Florida swimmers off to Nationals

Five swimmers from the Florida Swimming Club have qualified for the honor of representing Florida on the prestigious SA Junior National Championships. The championships could be held in Durban this yr and could encompass five days of hard competition, in which some of the satisfactory of South Africa’s swimming skills might be giving it all they have got of their respective age categories. “Because that is an inter-club match, swimmers could be representing their various golf equipment,” stated Tracey Hemphill, the coach. She added that they have been searching forward to seeing what the swimmers can be attained at the match. “Danyal van der Schyff may be making his debut at this stage and has qualified for each the 100m and 200m Freestyle occasions. Blake Godfrey, Ivan Beukes, Demi-Lee Carlisle, and Amy O’Rourke could be offered any other cap at this level. They have certified for participation in some of the events,” stated Tracey. She concluded with the aid of announcing, “We anticipate exact outcomes from the swimmers, who have dedicated the last few months to education. They have labored extremely tough to ensure they will be at their very great in the course of this event.”
The Washington University men’s swimming and diving crew completed their highest end in team history on the NCAA Championships in Greensboro, NC, completing in 5th location usual. The women, meanwhile completed in 14th. Collectively, each group finished with eleven All-Americans, together with thirteen All-American Honorable Mentions. The weekend of opposition turned into now not best successful, however historical for the team, as a number of the team’s swimmers broke college facts. The guys four hundred M medley group of junior Peyton Wilson, senior Kevin Van Cleave, senior Andrew Pek and junior Chase Van Patten broke the preceding school file for their race, posting a time of three:14.17. During the relay, Wilson additionally broke a faculty file together with his a hundred M backstroke in the first leg, as he published time of 48.23. On the ladies’ aspect, there had been also two college facts broken. The crew of freshman Kiki Bonetta-Misteli, junior Stephanie Li, senior Lauren Sapp, and junior Mollie Seidner posted a time of three: forty-five .98. Li also broke a college document inside the 200 M breaststroke, as she completed with a time of 2:18.26. The 1650 M freestyle finals had been aanoutstanding fulfillment for two of the team’s newbies, as Rick Reinhart and Jack Smithson took home the 14th and fifteenth nice instances, respectively. Their sturdy finishes earned them both All-American Honorable Mentions. Reinhart and Smithson might also go on to attain All-American finishes as individuals of the 800 M relay crew, completing in 6th. The 2 hundred M Backstroke became a successful race for Wilson, who finished the 6th fastest time inside the race on his manner to an All-American finish. Li observed success within the 200 M Breaststroke, as she got here in 10th vicinity, finishing the race in college report time. On the guys’s facet, junior Simon Deshusses earned an All-American finish, taking domestic 7th location within the two hundred M breaststroke. Van Cleave swam to all-American finishes within the four hundred M Medley Relay, the 200 M IM, and the 800 M Free Relay. He finished his last collegiate opposition n with a tenth area finish within the 200 M breaststroke, incomes an additional All-American honorable mention. The group of Van Patten, Pek, Deshusses, and Van Cleave placed twelfth inside the 400 M loose relay race, earning them an All-American honorable point out. For the women, the four hundred M free relay become a robust occasion. The crew of sophomore Elle Pollitt, Seidner, Sapp and junior Catherine Cowin took home an All-American finish, setting in fifth. With such a lot of correct performances, the countrywide championships proved to be a success for both groups, with the guys’s group posting their strongest finish of their history. Coach Brad Shively walked away with the Division III Men’s Coach of the Year award. Having earned a good relaxation during this upcoming offseason, the crew will return key pieces to make every other run at a national championship subsequent 12 months.