PCST Wins 3rd Meet Of 2010 in Tallahassee!

Tsunamis Take the 1st Place Visiting Team Trophy at the ATAC Long Course Meet!

Yes, I am very well aware that it's now August and this meet took place in late June.  Needless to say, the last month has been a LITTLE busy for us with the great championships that you'll get to read about soon.  But I'm back home (at least for a few days) and I'm working on getting caught up on our terrific news articles from the summer.  There were WAY too many great swims at the ATAC meet to skip putting up here!  Then, wait until you hear about Sectionals, GPAC, Dothan and Southeasterns in the next news article because we just keep getting better! :)

Team Scores
At many meets, the host team will often give out a trophy to the top 3 visiting teams.  In this case, there were 20 visiting teams there with hopes of taking home the 1st place trophy.   Your Tsunamis had never before finished higher than 4th as a visiting team, but that is long gone as we came in 2nd place overall (with 1/3 of the total number of swimmers that ATAC had there) and 1st place as a visiting team.  Congrats Tsunamis!

1) Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club (ATAC)..........7,953
2) Panama City Swim Team (PCST)..................2,664 (1st Place Visiting Team!)
3) Southern Crescent Aquatic Team (SCAT).......2,135
4) Tampa Bay Aquatics (TBAY)............................1,983.5
5) Club Seminoles (NOLE)...................................1,475

17 Swimmers Finish in the Top 10 Overall For Their Age Group!
At a meet as competitive as the ATAC meet, finishing in the top 10 for your age group is a terrific accomplishment.  Coming home with a trophy is even tougher.  But winning your age group is AMAZING!!!  Congratulations to Kalanne Krause who proved that she is the best 11-12 Girls in the region right now and she just keeps getting faster too! :)

8 & Under Girls: Marisa Ashley 3rd (62 points)
10 & Under Girls: Kari Troia 2nd (149 points); Amelia Talkington 5th (139 points)
10 & Under Boys: Nico Gobel 10th (55 points)
11-12 Girls: Kalanne Krause 1st (150 points); Fallon Gelsleichter 7th (92 points), Hannah Retherford 9th (89 points)
13-14 Boys: Jonathan Ratliff 4th (127 points); Dylan Mock 5th (124 points)
15-16 Girls: Nicole Gazia 6th (95 points); Victoria Hove 10th (77 points)
15-16 Boys: Michael Whitehead 5th (117 points); Evan Escobar 6th (112 points); Michael Duderstadt 8th (79 points); Chet Seaman 9th (78.50 points), JD Clutch 10th (71 points)
Senior Boys: Cody Bronnenberg 4th (118 points)

Improved Long Course Tsunami Award Rankings (PCST Incentive Program)
In the future I will be posting these results on the website for you to check each week.  Right now they are posted at each pool, but it's likely they will just be on the website for now on.  However, one thing new I'm trying to do is make a big deal of whenever a swimmer either jumps into a new position or improves the point total on their current position.  So enjoy the new results below. :)

8 & Under Girls: Marisa Ashley jumps to 1st (35 pts); Isa Gobel jumps to 5th (14 pts)
10 & Under Girls: Kari Troia improves 1st (103 pts), Amelia Talkington improves 2nd (88 pts), Heidi Retherofrd jumps to 3rd (32 pts), Molly Grace Bradford improves 4th (26 pts)
10 & Under Boys: Nico Gobel improves 2nd (76 pts); Ethan Rine jumps to 3rd (54 pts)
11-12 Girls: Kalanne Krause improves 1st (91 pts), Hannah Retheford improves 2nd (84 pts); Fallon Gelsleichter improves 3rd (71 pts); Alexis Hall improves 4th (55 pts), Michaela Ashley improves 5th (48 pts)
11-12 Boys: Alex Phlegar improves 1st (62 pts)
13-14 Girls: Shannon Doyle improves 1st (30 pts); Rigell Toole improves 2nd (20 pts)
13-14 Boys: Jonathan Ratliff jumps to 1st (96 pts), Dylan Mock jumps to 2nd (83 pts)
15-16 Girls: Victoria Hove improves 1st (113 pts), Nicole Gazia improves 2nd (97 pts), Jamie McDonald improves 4th (61 pts), Kristen Ratliff jumps to 5th (45 pts)
15-16 Boys: Chet Seaman improves 1st (111 pts), Michael Whitehead jumps to 2nd (108 pts), Michael Duderstadt improves 3rd (98 pts), Evan Escobar jumps to 4th (85 pts), JD Clutch improves 5th (80 pts)
Senior Girls: Allison Troia jumps to 1st (68 pts), Kyle Olstad improves 2nd (67 pts), Astrid Escobar improves 3rd (50 pts)
Senior Boys: Cody Bronnenberg improves 1st (118 pts)

Tsunamis Rake In 28 More Team Records!
Here we are in the 4th season of completely rewriting the long course record books and there is absolutely no sign of slowing down whatsoever!  This is an "in-season" meet and we're breaking 28 team records.  Goodness gracious!!  The best part is that some of the records being broken are darn fast and they just keep dropping like flies.

10 & Under Girls
Amelia Talkington 100 Free (1:12.24); previously Carlee McDonald (1:14.87) in 2003
Amelia Talkington 200 Free (2:38.37); previously Kari Troia (2:42.63) in 2010 (Also Kari Troia 2:39.55)
Amelia Talkington 400 Free (5:37.98) previously Kari Troia (5:51.57) in 2010 (Also Kari Troia 5:50.84)
Kari Troia 100 Back (1:24.22); previously Carlee McDonald (1:28.13) in 2003 (Also Amelia Talkington 1:27.42)
Kari Troia 50 Breast (40.04); previously Kari Troia (40.56) in 2010
Kari Troia 100 Breast (1:28.76); previously Kari Troia (1:30.30) in 2010
Kari Troia 200 IM (2:57.44); previously Kari Troia (2:58.45) in 2010

11-12 Girls
Kalanne Krause 50 Free (29.65); previously Kalanne Krause (30.36) in 2010
Kalanne Krause 200 Free (2:21.60); previously Kalanne Krause (2:23.54) in 2010
Fallon Gelsleichter 50 Breast (40.65); previously Victoria Hove (41.00) in 2006
Hannah Retherford 50 Fly (32.60); previously Carlee McDonald (33.01) in 2005

13-14 Boys
Jonathan Ratliff 400 IM (5:21.92); previously Michael Whitehead (5:23.44) in 2009

15-16 Girls
Nicole Gazia 100 Free (1:02.72); previously Kathleen Jones (1:02.82) in 1994
Nicole Gazia 200 Free (2:16.54); previously Kathleen Jones (2:17.32) in 1994
Nicole Gazia 200 Free (2:16.40); previously Nicole Gazia (2:16.42) in 2010
Nicole Gazia 400 Free (4:44.32); previously Mary McDermott (4:48.39) in 2009
Victoria Hove 200 Free (2:15.39); previously Nicole Gazia (2:16.40) in 2010

15-16 Boys
Michael Whitehead 400 Free (4:28.40); previously Cody Bronnenberg (4:29.37) in 2009
Michael Whitehead 200 Fly (2:25.58); previously Michael Whitehead (2:30.22) in 2010 (Also Shane Young 2:28.43)
Chet Seaman 400 IM (4:57.39); previously Cody Bronnenberg (5:03.34) in 2009

Senior Boys
Cody Bronnenberg 100 Breast (1:08.97); previously Cody Bronnenberg (1:09.01) in 2010
Cody Bronnenberg 100 Breast (1:08.27); previously Cody Bronnenberg (1:08.97) in 2010
Cody Bronnenberg 200 Breast (2:30.16); previously Spencer Gibson (2:31.55) in 1989
**That breaks the oldest PCST individual record on the books!!
Cody Bronnenberg 200 IM (2:17.56); previously Cody Bronnenberg (2:18.52) in 2010
Cody Bronnenberg 400 IM (4:55.41); previously Cody Bronnenberg (4:56.95) in 2010

Relay Records
10 & Under Girls 200 Free Relay (2:35.19) Amelia Talkington, Kari Troia, Heidi Retherford, Molly Grace Bradford
previously (2:38.85) Amelia Talkington, Kari Troia, Katie Hapgood, Molly Grace Bradford in 2010
10 & Under Girls 200 Medley Relay (2:58.41) Heidi Retherford, Kari Troia, Amelia Talkington, Marisa Ashley
previously (3:04.97) Michaela Ashley, Kari Troia, Amelia Talkington, Heidi Retherford in 2009
11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay (2:07.44) Kalanne Krause, Hannah Retherford, Fallon Gelsleichter, Alexis Hall
previously (2:12.35) Sarah Adams, Hannah Retherford, Fallon Gelsleichter, Kalanne Krause in 2010

And Still Improving 47 Swims on the All-Time Top 10 List!
This is the list of the fastest 10 swimmers in each event in the history of the team regardless of age...............and we have 47 new swims to report from a single meet.  Can somebody say greatest long course season in team history??

Girls
50 Free: Kalanne Krause 8th (29.65)
100 Free: Nicole Gazia 3rd (1:02.72), Victoria Hove 5th (1:03.70)
200 Free: Victoria Hove 2nd (2:15.39), Nicole Gazia 3rd (2:16.40), Jamie McDonald 6th (2:19.79), Kalanne Krause 9th (2:21.60)
400 Free: Nicole Gazia 2nd (4:44.32)
50 Breast: Kari Troia 9th (40.04)
200 Breast: Victoria Hove 4th (2:56.68)
50 Fly: Hannah Retherford 3rd (32.60), Kalanne Krause 5th (33.31)
100 Fly: Jamie McDonald 6th (1:12.51), Nicole Gazia 9th (1:14.48)
200 Fly: Victoria Hove 4th (2:39.75), Jamie McDonald 7th (2:46.79)
200 IM: Nicole Gazia 4th (2:39.26)

Boys
50 Free: Evan Escobar 6th (26.19)
100 Free: Evan Escobar 4th (56.91), Michael Duderstadt 8th (57.57)
200 Free: Michael Duderstadt 3rd (2:05.27), Michael Whitehead 8th (2:07.67)
400 Free: Michael Whitehead 4th (4:28.40), Jonathan Ratliff 6th (4:34.38)
1500 Free: Michael Whitehead 3rd (17:56.74), Dylan Mock 9th (18:55.70)
100 Back: Michael Whitehead 4th (1:04.65), Michael Duderstadt 10th (1:09.02)
200 Back: Michael Whitehead 3rd (2:22.12)
100 Breast: Cody Bronnenberg 1st (1:08.27), Chet Seaman 5th (1:11.96)
200 Breast: Cody Bronnenberg 1st (2:30.16), Phoenix Rine 10th (2:49.81)
100 Fly: Cody Bronnenberg 4th (1:03.83), Michael Duderstadt 5th (1:04.07), Chet Seaman 7th (1:04.28), Evan Escobar 8th (1:04.37)
200 Fly: Michael Whitehead 4th (2:25.58), Jonathan Ratliff 6th (2:27.31), Shane Young 8th (2:28.43)
200 IM: Cody Bronnenberg 1st (2:17.56), Chet Seaman 3rd (2:20.63), Michael Whitehead 9th (2:24.84), Evan Escobar 10th (2:25.64)
400 IM: Cody Bronnenberg 1st (4:55.41), Chet Seaman 2nd (4:57.39), Michael Duderstadt 7th (5:18.68)

3 Swimmers Achieve New Highest Level "AAAA" Motivational Times!
Kari Troia (10 & Under Girls) "AAAA" in 50 Breast and 100 Breast
Kalanne Krause (11-12 Girls) "AAAA" in 50 Free and 100 Free
Cody Bronnenberg (17-18 Boys) "AAAA" 100 Breast

New Age Group All-Time Top 10 Swims
This is the list of the latest improvements on the top 10 fastest swims in the history of the team for each individual age group.  This is by no means an easy list to get on and we still have this many new swims to tell you about.  What an unbelievable meet this was!

8 & Under Girls: Marisa Ashley 50 Fr (6th), 100 Fr (5th), 50 Ba (7th), 50 Br (5th), 100 Br (4th), 50 Fl (5th)
10 & Under Girls: Amelia Talkington 50 Fr (2nd), 100 Fr (1st), 200 Fr (1st), 400 Fr (1st), 50 Ba (4th), 100 Ba (2nd), 50 Br (2nd), 100 Br (3rd), 50 Fl (2nd); Kari Troia 200 Fr (2nd), 400 Fr (2nd), 50 Ba (3rd), 100 Ba (1st), 50 Br (1st), 100 Br (1st), 50 Fl (3rd), 200 IM (1st), Heidi Retherford 200 Fr (8th), 100 Fl (9th)
10 & Under Boys: Nico Gobel 200 Fr (4th), 400 Fr (3rd), 100 Br (10th); Ethan Rine 400 Fr (6th), 100 Ba (8th), 200 IM (10th)
11-12 Girls: Kalanne Krause 50 Fr (1st), 200 Fr (1st), 100 Ba (3rd), 100 Br (4th), 50 Fl (3rd); Fallon Gelsleichter 100 Fr (9th), 400 Fr (7th), 50 Ba (10th), 50 Br (1st), 100 Br (2nd), 50 Fl (10th), 100 Fl (9th); Michaela Ashley 100 Br (9th), Hannah Retherford 100 Br (10th), 50 Fl (1st)
11-12 Boys: Alex Phlegar 100 Fr (9th), 100 Ba (10th), 200 IM (10th)
13-14 Girls: Shannon Doyle 100 Br (10th)
13-14 Boys: Dylan Mock 50 Fr (4th), 100 Fr (4th), 200 Fr (10th), 400 Fr (6th), 800 Fr (8th), 1500 Fr (2nd), 100 Ba (9th), 100 Fl (8th); Jonathan Ratliff 100 Fr (6th), 200 Fr (5th), 400 Fr (3rd), 200 Ba (7th), 100 Fl (3rd), 200 Fl (2nd), 200 IM (8th), 400 IM (1st)
15-16 Girls: Victoria Hove 50 Fr (8th), 100 Fr (4th), 200 Fr (1st), 200 Br (2nd), 200 Fl (2nd); Nicole Gazia 100 Fr (1st), 200 Fr (2nd), 400 Fr (1st), 100 Fl (6th), 200 IM (3rd); Jamie McDonald 100 Fr (8th), 200 Fr (5th), 100 Ba (10th), 200 Br (10th), 100 Fl (3rd), 200 Fl (4th), 200 IM (8th); Kristen Ratliff 200 Ba (8th), 100 Fl (9th), 200 Fl (8th)
15-16 Boys: Evan Escobar 50 Fr (3rd), 100 Fr (2nd), 200 Fr (3rd), 400 Fr (5th), 100 Br (9th), 100 Fl (4th), 200 IM (7th); JD Clutch 50 Fr (7th), 1500 Fr (9th), 100 Ba (6th), 200 IM (10th), 400 IM (10th); Michael Duderstadt 100 Fr (4th), 200 Fr (2nd), 100 Ba (5th), 200 Ba (7th), 100 Fl (2nd), 200 IM (8th), 400 IM (6th); Michael Commins 100 Fr (8th); Chet Seaman 100 Fr (10th), 100 Ba (7th), 100 Br (4th), 100 Fl (3rd), 200 IM (2nd), 400 IM (1st); Michael Whitehead 200 Fr (4th), 400 Fr (1st), 800 Fr (2nd), 1500 Fr (2nd), 100 Ba (3rd), 200 Ba (2nd), 100 Fl (6th), 200 Fl (1st), 200 IM (5th); Shane Young 1500 Fr (10th), 100 Ba (7th), 100 Fl (8th), 200 Fl (2nd), 200 IM (9th); Phoenix Rine 200 Br (7th), 200 Fl (6th)
Senior Girls: Kyle Olstad 50 Fr (8th), 100 Fr (8th), 100 Ba (8th), 100 Br (3rd), 200 IM (5th); Allison Troia 800 Fr (5th), 1500 Fr (4th), 100 Ba (9th), 100 Br (6th), 400 IM (6th)
Senior Boys: Cody Bronnenberg 1500 Fr (2nd), 100 Br (1st), 200 Br (1st), 100 Fl (3rd), 200 IM (1st), 400 IM (1st)

One of my team goals is to be the best team in the entire Panhandle region.  While that's a tall order to call with teams like Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club, Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club, Emerald Coast Swimming, Bluewater Barracudas, etc. in the area, I can tell you we are certainly making steps in the right direction.  Winning the ATAC meet twice this year as a visiting team (Jan and June) is something we've never done before and all of our Tsunamis should be incredibly proud of that.  Let's repeat it next year and finish even closer to ATAC in the team point totals!

CATCH THE WAVE!

Coach Jonathan