course meet last weekend at South Kitsap pool.

Swimmers from Olympic Aquatic Club, PSSC, Bremerton Trident Swim Team, Poulsbo Piranhas all participated in the meet.

Olympic won the combined team event with 417 points. They were followed by Pro Swimming (314.5), Eastside Aquatic (301.5), Poulsbo Piranhas (296), Puget Sound (205), Vashon Seals (129), Penguin Aquatics (106), Evergreen Swim Club (42) and Bangor Trident Swim Team (28).

Since it was mostly a local meet, I’m not going to list everyone who placed among the top eight, but here’s a look at who picked up individual and relay titles. I have included the finals sheet as a PDF for you to check out. Click here for PDF

In the girls 10 and under age group, Olympic Aquatic Club’s Amanda Ashmore won the 50-meter butterfly in 39.70 seconds and the 100 fly in 3 minutes, 19.75 seconds. OAC’s Diddle Devine won the 50 breaststroke in 46.70. Brianna Hoffman of Poulsbo Piranhas won the 100 freestyle in 1:11.89 and the 200 free in 2:45.18.

In 11-12 age group, Eleanor Beers of Poulsbo Piranhas won the 50 free in 29.09 and the 100 fly in 1:13.96. OAC’s Kira Ashmore won the 200 fly in 3:02.76, the 50 breaststroke in 41.38 and the 400 individual medley in 5:59.33.

In the 13-14 age group, Kira Crane won the 50 free in 30.98, the 200 free (2:31.77), 200 backstroke (2:52.20) and 100 breast (1:33.99). Chloe Partsch of OAC claimed the top spot in the 100 fly (1:18.29) while teammate Tatiana Tubberville won the 400 IM in 6:26.46.

The 15 and over age group saw Sydney Bishoff of PSSC win the 50 free (29.25), 100 free (1:05.57), 400 free (5:05.79), 100 back (1:18.96) and 200 IM (2:45.28).

PPST’s Katherine Andersen won the 100 breast in 1:19.25.

BTST won the 10 and under girls 200 free relay in 2:54.77 and PSSC won the 200 medley relay in 3:51.72. PSSC also won the 11-12 200 free relay in 2:40.75 and 200 medley relay in 3:16.92. OAC’s 13 and over 200 free relay won in 2:05.77 while the 200 medley relay won in 2:25.27.

In the boys 9-10 400 free, OAC’s Andrew Remminger won in 5:45.23. He also claimed the titles in the 200 free (2:43.00), 50 fly (38.54) and 200 IM (3:06.84). Isaac Beers of PPST claimed the 50 free title in 33.71 and the 50 back in 39.57.

In the 11-12 age group, Tim Gallagher of the PPST won the 50 free in 29.14, 100 free (1:04.17), 200 free (2:21.91), 200 back (2:43.62) and 100 back (1:16.39). RJ Thomasberg of OAC won the 100 fly in 1:21.41.

Dylan Macabitas of PSSC claimed the 50 free title in the 13-14 age group in 28.52 and the 200 back (2:30.77). Nathan Ramey of PPST won the 200 breast (2:57.03) and the 100 fly (1:08.80).

In the 15 and over age group PPST’s Adriel Moran finished first in the 50 free (28.16), 100 free (1:01.99), 100 back (1:14.03) and 200 back (2:42.41) while Roo Jenkins won the 200 free (2:18.09), 100 breast (1:25.10) and 100 fly (1:10.73) titles. PSSC’s Nils Johnson claimed the 400 free title in 5:21.96 and the 200 IM in 2:45.29.

In the 13 and over relays, PSSC won the 200 free relay in 1:59.45 while OAC won the 200 medley relay in 2:11.53.

 

 

 

 

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BISC’s Markow sets NW age-group record

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

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

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

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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Washington Open meet begins Thursday at KCAC

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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OAC’s Burchell tops PNS time in 50 free

Olympic Aquatic Club finished third at the Port Angeles Spooktacular pentathlon meet Saturday. Bainbridge Island Swim Club, Port Townsend Swim Club, and of course PASC, competed, but I don’t have the final results yet.

OAC’s Ross Burchell posted the fastest 50-yard freestyle by an 11-12 year old boy this year in PNS. Burchell had a time of 26.84 seconds.

Here is a summary of results from OAC:

Emma Johnson, third, 8&U girls; Curtis Stewart, second, 8&U boys; Tyler Stewart, third, 9-10 boys; Chloe Parstch, third, 11-12 girls; Ross Burchell, first, 11-12 boys; Zane Guyt, third, 13-14 boys; Kelsey Crane, second, 15 & Over girls.

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Local swimmers headed to LC meets this week

Swimmers from Olympic Aquatic Club, Bainbridge Island Swim Club and Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team will compete at two long-course meets this week.

OAC’s Zane Guyt and BISC’s Shea Schardein are swimming in the Western Zone Age Group Championships Wednesday-Saturday in Roseville, Calif. while Tim Gallagher and Eleanor Beers will represent PPST at the North American Challenge Cup, Thursday-Sunday at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Also, PPST coach Patty Jenkins will coach the 13-14’s Pacific Northwest All Stars in the Challenge Cup.

 

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Local swimmers among PNS best on final day

Bainbridge Island Swim Club’s Ian Lipton finished second in the 10-under 400-meter freestyle at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Long Course Championships on Sunday. Lipton finished in 5 minutes, 33.44 seconds at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Lipton also placed third in the 10U 50 backstroke in 38.48 seconds.

Garrett Waite, BISC, placed second in the 11-12 100 butterfly in 1:04.70 and second in the 50 backstroke in 30.73, just off first-place finisher William Zhou of Bellevue in 30.31. Kevin Houseman of Poulsbo Piranhas Swim Team placed third in the 11-12 50 breaststroke in 36.75.

Other top eight finishers include; Lia Campbell of BISC placed fourth in the 13-14 200 freestyle in 2:11.49 and seventh in the 100 fly in 1:08.07; Poulsbo Piranhas’ Brianna Hoffman finished fifth in the 10U 400 free in 5:48.65 and eighth in 200 free in 2:46.55, BISC’s Ian Lipton placed fifth in the 10U 100 butterfly in 1:25.41; Nathaniel Lapin of BISC finished sixth in the 10U 50 breaststroke in 44.94; Hannah Tonsmann finished sixth in the 11-12 200 free in 2:24.00 and seventh in the 11-over 800 free in 10:24.63; Makai Ingalls of BISC finished sixth in the 11-12 100 fly in 1:10.05 and fourth in the 50 back in 32.85 while Poulsbo’s Tim Gallagher finished eighth in the 100 fly in 1:12.75. In the relays, BISC’s boys 11-12 400 free relay finished third in 4:30.82 while the 11-12 girls 400 free relay finished eighth in 4:35.69. BISC’s 13-14 400 free relay placed fourth in 4:16.49.

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