2008-09 Season Highlights




Spring College Commitments!

Eric Grunden



Illinois Institute of Technology
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Mac Redinger






University of Kentucky
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Andrew Nash




Depauw University
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High School Team Records broken during 2008-2009 SC season!


 


Eric Mai
17&18 Boys 50 Breast, 200 IM, 200 IM Long Course
 


Molly Dengler
17 & 18 Girls 500 Free, 400 IM

 

Julianne McNamee
17& 18 Girls 50 free, 100 Free



Matt Gleason
17 & 18 200 Fly



Billy Ross
15 &16 100 breast


Franciska Mandy
15&16 100 Fly


Fanny Mandy
15&16 100 Backstroke


Sarah Wilson
15&16 200 Free



Lori Davis
15&16 50 Fly
 
Mac Redinger, Billy Ross, Brian Barrett,
Matt Gleason
17&18 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay,
 400 Medley Relay


 







Eric Mai 50m breastroke, 200m breastroke, 200 IM



Men's 50m breastroke
 


Men's 200m breastroke





watch Eric's last 50 he really turns it on to get second in this heat!


200m IM 

Maddie Lawhorn



Women's 50m breastroke


Congratulations to our
Ohio Junior Olympic Champions!

Jason Mathews



Boys 10 and under 50 Breastroke, 100 Breastroke


Miranda Donley



Girls 10 and under 50 Butterfly


Team Records Smashed!

Rachel Jackson



Girls 13-14 100 Fly, 13-14 50 & 200 fly, 50 back
Youngest member of NAAC Junior Nationals Team at age 13!


Haley McLellan



1650 free broke it by 8 seconds!




Alicia Donley
10 and under Girls 50 Backstroke



Janessa Mathews
10 and under Girls 50 Breastroke







Swimmers of the Meet States/Ohio Junior Olympics!



Hi Team,
 
Hope everyone has been getting outside and enjoying the beautiful weather!  We miss all of you, but are getting caught up around our houses.  The banquet is scheduled for April 19th at 5:00 pm in the NA Middle School Cafeteria.  It will be a pot luck.  More details to come.  We hope to see you there!
 
What a FABULOUS State Meet our team had this past weekend in Bowling Green!!!!!!!!!!!!  Everyone did a great job!  We had many best times, swimmers in finals, 17th places:), state champions, zone cuts, team records, and a lot of fun!  Congratulations to all who swam this past weekend!!!!!!!!!  We are so proud of all of you!!!!!!!!!  We had 27 swimmers from our team at this meet in individual events and or in relays.  We want to double that number next year.  Will you be one of the 54?  Go to the Bowling Green Swim Club to look at all the results or our web site.
 
Congratulations of our Swimmers of the Meet:
Taylor Berend- had an awesome meet with 7 best times!  She dropped 1.04 seconds in the 50 fly to place 6th, 1.8 seconds in the 100 IM to place 10th, .05 seconds in the 50 free to place 14th, & .35 seconds in the 100 free to place 15th.  She looked strong and her strokes looked beautiful!  Way to go Taylor!
 
Miranda Donley- had an outstanding meet with 11 best times!  She dropped .92 seconds in the 50 fly to win the event and earn a state champion title, 5.5 seconds in the 100 fly to place 2nd, 2.8 seconds in the 50 back to take 3rd, 1 second in the 50 free to earn 6th, 1.4 seconds in the 50 breast to place 7th, and 1.5 seconds in the 100 back to place 9th.  She ended up 6th overall at the meet, and is now ranked Top 16 in the country in the 50 fly.  Way to go Miranda!
 
 
 
 
Congratulations to State Champion, Jason Mathews for winning the 50 and 100 breaststroke.  He is ranked Top 16 in the country in the 50 breast and ended up 10th overall at he meet.  Way to go Jason!
 
Way to go to Janessa Mathews for breaking the team record in the 50 breast and Alicia Donley for breaking the team record in the 50 back!
 
Congratulations to Rachel Jackson for breaking the 13-14 team record in the 100 fly at the State Meet!  After the State meet, she went to the Junior Nationals in Florida and broke the 13-14 50 & 200 fly team records and also the 50 back team record.  She was the youngest member from our team at this meet.  Very impressive at 13!  Way to go Rachel!!!!!!

Congratulations to
Haley McLellan for breaking the team record in the 1650 free at the State meet!  The previous record was from 2000 and Haley broke it by 8 seconds.  Fabulous job Haley!!!!!! Great job girls!
 
Have fun,
Brad, Stephanie, & Jen
Our High School State Champions!!

more state meet results soon

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Girls 200 Individual Medley Division Two




Molly Dengler


Division II Women 200 Yard IM




Boys 50 Free Division Two



Brian Barrett


Division II Men 50 Yard Freestyle



Boys 200 Free Relay Division Two



New Albany Brian Barrett, Matt Gleason, Stuart Sliwowski, Austen Sybert


Division II Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay




Girls 200 Freestyle Relay Division Two



Jenna Young, Molly Dengler (NAAC), Fanny Mandy (NAAC), Franciska Mandy(NAAC)



Division II Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay



Boys  200 Medley Relay Division One




Jay Schuh (NAAC), Sandy Whitaker, Eric Mai (NAAC), Eric Grunden (NAAC)

Division I Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
Swimmers of the Meet Last Ditch and TYR Meet!

Hi Everyone,
 
We were looking over the results last night, and we were excited to see all the best times, big time drops, team records, and the older ones right at their times.  The older kids should have time drops at Regionals if they have been working hard & consistently getting to practices.  A very important ingredient to doing well is believing in themselves when it comes down to it.  It will be fun championship meets for all of them!  Congratulations to all who swam in the TYR meet and the Last Ditch meet!  You should be proud of yourselves even if you didn't have best times.  Remember all the little things that you are working on and that your coach talks to you about.
 
Congratulation to our Swimmers Of The Meet: 
 
TYR-

Abby Wilson- had a great meet with 4 best times!  She works hard and she really raced in finals!  She dropped 15 sec. in the 500 free & 1.3 sec. in the 200 free.

Max Penn- had a wonderful meet with all best times-5!  He works hard and it showed when he dropped 8.9 sec. in the 100 IM & 2.1 in the 200 IM.
 
Jr. Ripples

Lauren Gastineau- had another super meet with 2 best times.  She's only 6 and beat 8 year olds she said:)  She dropped 11.4 sec in the 50 free and swam the 50 back for the first time.

Ben Litle- had a great meet with 2 best times!  He swam the 50 free and 50 back for the first time and did super!
 
Ripples

Maki Hall- had a wonderful meet with 3 best times!  She works hard and dropped 7.8 sec. in the 100 free and swam the 50 breast for the first time.

Brandon Jordan- had a super meet with 2 best times!  He swam the 100 free and 50 back for the first time and did great!
 
Waves

Anna Bath- had a beautiful first meet!  She had four great races and showed herself that she can win those heats!

Carly Gallagher- had a great meet with 5 best times!  She dropped 16.3 sec in the 50 back, 6.9 sec. in the 100 free & 6.3 sec. in the 50 breast.  Way to go! 

Nicholas Muszynski- had a fantastic meet with 5 best times!  He saw what using his legs can do in his races.  He dropped 7.2 sec in the 50 fly, 5.6 sec in the 100 breast, and is getting close to a state cut in the 50 breast.
 
Tsunami

Hope Wulliger- had an outstanding meet with 4 best times!  She has been working hard and recovering from an injury.  She saw that anything is possible when you believe in yourself.  She dropped 4.4 sec. in the 100 breast & 2.1 sec. in the 50 free.  Her 50 free time qualified her for the state relay team for 10 & under as well.

Jessica Zaper- had a wonderful meet with 4 best times!  She comes to practice more than anyone and it was nice to see her race!  She dropped 9.2 sec. in the 100 breast & 1.5 sec. in the 50 free.
 
Hurricane & Age Group Cyclone

Brendan Murphy- had a great meet with all best times-8!  He works hard and will get state cuts in more than just relays this year:)  He dropped 7.1 sec. in the 50 breast, 5.6 sec. in the 100 back & 3.3 sec. in the 100 IM.
 
Congratulations to Alicia Donley for breaking the 100 fly record from 2004, the 100 back record from 2005, and the 100 breast record!  Way to go Alicia!!!!
 
 
Make sure to get plenty of sleep these next two weeks and eat healthy!
Stephanie, Jen, Brad & John




Alicia Donley Sets FOUR New Team Records!!


Ned Reed Last Ditch Meet


Girls 8 and under: 50 Back, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly!

 


Janessa Mathews Lowers 100 Breastroke Record!

Ned Reed Last Ditch Meet

Swimmers of the Meet Regionals!


Hi Everyone,

 

What a great showing we had this past weekend at the Regional meet and Time Trials.  We had many best times, 19 more state cuts, and a lot of energy and enthusiasm!  It was so wonderful watching our kids cheer on their teammates and seeing the blue caps win heats.  We know they had a lot of fun and so did we!  They all have improved so much from last year, matured, grown mentally & physically, and come together as a team.  Everyone on this team is a winner and they all help each become better swimmers and people.  Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed in this meet!  We are so proud of each of you and all that you have achieved this season!!!!!!!!!  Be thinking about your goals for next year now.

 

Congratulations to our Swimmers of the Meet!

 

Jr. Ripples

Rachel Santantonio- had an incredible meet with all best times!  She worked hard, and had huge time drops in her events.  She dropped 17.7 sec. in the 100 free, 11.3 sec. in the 50 back, and did the 100 IM & 100 breast for the first time!  Way to go Rachel!

 

Ripples

Madison Ho- had a super meet with four best times!  She really stepped up and raced and dropped 13.3 sec. in the 100 IM, 4.3 sec. in the 50 free, and swam the 100 breast for the first time.  Way to go Madison!


Waves

Abbie Linek- had a great meet with three best times!  She has improved a lot and dropped 4 sec. in the 50 fly, and swam the 100 breast for the first time.  Way to go Abbie!


Tsumani

Sara LeMay- had a wonderful meet with five best times!  It was fun to see her race from the beginning of her events and finish hard.  She dropped 5.1 sec. in the 100 IM, 2. 6 sec. in the 50 back, and 1.2 sec. in the 100 back.  Way to go Sara!

Jordan Mosier- had a great meet with all best times!  He works hard and it was great to see his times show it.  He dropped 8.6 sec. in the 100 IM, 7.4 sec. in the 200 free, 6.1 sec. in the 50 back, 3.3 sec. in the 100 free, and swam the 200 IM for the first time and finaled.  Way to go Jordan!

Deryn Murphy- had an awesome meet with eight best times!  She worked hard all year and it paid off when she dominated in all her heats.  She dropped 38 sec. in the 200 IM, 4.6 sec. in the 100 free & 3.2 sec. in the 100 IM.  Way to go Deryn! 

 

Hurricane

Ben Conrad- had an incredible meet with eight best times!  He went after his races and finaled in three of them.  He dropped 5.3 sec. in the 100 free & 1.8 sec. in the 100 breast.  Way to go Ben!

Jason Mathews- had a wonderful meet with all best times!  He is a hard worker and a racer.  He dropped 10.1 sec. in the 100 back, 2.2 sec. in the 100 free, and achieved a state cut in the 100 free.  Way to go Jason!

Rachel Mohre- had a super meet with all best times!  She has improved a lot and it was great to see her drop 12 sec. in the 100 IM, 7.4 sec. in the 100 free, & 2.6 sec in the 50 back.  Way to go Rachel!  

Ellie Jo Strickler-  had a great meet with all best times!  She went out and raced and dropped 12.5 sec. in the 200 IM, 11.8 sec. in the 200 free & 6.3 sec. in the 100 breast.  Way to go EJ!

 

Age Group Cyclone

Elly Gleason- had an awesome meet with eight best times!  She went out and attacked her races and was all smiles the whole meet.  She dropped 3.8 sec. in the 200 free & 3 sec. in the 100 free.  Way to go Elly!

Chase Honeycutt- had a great meet with all best times!  He really went after his races, had great splits in finals, and dropped 6.6 sec. in the 200 IM, 5.8 sec. in the 200 free & 3.5 sec. in the 100 free.  Way to go Chase!

Alison Koenig- had a wonderful meet with all best times.  She looked great and dropped 8 sec. in the 200 IM, 5.8 sec. in the 200 free, & 3.8 sec. in the 100 free.  Way to go Alison! 

 

Congratulations to Alicia Donley for lowering the 50 breast team record!

 

Be active, have fun, and see you in the spring,

Brad, Stephanie, Jen & John

 


Dispatch Athlete of the week!

 


 

Erik Mai

ST. CHARLES, BOYS SWIMMING

Mai, a senior, won two individual events and swam on two winning relays to help the Cardinals win the Division I district championship at Ohio State last Saturday. Mai won the 200-yard individual medley (1:53.01) and 100 breaststroke (58.25). He also swam on the 200 medley relay (1:33.48) and 200 free relay (1:26.67).

High School District Champions!!



Eric Mai at Central Ohio Districts photo Columbus Distpatch
District Champion 100 Breastroke, 200 IM and part of two winning relays





Molly Dengler District Champion 500 Free, 200 IM
and part of two winning relays!



Brian Barrett District champion 50 free, 100 breast
and part of two winning relays



   Franciska Mandy District Champion 100 fly
and on two winning relays!


 
Maddie Lawhorn District Champion 100 Breastroke!

Our High School Sectional Meet Champions for 2009!

NAAC had 14 Sectional Championship swims this weekend:

Sarah Wilson  200 free

Molly Dengler  200 IM and 500 free 

Maddie Lawhorn  100 breast and 100 fly

Brian Barrett   50 free and 100 breast

Matt Gleason  100 fly

Erik Mai   100 breast and 200 IM

Julianne McNamee  100 free

Mack Redinger   50 free and 100 free

Jordan Hoenig  100 breast

Congratulations!!!







Barbara Kay Mini Champs Records!!!






L to R  McKayla Moffat, Janessa Mathews,Alicia Donley, Yas Salon

Girls 8 & Under 200 free relay- Janessa Mathews, Yas Salon, McKayla Moffat, Alicia Donley.
 This was a ten year old record they broke.
Girls 8 & Under 200 medley relay- Yas Salon, Janessa Mathews, Alicia Donley, McKayla Moffat
Year old record they broke. 



L to R: Pearson Spychalski, Andrew Donley, Andrew Bernsdorf, Austin Wharton

Boys 8 & Under 200 free relay- Andrew Bernsdorf, Austin Wharton, Pearson Spychalski, Andrew Donley.
 They broke this record by 6 sec. & it was a ten year old record.



L to R: Pearson Spychalski, Andrew Donley, Andrew Bernsdorf, Jack Brown

Boys 8 & Under
 200 medley relay- Pearson Spychalski, Andrew Donley, Andrew Bernsdorf, Jack Brown
They broke this  record
 by 8 sec. & it was an eleven year old record!



Barbara Kay Mini Champs Swimmers of the Meet!



Hi Team,
 
All we can say is that the future swimmers of our team will be FAST!  What a FABULOUS meet we had this past weekend.  I don't know how many times we used that word to describe their swims, but a lot!.  It was so much fun watching the blue caps win heats, times dropping, and their smiling faces look up at us.  They had so much fun and so did we!!!!  They all are winners and did a super job!!!!!!!!!!  Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated in the meet!!!!!!!!
 
If you didn't hear, our team was RUNNER UP HIGH POINT TEAM to Lake Erie Silver Dolphins.  We came in second to Upper Arlington only by 3 points.  That was close. 
 
A big thanks to Max Penn, an Age Group Cyclone swimmer, for coming out and supporting our little guys!!!  They look up to you!
 
Congratulations to our Swimmers of the Meet:
 
Jr. Ripples
Aliana Bernsdorf- had an incredible meet with ALL best times!  She worked hard all year and it paid off.  She dropped 6.7 seconds in the 50 free, 5 seconds in the 25 back, 4.6 seconds in the 25 breast and placed 7th, & 1.9 seconds in the 25 fly and placed 4th.  Way to go Aliana!
 
Mikey DeAscentis- had an awesome meet with ALL best times!  He achieved all his goals he set for himself and more.  He dropped 11.5 seconds in the 50 free, 4 seconds in the 25 back and placed 5th, and 2 seconds in the 50 back & 25 free.  Way to go Mikey!
 
 
Ripples
Mia Lachey- had a fabulous meet with seven best times!  She improved so much and went out and raced her heart out.  She dropped 7.1 seconds in the 50 free, 6.6 seconds in the 25 fly, 4.4 seconds in the 25 back and was 15th, 3.8 seconds in the 50 back & 3.5 seconds in the 25 breast.  Way to go Mia!
 
Thomas O'Reilly- had a fantastic meet with four best times!  He is one of our youngest swimmers and has improved so much.  He works hard and it showed when he dropped 8.8 seconds in the 25 back and placed 12th, 8.3 seconds in the 25 fly and placed 9th, 6.4 seconds in the 50 free to place 11th & 2.4 seconds in the 25 free.  He also swam a great IM for the first time.  Way to go Thomas!
 
Morgan Pankow- had a wonderful meet with seven best times!  She is a hard worker and went out and pushed herself in each race.  She dropped 11.5 seconds in the 100 IM, 5.7 seconds in the 50 back, 3.6 seconds in the 50 free, & 3.4 seconds in the 25 back.  She also swam her first 50 fly in the relay for us and did it like a pro!  Way to go Morgan!
 
Leigha Zunich- had an awesome meet with ALL best times!  She works hard and it paid off when she dropped 24.4 seconds in the 100 IM, 6.9 seconds in the 50 back, 4.1 seconds in the 50 free, & 2.9 seconds in the 25 breast.  Way to go Leigha!
 
 
Waves
Jack Brown- had a super meet with five best times!  He dropped  8.8 seconds in the 100 IM and 5.5 seconds in the 50 breast to name a couple.  Jack also swam his first 100 free.  He was a member of the 200 Medley Relay, swimming freestyle, that broke an eleven year old NAAC team record.  Way to go Jack!
 
Thomas Lennox- had a great meet with four best times!  Thomas turned into quite the butterfly swimmer this weekend as well.  He swam his first 50 fly and dropped 2.5 seconds in the 25 fly!  He had a great attitude this weekend and went out to race every event and did a great job!  Keep up the good work Thomas!!!
 
Jane Taylor - had a fantastic meet this weekend dropping time in 7 of her 8 events!  She dropped 5.5 seconds in the 50 free, 9 seconds in the 25 fly and 3.5 seconds in the 25 back.  She also swam her first 100 free and 50 fly.  Jane has been working hard in practices and it paid off this weekend!  Way to go Jane!
 
Pierson Spychalski- had a spectacular meet with ALL best times!  He dropped 7.5 seconds in the 100 IM and 3.5 seconds in the 50 breast.  He also swam his first 50 fly and first 100 free!  He was one of the four members of the 200 Medley Relay, swimming backstroke,  and 200 Free Relay that broke a ten and eleven year old NAAC team record.  Congratulations Pierson!
 
 
Tsunami
Alicia Donley- had the meet of her life with seven best times!  She works hard and it showed when she dropped 1.5 seconds in the 100 IM to place 3rd and to lower her team record, .60 seconds in the 50 fly to win the event, .89 seconds in the 25 breast to lower the team record, & she also lowered the team 50 breast record.  She ended up 3rd overall at the meet for the 8 year olds girls.  Way to go Alicia!
 
Andrew Donley- had an outstanding meet with seven best times!  He loves to race and win and it showed when he dropped 5.1 seconds in the 50 fly to place 4th, 2.8 seconds in the 100 IM to win and break the meet record, & he lowered the his team record in the 25 free and won the event.  He ended up getting the boys 8 year old HIGH POINT AWARD.  Way to go Andrew!
 
 
 
Congratulations to the following swimmers for breaking team records in the relays!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Girls 8 & Under 200 free relay- Janessa Mathews, Yas Salon, McKayla Moffat, Alicia Donley.  This was a ten year old record they broke.
Girls 8 & Under 200 medley relay- Yas Salon, Janessa Mathews, Alicia Donley, McKayla Moffat.  Year old record they broke.  
 
Boys 8 & Under 200 free relay- Andrew Bernsdorf, Austin Wharton, Pearson Spychalski, Andrew Donley.  They broke this record by 6 sec. & it was a ten year old record.
Boys 8 & Under 200 medley relay- Pearson Spychalski, Andrew Donley, Andrew Bernsdorf, Jack Brown.  They broke this  record by 8 sec. & it was an eleven year old record.
 
 
 
We are so proud of all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!  See you in the spring.
Stephanie & Jen

Team Records Fall at Friday Night Races!


Way to go the girls and boys free and medley relays
 that set three new team records on Friday night!
Congratulations to:

 
8 & under girls medley relay- 1:17.07
Yas Salon
Janessa Mathews
Alicia Donley
Rachel LeMay
 

 
8 & under boys medley relay- 1:17.61
Pearson Spychalski
Andrew Donley
Andrew Bernsdorf
Austin Wharton

 
 
8 & under boys free relay- 1:09.35
Andrew Bernsdorf
Austin Wharton
Jack Brown
Andrew Donley


New Team Records Set at Kelly German

 


8 and under 25 free, new record for Andrew Donley at 14.84





Alicia Donley and Janessa Mathews

8 and under 50 back, new record for Alicia Donley at 38.82


8 and under 25 breast, new record for Janessa Mathews at 19.18 (broke her own record)

congratulations!



High School League Championships Results!

Congrats to the first of our tournament champions !

NAAC had 25 individual championship swims at conference champs on Saturday Jan 31st!

 

                                                Eric Grunden               100 back

                                      David Huddle                 200 free

                                      Matt Gleason                 200 IM and 500 free

                                      Austen Sybert               100 fly and 100 back

                                      Brian Barrett                100 free and 100 breast

                                      Billy Ross                      200 IM and 100 breast

                                      Mack Redinger             100 free and 100 breast

                                      Molly Dengler                200 IM and 500 free

                                      Franciska Mandy           50 free

                                      Elizabeth Dengler         100 breast

                                      Janel Mathews             100 breast

                                      Courtney Fischbach      100 fly

                                      Julianne McNamee       100 free

                                      Sarah Wilson                200 free and 500 free

                                      Maddie Lawhorn          200 IM and 100 fly

                                      Lori Davis                    50 free and 100 free

 

Good Start !

Brad Burget


Swimmers of the Meet Kelly German Meet

Hi Everyone,
 
Wow, what a fabulous meet we had this past weekend!  The kids all swam well.  I think they were all more awake.  Congratulations to all the swimmers! 
 
Please make sure to sign up on our web site for our championship meets.  The deadline for the Barbara Kay Mini Meet is January 28th and for Regionals January 30th. 
 
We have qualified the 10 & under boys and girls free and medley relays for states in March!  I have told my kids in the Tsunami group that anyone has a shot to be on these relays.  We will take the top four times in these events.  It is so important that EVERYONE is getting to as many practices as they can as we come down to our championship meets. 
 
Congratulations to our Swimmers of the Meet!
 
Jr. Ripples

Alison Sarkisian- had a wonderful meet with all best times!  She dropped 11.6 sec. in the 25 free and swam the 50 back for the first time!
Ryan Milbourne- had an excellent first meet!  She did the 50 free for the first time and also swam the 25 fly beautifully!
 
Ripples

Mia Lachey- had a great meet with 2 best times!  She works hard and it showed when she swam the 50 back for the first time and she's only 6!

Morgan Pankow- had a super meet with 5 best times!  She is a hard worker and really raced this past weekend!  She dropped 4.3 sec. in the 25 breast and swam the 50 back for the first time!
 
Waves

Emma Padgett- had a great meet with 5 best times!  She works hard and it showed when she dropped 5.9 sec. in the 50 fly, 4.3 sec. in the 50 free and swam the 100 back for the first time!

Yas Salon- had a super meet with 3 best times!  She has improved so much from last year.  She dropped 3.3 sec. in the 50 free and went under the  40 sec. mark and had a great 25 fly & 25 back!
Marlee Scholten- had a fabulous meet with 4 best times!  She went out and raced and dropped 3.4 sec. in the 50 free & 2.2 sec. in the 50 breast!  
 
Tsunami

Andrew Donley- had an outstanding meet with 6 best times!  He had a great 50 back lead off in the 200 medley relay with a 3.7 sec. drop and broke the team record in the 25 free which was from 2000!

Charlie Henry- had an awesome meet with 4 best times!  He is a hard worker and it paid off.  He dropped 2.5 sec. in the 50 breast and 2 sec. in the 100 free!
 
Hurricane & Age Group Cyclone

Morgan Bernhard- had a wonderful meet with 5 best times!  She went out and raced and her strokes looked beautiful!  She is going to be quite the 200/400 swimmer!
 
 
Congratulations to Alicia Donley for breaking the team record in the 50 back!
Congratulations to Janessa Mathews for breaking the team record in the 25 breast!
Congratulations to Andrew Donley for breaking the team record in the 25 free!
 
Stephanie & Jen
SWIMMERS OF THE MEET
January B Meet!


Hi Team,
 
We had a good B meet this past weekend at Columbus Academy.  Almost everyone had at least 2 best times or more.  It is very important that your swimmer is getting to as many practices as they can, so they can continue to see improvement.  They are excited about getting the gold stars for achieving personal best times.  Congratulations to all the kids who swam in the meet and tried their best!  Keep working hard! 
 

Congratulations to our Swimmers of the Meet:
 
Jr. Ripples


Kevin Digman-  had a great meet with two best times!  He has improved so much and it showed in his 25 free when he dropped 7.1 sec.

Collier Ellis- had an awesome meet with two best times!  He is our youngest swimmer at age 5, and dropped 12.3 sec. in the 25 free, and swam the 50 free for the 1st time.

Molly Milbourne- had a wonderful first meet!  She is a hard worker and has improved so much.  She swam all four strokes and pushed herself in each race.
 
Ripples

Tre Johnson- had a super meet with two best times!  He has been working hard and it paid off.  He had a 29.7 sec. drop in the 100 free & 2.4 in the 50 free.  

MaKayla Moffet- had a fabulous meet with four best times!  She loves to race and it showed.  She dropped 8.8 sec. in the 50 free, 1.99 sec. in the 50 free, & 1.6 sec. in the 25 breast. 

 
Waves

Kennedy Gabor- had a great meet with three best times!  She has beautiful strokes and really went out and raced.  She dropped 2.1 sec. in the 100 IM, 1.8 sec. in the 25 back & 1.6 sec. in the 25 fly.

Francesca Tabak- had a wonderful meet with three best times!  She has great strokes and went after her races.  She swam the 100 IM for the first time, dropped 1.8 sec. in the 25 breast, & .42 sec. in the 25 free.
 
Tsunami

Camilla Suarez-  had a fantastic meet with all best times!  She works hard and it showed when she dropped 20.5 sec. in the 100 IM, 6.3 sec. in the 50 breast, 1.6 sec. in the 50 free, and swam the 100 back & 100 breast for the first time. 

 
Way to go to all our swimmers of the meet!!!!!!!!!  We are proud of you!!!!!!!!!!
Stephanie & Jen
Triple Crown Meet Highlights!

Alicia Donley Swims to Two New Records!




Girls 8 and under 100 IM and 25 Breastroke!



Hi Everyone,

What a fabulous meet we had this past weekend!  All the kids had many personal best times.  Congratulations to all who swam in the meet!  Keep getting to as many practices as you can each week and continue to push yourself in every practice.  We have less than six weeks until regionals.

 

Congratulations to our Swimmers of the Meet:

Junior Ripples

Lauren Gastineau- had a super meet and was our youngest swimmer in the meet!  She is a hard worker, and had 4 best times to show for it.  She also swam the 25 breast and 25 fly legally and beautifully! 

 

Ripples

Carly Shocket- had a wonderful meet with 5 best times!  She works hard and it showed in her races.  She dropped 7.8 sec. in the 25 fly, 7.7 sec. in the 100 IM, & 4.5 sec. in the 50 free. 

 

Waves

Sophie Matt- had a great meet with 5 best times!  Her strokes looked beautiful, and she has improved so much from last year.  Her biggest drop was in the 100 IM with a 5.9 sec. drop.

 

Tsunami

Sydney Brault- had a outstanding meet with all best times(6)!  She has been working hard on her strokes and it's paying off.  She dropped 5.6 sec. in the 200 IM, 4.5 sec. in the 100 free, & 3 sec. in the 100 breast.

Zach Donley- had an awesome meet with all best times(5)!  He has improved a lot since starting this season.  He dropped 6.7 sec. in the 100 free, 5.4 sec. in the 100 back, & swam the 200 IM for the first time.

Janessa Mathews- had a fabulous meet with all best times(6)!  She went out and raced hard every time.  She dropped 6.9 sec in the 100 IM, 4.1 sec. in the 50 free, & lowered the 25 breast team record.  Her free kick looked great! 

 

Hurricane & Age Group Cyclone

Caroline Chesrown- had a great meet with all best times(6)!  She has a lot of potential, and it was fun watching her race.  She dropped 12.9 sec. in the 200 IM, 3.3 sec. in the 100 back, & 3 sec. in the 100 free.

Caroline Moorehead- had an outstanding meet with 5 best times!  She has such long strokes and a lot of potential.  She dropped 12.8 sec. in the 200 IM & 4.2 sec. in the 100 breast.

Durkin Ross- had a wonderful meet with all best times(6)!  He's a hard worker and it will take him far.  He dropped 27 sec. in the 200 free & 7.2 sec. in the 100 free

 

Congratulations to Alicia Donley for breaking the 8 & under 100 IM team record and the 25 breast team record.  Way to go Alicia!!!!!!!!!

 

Stephanie, Brad, & Jen

 

Holiday Meet Highlights!




Jr. Ripples

Mikey DeAscentis- had a great first meet!  He went out and raced like the wind and even did a 50 free for the first time.

Allie Sarkisian- has a super meet with 3 best times!  She dropped 9 1/2 seconds in the 25 back and swan the 50 free for the first time.
 
Ripples

Kynley Everman- had a fabulous meet with all best times(6)!  She dropped 8.3 seconds in the 50 free & swam the 100 free for the first time.

Noah Herman- had a wonderful first meet!  He swam the 50 & 100 free for the first time and was legal in all his strokes.

Will Mathews- had an amazing meet with 4 best times!  He really went after his races and dropped 10.8 seconds in the 50 free and 8.1 seconds in the 25 back.

Isabel Pione- had a super meet with 3 best times!  She dropped 11.1 seconds in the 50 free, and 4.6 in the 25 back.
 
Waves

Grace Taylor- had an amazing meet with 5 best times!  She dropped 19.6 seconds in the 100 free, 9.8 in the 100 IM, and swam the 100 breast & 50 fly for the first time.

Zander Ho- had a great meet with 3 best times!  He dropped 20.3 seconds in the 50 fly, & 4 seconds in the 50 free.

Sheridan Young- had huge improvements at the meet with 6 best times!  She dropped 47 seconds in the 100 free, 21 seconds in the 100 IM, & 7.5 in the 50 free.
 
Tsunami

Nick Lampson- had an awesome meet with all best times(9)!  He works hard and it paid off.  He dropped 4.6 seconds in the 50 fly & 4.8 seconds in the 100 free.

Katie Pione- had a wonderful meet with 3 best times!  She works hard and had a 3.7 drop in the 100 breast, 2.2 in the 50 free, & swam the 100 back for the first time.

Ally Wharton- had a fabulous meet with 7 best times!  She went out and raced and dropped 7.9 seconds in the 100 free & 7.2 in the 100 IM.
 
Hurricane & Age Group Cyclone

Lauren Cullen- had a great meet with 6 best times!  She went out and raced every event and finished hard. 
 
Justin Mathews- had a wonderful meet with 8 best times!  He had some close races and pushed himself every time.
Brendan Murphy- had a super meet with 6 best times!  He had some big time drops in the 100 free, 100 IM & 100 fly.  
 
 
Way to go to all who participated in the meet!!!!!!!!!!! 
Brad, Stephanie, Jen, John, Kim, Tim, & Kelly




Makos Meet and Neb Reed


Swimmers of the meet for Ned Reeb – Matt Gleason and Olivia Barnes

Swimmers of the meet for MAKOS – Sara Sams, Abby Wilson and Mathew Bernsdorf


 


2008 Conoco/Phillips Short Course National Championships Team



  •    Brad Burget, Courtney Fischbach, Julianne McNamee, 
  • Molly Dengler, Maddie Lawhorn
  •  Matt Gleason, Brian Barrett, Billy Ross, Mack Redinger
Men's 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay




Men's 4 by 100 Medley





Women's 4 by 100 Medley




Men's 200 Free Relay placed 14th in prelims and qualified for finals!

Sorry no video available for the men's 200 Free Relay!

In finals they placed 16th

click for prelim results

click for final results

Men's 200 Medley Results click here

Women's 200 Medley Results click here

Molly Dengler swims the 400 Im Results click here

Maddie Lawhorn swims the 100 Breast click for
results

Men's 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay click for results






GTAC Turkey Meet from Brad

 

I would like to name Three swimmers of the meet Shannon Mudd, Alex Keith and Jordan Hoenig.

I saw a lot of smart racing this weekend. The splits on swims showed me that the swimmers are in good shape but more focus is needed on momentum of break outs, finishes and turns.

 

Brad Burget

Head Coach New Albany Aquatics Club

Asst. Coach New Albany High School Swimming

www.fasterswimming.com

cell 614-209-4883

GTAC Turkey Meet From Stephanie and Jen

Hi Everyone,
 
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We had a great meet this past weekend in Toledo with many best times.  The kids all did well and swam 100's and the 200 free for the first time like pros.  Congratulations to all who competed in the meet!
 
Congratulations to our Swimmers of the Meet:
 
Andrew Bernsdorf-   Had a super meet with 6 best times, 7 sec. drop in the 100 IM, 6.6 in the 100 free, swam a no breather in the 25 free, and won 3rd place high point for the 8 & under boys.

Mian Brindisi-    Had a fabulous meet with all best times, dropped 5.5 sec. in the 50 free, 4.75 sec. in the 25 fly, legal in the 25 breast, and swam 100 free for the first time.

Alicia Donley-   Had a great meet with all best times, dropped 7.9 sec. in the 100 free, 7.5 sec. in the 100 IM, and was the 8 & under girls high point winner.

Reagan Saj-   Had a fabulous meet with 6 best times, dropped 24 sec. in the 100 free, 5 sec. in the 50 fly, 4.6 sec. in the 50 back, and swam the 100 breast for the first time.
 
Congratulations also to Andrew Donley for being the 8 & under boys high point winner.
 
Stephanie & Jen

 




Golden Bear Meet coach Stephanie and Coach Jen

Hi Everyone,
 
We had a wonderful meet this past weekend at Upper Arlington!  We were winning heats left and right or coming in second almost every time.  It was great to see the blue caps prevailing and all the kids dropping a lot of time in their events.  Way to go to all who swam this past weekend!  Keep getting them to practices and make sure they have filled water bottles with them every time. 
 
Congratulation to our swimmers of the meet:
 
Molly Berend-  had a fabulous meet with all best times, dropped 9.5 sec. in the 100 free, 5.7 sec. in the 100 IM, 5 sec. in the 50 back, & 4.7 sec. in the 50 fly.
Deryn Murphy-  raced her heart out and had all best times, dropped 12 sec. in the 100 IM, 11 sec. in the 100 free, & swam 50 fly for the 1st time.
Hank Kallner-  had an amazing meet and had all best times, dropped 7 sec. in the 50 fly, 6.5 in the 100 IM, & 4 sec. in the 50 back.
 
 
Congratulation to Janessa Mathews for breaking another team record in the 50 breast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Way to go Janessa!!!!!!
 
The results of the meet are posted on our web site for your viewing.  Hopefully you are getting the swim connection results of your swimmers also.
 
Thank you,
Stephanie & Jen
 

Golden Bear Meet from Brad

 

I am glad we waited this year to train a bit longer before the first meet. It takes some time to get the swimmers ready and try to cover all the basics. We are always working to be better, remember !  I saw many great swims and smart racing. The team overall did a great job on Sunday !

I am pleased with the efforts of our dryland program and can see the results in the pool.

 

My swimmers of the meet:

Ben and Jordan Krumpleman

 (Angela must be feeding them right, Did you get advice from the Renee Sawka(Sherman) intake awareness program ? )

 

Chase Honeycutt – finally started kicking

 

Taylor Berend – She was the most focused of all swimmers in the meet !!!!!   Good to see.

 

Please check out all results on our website.

 The clinic last night was great !  I encourage more swimmers to take advantage of the butterfly clinic Nov 19th.  It is always good to hear others teach strokes.  Sometimes it takes hearing mechanics advice from another for your swimmers to go “Oh, now I get it” !