Tsunamis End 2009 With PCST Winter Invitational
1st Annual PCST Winter Invitational Helps PCST End 2009 With a Bang!
Yes, 2009 was the most successful year in history for the Tsunamis. Not only did we finish with the most points ever at the Short Course SES Champs (99), but also the most ever at the Long Course Championships (218.50). We broke the 100 swimmer mark for Summer Splashes (108) in only its second season in existence, and we also broke the century mark in a meet for the first time with 102 Tsunamis in our home invitational in October. We topped out 2009 with 176 year round swimmers (our most ever) and had 83 Tsunamis in our first ever Winter Invitational. I really could go on forever about all of your accomplishments this year Tsunamis! For now though, I'll leave it with our very successful one-day winter meet at GCCC. Here are some of the great swims!
New Age Group All-Time Top 10 Swims
8 & Under Boys: Tristan Gandy 25 Back (6th)
10 & Under Girls: Kari Troia 100 Free (5th), 100 Breast (1st), 50 Fly (4th), 200 IM (2nd); Amelia Talkington 50 Back (9th), 50 Breast (9th)
10 & Under Boys: Dylan Gandy 200 Free (7th); Nico Gobel 50 Fly (9th)
11-12 Girls: Hannah Retherford 200 Back (2nd); Kalanne Krause 200 Back (3rd), 200 Breast (2nd), 400 IM (2nd)
11-12 Boys: Andrew Krist 200 Back (1st), 200 Breast (1st), 400 IM (1st)
13-14 Boys: Michael Whitehead 100 Breast (7th), 200 IM (6th); Dylan Mock 200 Fly (7th)
15-16 Girls: Victoria Hove 200 Free (10th); Jamie McDonald 100 Fly (10th)
15-16 Boys: Max White 200 Fly (7th), JD Clutch 200 Fly (8th), Evan Escobar 400 IM (9th)
Senior Girls: Mary McDermott 200 Breast (10th); Astrid Escobar 400 IM (7th)
New PCST Team Records!
Kari Troia 10 & Under Girls 100 Breast (1:19.52); previously Kari Troia (1:20.12) from 2009
Andrew Krist 11-12 Boys 200 Back (2:36.56); previously "no record"
Andrew Krist 11-12 Boys 200 Bresat (2:55.39); previously "no record"
Andrew Krist 11-12 Boys 400 IM (5:38.93): previously "no record"
New Southeastern Qualifying Times!
Amelia Talkington (50 Back, 50 Breast)
Kari Troia (50 Fly)
Dylan Gandy (200 Free)
Michael Whitehead (100 Breast, 200 IM)
Loads of New Tsunami Awards to Announce!!
New Level 1 Swimmers: Noran Kassem, Yasmin Kassem, Annabella Sweat, Wesley Krist, Gui Santos, Matthew Freeman, Juliana Marko, Victoria Johnson, Anna Wirrick, Meredith Schoppe
New Level 2 Swimmers: Annika Reppen (100 Back), Ethan Rine (200 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 100 IM), Jeremiah Loyd (50 Breast), Rachel Sullivan (100 Breast)
New Level 3 Swimmers: Jordan Toddy (100 Back), Carter Reynolds (100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly)
New Level 4 Swimmers: Will Bagwell (25 Free), Michael Duderstadt (200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM), Taylor Loyd (100 Back, 100 Breast)
New Level 5 Swimmers: Nico Gobel (50 Fly), Phoenix Rine (200 Breast), Max White (200 Fly), Alysiah Stock (100 Breast)
New Level 6 Swimmers: Amelia Talkington (50 Back, 50 Breast)
I hope after all of these great swims that our Tsunamis are more excited than ever about heading into a new year! We are in a prime position to make a large jump in the rankings in both Southeastern Swimming and the entire United States and it's all due to your hard work Tsunamis! Keep coming to practice and getting those Wavemakers points up. Keep swimming fast at meets and getting those higher Tsunami Awards levels! Great things are coming your way if you keep up the terrific effort!
CATCH THE WAVE!
Coach Jonathan
